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The Ford government unveiled the proposed new measures Wednesday as part of a new crackdown revolving around licence suspensions.

OPP's highway unit says a man from Brampton, Ont., is facing charges after crashing into a firetruck on Highway 403 that was protecting the scene of another collision.

Roads throughout the province are always much busier than usual during May long weekend, which happens to fall in the middle of Canada Road Safety Week.

Ontario issued a directive to crown prosecutors that allowed them to withdraw certain impaired driving charges in exchange for a guilty plea under the Highway Traffic Act.

During Saskatchewan's March traffic safety spotlight, police reported to SGI there were 312 drivers suspended and 142 charged for impaired driving offences.

Some allegedly impaired drivers in Ontario have been allowed to avoid a criminal record if they accept Highway Traffic Act charges. How many? The province isn't counting.

If travelling through the Greater Toronto Area, drivers should know that the Ontario Provincial Police recently announced a new policy aimed at combating impaired driving.

The policy meant that suspected impaired drivers without aggravating factors like causing bodily harm could plead guilty to non-criminal Highway Traffic Act offences.

OPP responded to a report from a business employee who suspected a man who drove away was impaired. The vehicle was later found in a ditch.

Peterborough County OPP say a victim was found with injuries at a home. The suspect was stopped while driving on Highway 7 and allegedly refused to provide a breath sample.

The two-vehicle crash happened Sunday morning where the Whitemud Drive freeway turns into a single-lane country road (Highway 628) west of Winterburn Road.

Lethbridge police have laid charges in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man on Thursday.

Three other drivers were also arrested between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. on Friday night into Saturday morning, according to police, who say that in total, 14 charges were laid.

The two-day program focused on catching impaired driving, distracted driving, seat-belt use, speeding, unlicensed driving/vehicle registration, and vehicle equipment regulations.

At an alcohol-related news conference, on Friday, Premier Doug Ford offered his view on impaired driving charges. "There's zero tolerance for drinking and driving,"

Kelowna RCMP say officers were assisting paramedics early Saturday when one officer saw a white SUV come into contact with a parked RCMP vehicle.

Peterborough County OPP located a vehicle which had left the roadway and crashed into a tree. They determined the vehicle belonged to a man who claimed he called 911 by accident.

Police say the driver was originally pulled over for speeding.

The auto club says the study found that since legalization, 27 per cent of Manitoba drivers say they've driven a vehicle after consuming edible cannabis. 

The Crown is seeking a sentence of five years in jail for a Sherwood Park man who pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death in an August 2022 collision in Strathcona County.