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An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) constable with 17 years of service is facing criminal impaired driving charges while on duty. Police say the officer has been suspended with pay and the OPP Professional Standards Unit is conducting an internal investigation.

Hudreds of people across Ontario were charged with impaired driving over the Festive RIDE campaign season. Despite decades of anti-drinking and driving advocacy, it remains a persistent problem in the Peterborough region and beyond. As Madeleine McColl reports, beginning this year, impaired drivers face harsher penalties.

A Markham man convicted of impaired driving causing death in a 2022 crash that killed an off-duty York Regional Police officer has been sentenced to six years.

The mayor of Surrey is responding after a freedom of information request revealed messages between a Surrey councillor and the chief of police concerning the location of impaired driving checks. Catherine Urquhart has the details.

The family is upset because police were called to investigate the driver for suspected impaired driving in the hours before the crash but the driver was let go. Catherine McDonald reports.

Impaired driving, and the police’s right to mandatory alcohol screenings, are the focus of SGI’s Safety Spotlight. With more, Media Relations Manager Heather Hubic joined our Juliane Bodini for a chat.

Peterborough police say an officer used a stun gun to assist in the arrest of an alleged impaired movice driver who tried to flee and resist arrest.

The family of Const. Travis Gillespie spoke outside court after Haoju Zhou was given a 6-year sentence for driving impaired and killing the off-duty officer. Catherine McDonald reports.

The mother of Ramone, Jace and Maya Lavina told Ethan Lehouillier that his selfish decision to drive drunk has left them asking ‘why?’ Catherine McDonald reports.

Ontario Provincial Police say a 47-year-old Hamilton man was charged after his pickup truck was reported driving on three wheels with sparks flying along the QEW on New Year’s Eve, allegedly registering more than twice the legal alcohol limit.

A man is dead, and a driver is facing more than a dozen charges including impaired driving after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 107. As Angela Capobianco tells us, police say impaired driving increases over the holidays, and the crash is an example of the possible devastating outcomes.

We check in with musician Andrew MacKelvie, who has album release shows planned this week around the ensemble Many Worlds. With the album MacKelvie hopes to raise awareness about impaired driving and how it affects individuals, families, and communities.

The final weekend before Christmas is full of festive get-togethers. Unfortunately more gatherings often mean more impaired drivers on the roads. Steve Sullivan of MADD Canada speaks with Global News Morning about the importance of driving sober, or planning for a safe ride home when you have been drinking.

Calgary student Aryan Sharma joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss his project, DU-Eye, which uses artificial intelligence to detect impaired drivers in real time.

The young woman behind the wheel in a crash that killed three men will be spending time in jail. Haley Watson pleaded guilty to three counts so impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death in the 2024 crash near Invermere. Ted Field reports.

From extortion violence terrorizing his city, to being under investigation over his communications with a city councillor about impaired driving checks, Norm Lipinaki has a lot of his plate these days. Jordan Armstrong talked with the Surrey Police Chief about those important issues.

A sentencing hearing began today in Cranbrook for the woman who pleaded guilty in a deadly drunk driving crash. As Kristen Robinson reports, loved ones of the three young men killed are sharing their emotional impact statements.

There are more developments in the ongoing controversy involving Surrey’s police chief and a city councillor. The police board held a special meeting to discuss the matter, which involves impaired driving checks. Catherine Urquhart reports.

A freedom of information request reveals there were more complaints from a Surrey city councillor about where police were conducting impaired driving checks. It also included a Cloverdale pub and liquor store. Catherine Urquhart reports.

Surrey city council is filing a complaint with the ethics commissioner about texts from a councillor to the police chief. The messages concerned the location of impaired driving checks in the city. Catherine Urquhart has more.