Impaired driving prevention program gives Manitoba youth ‘a realistic look’
Mothers Against Drink Driving said car crashes are the top reason Canadian kids die, adding 'alcohol, cannabis and/or drugs are involved in more than half of those crashes.'
Canada
Mar 7
Montreal parents won’t give up fight to lower Quebec’s blood alcohol limit
A Montreal couple is continuing their fight to lobby the Quebec government to lower the blood alcohol limit to .05.
Canada
Feb 29
Car crashes into flower store at Park and Tilford in North Vancouver
A car crashed through the storefront of a flower shop at a North Vancouver mall Saturday evening following a two-vehicle collision. Police say alcohol may be a factor.
Canada
7 hours
Quebec party to refund $200 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to minister
The CAQ will refund the grieving parents of a woman killed in a car crash after the couple said they felt pressured to pay to have access to the province's transport minister.
Canada
Feb 9
Winnipeg parents want passenger of drunk driver charged, say ‘keys were the bullet’
After Jordyn Reimer was killed by an impaired driver in May 2022, her parents want someone--who allegedly gave the driver the keys to his vehicle--to face charges as well.
Crime
Mar 4
Proving criminal negligence a difficult challenge in impaired case, Winnipeg lawyer says
A Winnipeg defence lawyer says criminal negligence causing death is of the hardest offences to prove under the Criminal Code.
Crime
Mar 5
‘Sephora kids’: Tweens’ obsession with prestige skin care raises alarm bells
The fad known as the 'Sephora Kids' has gained popularity on social media, featuring young people flocking to Sephora and then sharing detailed skin care routine videos.
Health
Mar 12
RCMP and WPS Holiday Checkstop Program results show more charges in rural communities
Of 5,400 alcohol screenings issued, the program reported 59 people were handed impaired driving charges, 46 of which were dealt outside Winnipeg.
Canada
Jan 11
‘Sick to my stomach’: Family, friends speak out in fatal hit-and-run case
The family of Michael Chintakis was full of emotion as 23-year-old Antoine Dubuc renounced his right to a bail hearing, and had new charges added against him.
Crime
Feb 14
‘I need a house’: Belleville’s drug emergency lays bare toll of wider crisis
Belleville, Ont.'s drug emergency has exposed other systematic issues within the community, including the high levels of homelessness.
Canada
Feb 17
World junior hockey sexual assault case set to go to court Monday
The case is set to make its first appearance in a London court Monday morning, just hours before local police are scheduled to give an update on their investigation.
Canada
Feb 4
How was a man with 20 impaired driving convictions able to get insurance in B.C.?
A B.C. man was able to obtain insurance for his motorcycle, despite having a driving prohibition and 20 prior impaired driving convictions.
Crime
Jan 2
Saskatoon Mom reminds residents to plan a safe ride home
A decade ago, Quinn, 17-years-old, died in an accident caused by drunk driver.
Canada
Dec 30, 2023
Why an Ontario town with fewer than 6,000 people has OPP’s largest jail
Sioux Lookout, Ont., is home to fewer than 6,000 people but, as the hub of the north, it serves tens of First Nations communities. Local leaders say there isn't enough support.
Canada
Feb 7
‘Sabotage’: Nails placed in tree trunks at future Quebec EV battery plant site
Northvolt says the site of its future electric vehicle battery plant near Montreal was sabotaged after nails were driven into trees that are set to be cut down.
Environment
Jan 23
Fredericton police report an increase in impaired driving charges
The Fredericton Police Force said 198 people have been charged with impaired driving so far this year.
Canada
Dec 14, 2023
Lethbridge police, M.A.D.D. join forces for annual Christmas Checkstop campaign
Lethbridge police and Alberta Sheriffs have checked around 850 vehicles, caught eight impaired drivers, given out three warnings, and issued 46 violation tickets.
Crime
Dec 11, 2023
Starbucks now allowing use of personal cups for mobile orders, drive-thrus
Effective Jan. 3, 2024, Starbucks is allowing customers to bring their own personal cups to mobile orders and drive-thrus in Canada and the U.S.
Consumer
Jan 4
Ride-hailing fee hikes prompt pushback in Vancouver
The fee to be picked up or dropped off in downtown Vancouver could climb from $0.30 to $0.60 in the next two years.
Economy
Dec 5, 2023
Friend of man who died with wife and son in Alberta lake says he wasn’t a risk-taker
A man who died with his wife and eight-year-old son after their utility terrain vehicle went into a lake wasn't the kind of person to put his family at risk, says a friend.
Canada
Dec 28, 2023