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Ford government sets out new rules for people guilty of impaired driving in OntarioThe Ford government unveiled the proposed new measures Wednesday as part of a new crackdown revolving around licence suspensions.CrimeMay 15
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Police chiefs ‘in discussion’ with Ford government over impaired driving downgradesThe policy meant that suspected impaired drivers without aggravating factors like causing bodily harm could plead guilty to non-criminal Highway Traffic Act offences.PoliticsMay 23
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Parents of teen killed in 2021 Muskoka boat crash say other boater involved was impairedQuinn Cammaert's parents have been grieving quietly for nearly three years since their 13-year-old daughter was killed in a boating collision on Lake Rosseau in July 2021.CrimeMay 17
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‘Slap on the wrist’: Critics call on Ford government to scrap impaired driving ruleOntario 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.PoliticsMay 22
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Refuse a breath test? What Ontario drivers should know under new police mandateIf travelling through the Greater Toronto Area, drivers should know that the Ontario Provincial Police recently announced a new policy aimed at combating impaired driving.CrimeMay 17
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DUI downgrade: Why the Ford government allows judges to lower impaired driving chargesSome 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.PoliticsMay 21
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Car crashes into flower store at Park and Tilford in North VancouverA 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.CanadaMay 5
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Raw milk sales are spiking in the U.S. despite bird flu warningsAmid a bird flu outbreak in the United States an unexpected trend emerges: sales of the unpasteurized products seem to be on the rise.HealthMay 17
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The science behind roadside THC testing and diving into Sask.’s zero-tolerance policySome Saskatchewan cannabis users have been concerned about testing positive if pulled over by police while driving and given a roadside drug test, even though they're not impaired.CanadaMay 9
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Live Nation and Ticketmaster lawsuit: Whatever happens won’t cut concert pricesThe US Department of Justice has a thing for Live Nation's "monopolistic practices." The thing is, anything the DOJ does won't make a difference to music fans.EntertainmentMay 26
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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.'CanadaMar 7
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Montreal parents won’t give up fight to lower Quebec’s blood alcohol limitA Montreal couple is continuing their fight to lobby the Quebec government to lower the blood alcohol limit to .05.CanadaFeb 29
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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.CrimeMar 4
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Proving criminal negligence a difficult challenge in impaired case, Winnipeg lawyer saysA Winnipeg defence lawyer says criminal negligence causing death is of the hardest offences to prove under the Criminal Code.CrimeMar 5
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Quebec party to refund $200 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to ministerThe 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.CanadaFeb 9
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‘Sephora kids’: Tweens’ obsession with prestige skin care raises alarm bellsThe 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.HealthMar 12
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‘Sick to my stomach’: Family, friends speak out in fatal hit-and-run caseThe 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.CrimeFeb 14
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‘I need a house’: Belleville’s drug emergency lays bare toll of wider crisisBelleville, Ont.'s drug emergency has exposed other systematic issues within the community, including the high levels of homelessness.CanadaFeb 17
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RCMP and WPS Holiday Checkstop Program results show more charges in rural communitiesOf 5,400 alcohol screenings issued, the program reported 59 people were handed impaired driving charges, 46 of which were dealt outside Winnipeg.CanadaJan 11
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World junior hockey sexual assault case set to go to court MondayThe 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.CanadaFeb 4