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It’s been two years since 17-year-old Corinne Cameron was involved in a car accident that ejected her from the vehicle and left her with lasting injuries. Since then, the teenager has worked hard to learn to speak again and has even walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week. Angela Capobianco reports.

WATCH: Saskatchewan RCMP Insp. Knelsen reminds drivers to be safe on the roads following a significant increase in fatalities on provincial roads in November. Insp. Knelsen also shares what fines look like for impaired driving, distracted driving, and not wearing a seatbelt.

A Nova Scotia teen is taking her traumatic experience and turning it into a chance to save lives. The 17-year-old suffered major injuries, including a severe stroke, in a car crash two years ago. She wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, and as Heidi Petracek reports, the teen is now using her voice to encourage others to...

RCMP dash cam video captured the consequences of unsafe driving in Williams Lake last week after a BC Highway Patrol officer noticed two drivers who weren’t wearing their seatbelts. After trying to pull them over, one driver crashed into the other, hitting his head on his own windshield hard enough to need stitches.

RCMP are cracking down on distracted driving in the Central Okanagan. They say more than 1300 tickets were handed out last month during the annual distracted driving and seatbelt campaign. Travis Lowe has more.

OPP say a 9-year-old boy was ejected from the pickup truck in a rollover crash on the QEW in Oakville and died from his injuries. Police say the child was not wearing a seatbelt.

During January, Saskatchewan RCMP issued 130 tickets including 69 speeding tickets, 13 distracted driving tickets, 10 unregistered vehicle tickets and 22 vehicle equipment violations, and one seatbelt ticket.

An Oshawa man is facing impaired driving charges following a crash on Saturday in Port Hope. According to police, around 11 a.m. a northbound vehicle on Ontario Street left the road and struck a hydro pole. The lone occupant was taken to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg for minor injuries and released. Police allege the...

Sat, Sep 8 – Tricia Wack, mother of Stephen Wack, questions whether her son would have survived the April crash had mandatory seatbelt legislation on buses been enacted sooner.

A mother in Arizona decided to call the police on her three-year-old daughter after she took her seatbelt off. Jason Barry reports.

On average, five people die on Canadian roads every day. Tuesday is the National Day of Remembrance for road crash victims. Global’s Natasha Pace reports.

Josh Campbell credits his seatbelt for saving his life when he was involved in a collision with a semi. David Baxter reports.

Saskatchewan’s chief coroner put forward recommendations to six agencies following the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash, including seatbelts on buses and a provincial mass casualty strategy. David Baxter reports.

The chief coroner for Saskatchewan said Monday that he “can’t say for sure” if seatbelts on school buses would have helped more in the incident, but said it still helps with safety.

Two children received minor injuries after a bus lost control and fell on its side into a ditch. Eight children were onboard at the time. The driver has been charged with careless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt.

According to Transport Canada, wearing a seatbelt can reduce the chances of death in a crash by 47 per cent. But a new report shows passengers are less likely to buckle up while in the backseat of a taxi or a ride sharing service like Uber – because they think it’s safe. Ines de La...

Every year during March and September, police across B.C. take part in a distracted driving blitz. This month, RCMP will be looking to stop anyone who is driving while distracted or not wearing a seatbelt.

Two people were taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed through the front of JC Computers store at the Brookdale Plaza in Peterborough on Thursday afternoon. A witness came to the aid of the driver, using a knife to free him from the seatbelt. One person inside the store on Chemong Road was also injured....

A man whose girlfriend was killed when an all-terrain tour bus rolled and crashed believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing seatbelts. Blake Lough reports.

Manitoba RCMP public information officer Tara Seel reminded all Manitoba motorists on Thursday not to engage in high-risk driving behaviour, including impaired driving, and to wear their seatbelts, “because the chances of surviving a collision are exponentially higher if a seatbelt is worn.”