Alberta Impaired Driving

• ‘They loved their mommy so much’: Alberta sees increase in fatal collisions involving drugs, alcohol

  MADD Canada launched its national Project Red Ribbon campaign on Monday to promote sober driving during the holiday season.

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  Nov 1, 2021
  
• Calgary police crack down on impaired drivers in July

  Calgary's police chief said officers will be out watching for impaired drivers as more restrictions lift across the country and more people hit the road.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2021
  
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• A decade apart: Alberta families of kids killed by drunk drivers demand harsher sentences

  Demands for stricter sentences grew this week after the sentencing of a Saskatchewan man who killed two teens and seriously injured a third last year near Edmonton.

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  Jul 13, 2021
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• Calgary police still holding holiday Checkstops despite COVID-19

  The Calgary Police Service says the Checkstop program will look different this year because of the pandemic, but said it will still go ahead.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2020
• Alberta’s new, tougher impaired driving laws are in effect — here’s what you need to know

  Under the new impaired driving laws, significant penalties will be handed out at the roadside including fines up to $2,000.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2020
• Candlelit vigil remembers Edmonton and area impaired driving crash victims

  Families of victims of impaired driving took time to remember their loved ones at a vigil during the holiday season.

  Dec 8, 2019
• What’s causing fatal crashes on Alberta roads? A reminder ahead of the May long weekend

  Last May long weekend, 110 people were charged with impaired driving after being stopped by Alberta RCMP, according to Sgt. Darrin Turnbull.

  Crime

  May 17, 2019
• Jasper RCMP arrest 2 drivers on impairment-related charges in as many days

  RCMP in Jasper arrested two drivers believed to be impaired in as many days this week. 

  Crime

  Apr 10, 2019
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• Alberta man charged with impaired driving in December death of Olds man

  RCMP officers were called to the scene of a crash on Highway 27 near Range Road 44, east of Sundre, on Dec. 15, 2018. 

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  Apr 5, 2019
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• Northern Alberta woman killed in hit and run: RCMP

  A northern Alberta man is facing impaired driving causing death, among other charges, connected to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian. 

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2018