Car Seat

• Child safety advocate says N.S. changes to car seat rules makes province ‘leader’ in country

  Nova Scotia has released the first set of regulations under its new Traffic Safety Act, which includes Canada's first age-based minimums for children's car seats. 

  Canada

  Oct 7
  
• Saskatchewan police issue 262 tickets for people not buckled up properly: SGI

  Of the 262 seatbelt tickets issued by police in Saskatchewan in February, 195 were given to drivers who weren’t wearing their seatbelt properly.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2022
  
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• Is your car seat installed properly? Safety advocate has tips to make sure children are safe

  The pandemic has put in-person car seat clinics on hold, leaving many parents wondering if their child is safe.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2021
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• Attempted abduction charge laid after man tried to grab car seat with baby: London police

  'The conversation caused the woman to fear for the safety of her infant child,' police say, though they did not elaborate on what was said.

  Crime

  Apr 30, 2021
• Woman seen holding infant in backseat of vehicle: Guelph police

  Guelph police say someone reported seeing a woman holding an infant in the backseat of a moving vehicle.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2020
• Saved by seatbelts: Saskatchewan mother shares survival story as SGI urges public to buckle up

  Milissa Gavel and her then three-month-old son survived a highway rollover in December 2005. Now, they're speaking out on the importance of proper seatbelt and child seat use.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2020
• Manitoba man faces big fines after driving with baby seat balanced on car’s console

  Police said a baby's carseat was sitting on the console at the front of the vehicle rather then being properly, safely restrained in the back. A 13-year-old passenger was also in the vehicle without a seatbelt.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2019
• February’s traffic spotlight focused on seatbelt safety

  Throughout the month of February, police across Saskatchewan will focus on finding vehicle occupants who are not wearing their seatbelt properly.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2019
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• Fredericton mother leads push for new car seat legislation after death of two children

  It's a parent's worst nightmare, having to bury a child. And it's one that a Fredericton woman knows all too well. But she's trying to transform her tragedy into an effort to protect other children.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2018
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• Alberta asking public for feedback on updating child car seat safety laws

  The Alberta government is collecting feedback as it looks to update the province's car seat laws, which it says are no longer up-to-date with other jurisdictions around Canada.

  Traffic

  Mar 31, 2018