Driving

• Traffic headaches expected across Montreal due to road closures this weekend

  Anyone planning on driving into downtown Montreal this weekend take note: dozens of road closures will be in place as construction season gets in full swing.

  Traffic

  May 26
  
• Ford inks deal to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium

  Ford will buy up to 13,000 tons a year of lithium hydroxide produced at Nemaska's factory in Becancour, Que., about 150 kilometres northeast of Montreal.

  Canada

  May 22
  
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• Lake Louise RCMP advise drivers to slow down this May long weekend

  Lake Louise RCMP stopped an excessive speeder on Highway 1 and are encouraging drivers to slow down to keep roadways safe this May long weekend.

  Canada

  May 18
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• Durham police keep roads safer with new licence plate reader tech

  Durham Regional Police (DRPS) are embracing new technology to keep the region’s roads safer. Cruisers will be equipped with automated licence plate readers by the end of the year.

  Canada

  May 17
• School and playground zones to be harmonized in Lethbridge

  Starting in September, one standard time for speed reduction will come into effect, combining existing school zones into playground zones.

  Traffic

  May 17
• Calgary police target street racing in the city’s southeast

  Due to an increasing trend of dangerous driving, Calgary police targeted an area well-known for street racing and stunting over the weekend resulting in about 150 infractions.

  Canada

  May 16
• How a new smart traffic light is slowing down drivers on Montreal’s south shore

  The EARL traffic light is red by default but turns green when drivers proceed at the permitted speed limit. The goal of the pilot project is to get drivers to slow down.

  Traffic

  May 2
• Calgary researcher hoping to drive change for people with dementia

  New developments will combine novel technologies like GPS and video with machine learning to detect subtle changes in driving behaviour.

  Health

  Apr 5
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• SPVM holds ticketing blitz along Sherbrooke Street to help traffic flow

  For the next week, an SPVM road safety blitz will be conducted along Sherbrooke Street East at intersections around entrances and exits of the Jacques Cartier Bridge.

  Traffic

  Mar 28
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• Saskatoon bridge project gives crash course on zipper merges

  Tyler McMurchy, a spokesperson with SGI, says people shouldn't think of the zipper merge as jumping the queue.

  Canada

  Mar 10