Manitoba RCMP are warning drivers to be more careful after a significant number of deaths so far this year.

"Consuming alcohol and driving is not only illegal, but it’s also a potentially fatal combination as the statistics reflect,” MPI's Satvir Jatana said in a statement on Monday.

Quebec provincial police point out the lowest number of fatal crashes in the past decade comes even as the number of vehicles on Quebec streets and highways continues to grow.

This year's total highway deaths to date (between May 17 and Sept. 2) is holding steady at 30 – the same as 2018 – but according to Manitoba RCMP stats, the province has only seen three such fatalities on a long weekend, all between Aug. 2-5.

Collisions in the Halifax area are causing concern among some who frequently walk or cycle in the municipality.

Three serious collisions in the span of just four days claimed three lives.

The Office of Traffic Safety has released its 2018 numbers, showing there were 24,000collisions last year, a very slight increase over the year before. However the severity of those crashes is down.

With nine Manitobans killed in auto collisions over the past week, RCMP are asking people to exercise caution, especially as the long weekend approaches.

Fatal motorcycle crashes have advocates urging motorcyclists and drivers to share the road to prevent another deadly collision.

Leaders at the conference will be discussing how to better protect children on Calgary roads, ways to curb risky driving behaviour and implementing new technology on the roads.