Highway Safety

• Manitoba installing traffic lights at PTH 59 intersection in response to safety concerns

  The Brokenhead Ojibway Nation has been raising concerns about public safety at the intersection for several years, which has been the site of fatal accidents.

  Traffic

  Dec 1, 2023
  
• Trucking company fined $3,500 for North Vancouver overpass collision

  The B.C. Ministry of Transportation confirmed that after an investigation of the overpass crash in North Vancouver, the trucking company's suspension was lifted on Sept. 27.

  Traffic

  Sep 30, 2023
  
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• Calgary’s first diverging diamond interchange credited for significant decline in serious crashes

  The City of Calgary says a unique southeast traffic overpass, the first of its kind in Canada, has resulted in fewer crashes and far fewer collisions involving injuries.

  Traffic

  Jun 14, 2023
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• B.C. trucking company involved in multiple highway overpass strikes denies safety concerns

  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said Tuesday that his ministry is very concerned about protecting the integrity of the province's highways and overpasses.

  Traffic

  May 2, 2023
• Over 200 Okanagan drivers receive warnings during education blitz

  Police and BCAA were out on Highway 97 in Kelowna, B.C. with a tow truck on Monday morning to test drivers' knowledge of the province's slow-down, move-over law.

  Traffic

  Apr 24, 2023
• Why the ‘significant’ weight of electric vehicles is sparking new safety fears

  "The occupants in the lighter vehicle are always going to come out worse," one expert says about growing electric vehicle safety fears.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2023
• Driver charged after wheel comes off commercial vehicle travelling through Toronto

  Ontario Provincial Police's highway safety division said in a tweet that a wheel had come off a commercial vehicle on Highway 401 near Weston Road.

  Traffic

  Mar 26, 2023
• Concerns looming over twinning of Trans-Canada for Falcon Lake, Man. business owner, resident

  The province announced this year it plans to move forward with the process of twinning the 17-kilometre stretch of highway, which has been the site of serious and fatal crashes.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• Driver charged after truck wheel flies off along Highway 404 in Toronto: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police said the incident occurred on Tuesday, along Highway 404 at Finch Avenue.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2023
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• Environment Canada issues new winter weather travel advisory for London, Ont. area

  An expected weather system bringing snow to London, Ont. may lead to slippery road conditions and reduced visibility, prompting a safety reminder from Ontario Provincial Police.

  Weather

  Nov 16, 2022