Holiday Checkstop

• Lethbridge Police Service Christmas Check Stop Campaign kicks off this weekend

  'Tis the season to be merry, but making sure that's in check when it comes to alcohol. The Lethbridge Police Service announced plans for the 2021 Christmas Check Stop Campaign.

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  Dec 2, 2021
  
• SGI urges Saskatchewanians to plan a safe ride home this holiday season

  "No one should die by an impaired driver,” said MADD Saskatoon spokesperson Bonny Stevenson.

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  Dec 1, 2021
  
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• RCMP in southern Alberta call December ‘busy month’ for impaired driving investigations

  RCMP officers in southern Alberta laid several charges over the holiday season related to drinking and driving.

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  Jan 6, 2020
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• Manitoba RCMP launch holiday checkstop program

  With the holiday season starting up, the Manitoba RCMP are launching their checkstop program.

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  Dec 1, 2019
• RCMP charge more than 20 drivers in third week of checkstop program

  Week three of RCMP holiday checkstops – which run until the end of the month, New Year's Eve included – saw around 4,000 vehicles stopped at 68 locations across Manitoba.

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  Dec 27, 2018
• Police holiday checkstops to include testing for cannabis, cocaine

  The Winnipeg Police Service is launching its 2018 Festive Season Checkstop program Saturday, and will be running checkstops throughout the month of December.

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  Nov 30, 2018
• All hands on deck for daytime checkstop near Alberta community of Standoff

  The checkstop lasted almost five hours in two different locations. No charges for impaired driving were handed out, but 30 tickets were issued for other issues.

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  Dec 12, 2017
• Manitoba on track for worst year ever for highway deaths

  The number of fatalities on Manitoba highways is climbing and on its way to reaching a tragic record.

  Dec 20, 2016
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• 17 charged with impaired driving this weekend in Edmonton

  Police arrested and charged 17 drivers with impaired driving during Edmonton's first weekend of holiday checkstops.

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  Dec 8, 2014