Impaired Driving

• Failed parking job outside Halifax police HQ nets man impaired driving charges

  According to Halifax police, officers watched as the driver 'attempted to park before becoming stuck in a snowbank' outside their Gottingen Street station.

  Crime

  Feb 9
  
• Impaired driving arrest made after Kingston driver passes out at police station

  A Kingston driver went to the police station to report a crash but was arrested after police allege they passed out in the parking lot with open alcohol.

  Canada

  Feb 3
  
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• Ontario driver faces impairment charges, fell asleep in middle of highway 403

  A 23-year-old Kitchener man has been charged with impaired driving after police found him asleep behind the wheel in the middle lane of Highway 403 in Hamilton late Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 31
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• OPP officer facing impaired driving charges while on duty

  The OPP says the officer has been suspended with pay and that its Professional Standards Unit is conducting an internal investigation.

  Crime

  Jan 18
• First week of Saskatoon mandatory alcohol screening leads to 5 suspensions

  Saskatoon police say they suspended five drivers during the first week of its new measure that allows officers to demand a breath sample from any driver they pull over.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• Coalition Avenir Québec member withdraws from caucus after impaired driving arrest

  A Coalition Avenir Québec member of the legislature was arrested this week for alleged impaired driving and is withdrawing from caucus for the duration of the legal proceedings.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• OPP stop truck with missing wheel, charge Hamilton man with impaired driving

  Ontario Provincial Police say a 47-year-old Hamilton man was arrested after a pickup truck was seen driving on three wheels on the QEW on New Year’s Eve.

  Crime

  Jan 2
• Saskatoon police to start mandatory alcohol screenings in new year on traffic stops

  Other police forces in Canada have implemented mandatory alcohol screening since the Criminal Code was amended in 2018 to allow for breathalyzers without cause in traffic stops.

  Traffic

  Dec 29, 2025
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• OPP charge man found crashed into highway ditch with open alcohol container

  Ontario Provincial Police said they were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash just after midnight on Dec. 26 near Rainbow Falls Provincial Park.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2025
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• Man charged with impaired driving causing death after highway crash in Dartmouth

  Halifax Regional Police say a 31-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges, as well as firearm-related charges, after a fatal collision in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday night.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2025