RACING

• Rising star in Canadian auto racing faces steep financial barriers on road to success

  Patrick Woods-Toth, 19, is making an impression in auto racing. But words of praise only go so far in an elite racing world that is fuelled by substantial financial backing.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• B.C. teen wins scholarship to compete in Formula 4 competition in Europe

  B.C. teen Dylan Ulinder is getting the opportunity of a lifetime racing Formula 4s in France next month after winning a scholarship for young racers.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2023
  
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• Honda Indy Toronto benefits Ontario tourism as organizers seek contract renewal

  Although Christian Lundgaard stood atop the podium after the Honda Indy Toronto, local tourism may have been the real winner.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2023
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• Lethbridge police lay 2 impaired driving charges, issue dozens of tickets over weekend

  On Monday, Lethbridge police released information about a weekend enforcement initiative that aims to prove safer roads by targeting impaired driving and other offences.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2023
• How an Ontario man is blazing the way for Canadians in F1 powerboat racing

  Formula 1 powerboat racing takes the look and speed of a race car to the water, and one Canadian hopes to carve out a spot for himself in a sport primarily dominated by Americans.

  Sports

  Jun 13, 2023
• Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna closed for annual hill climb

  Kelowna's popular Knox Mountain Park will be closed from Thursday to Monday afternoon. Racing will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

  Sports

  May 16, 2023
• 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, 2023
• ‘Really dangerous’: Southeast Calgary businesses concerned about street racing

  Global News has spoken to several businesses in the area that say in the evening hours on weekends, street racers turn 76th Avenue SE into a drag strip.

  Cannabis

  May 10, 2023
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• Number of stunt driving charges laid by Guelph, Ont. police in 2023 raises red flags

  Fourteen charges have been laid against drivers in Guelph, Ont., so far in 2023, eight them during the first eight days of February.

  Traffic

  Feb 9, 2023
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• B.C.’s racing community honours fearless stunt driver and racer Al Silvester

  "There’d be a couple of times he’d get out of the car and say 'I can’t move, I’m a little sore.' But he’d back in the car and do it again," Mike Grieve told Global News.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2022