Road Safety

• Advocates concerned about Ontario speed limit increase on some highways

  Road safety advocacy groups say the province’s highways are built for higher speeds, but better education and enforcement of all road rules is needed to protect drivers.

  Traffic

  Jun 25
  
• 3 dead including two minors after crash involving transport truck: OPP

  An Oxford County crash involving a transport truck has left three people dead and two others with life-threatening injuries, OPP say.

  Canada

  Apr 1
  
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• Brampton considers embedding LED lights in roads to increase safety

  LED crosswalks and lights embedded in roads could help make Brampton school zones safer as city council looks to address speeding following automated camera ban.

  Politics

  Mar 13
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• Driver charged after OPP stop truck missing tires on QEW

  Ontario Provincial Police say officers were able to see and hear the truck approaching before they stopped it near Casablanca Boulevard in Grimsby.

  Crime

  Jan 21
• ‘It works’: Winnipeg coun. calls for crackdown on distracted driving, photo radar

  So far this year, there have been just shy of 60 deaths on Manitoba roads, and one Winnipeg city councillor says wants to see a crackdown on distracted driving.

  Traffic

  Nov 26, 2025
• ‘Fast, agile’ wild turkeys flocking on Ontario roadway prompts safety warning

  Officials in St. Catharines, Ont., are warning motorists to use caution when near highways as groups of wild turkeys are flocking to the roads.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2025
• Serious and fatal car crashes on the rise in Halifax for 3rd straight year

  The findings, which were presented to council on Thursday, also suggest the municipality is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to road safety.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2025
• Vancouver green-lights 30 km/h speed limit on minor streets

  Vancouver's default speed limit is currently 50 kilometres per hour, with exceptions for school and park zones and a stretch of East Hastings near Main Street. 

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2025
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• BC Highway Patrol mark this year’s Victoria Day long weekend as the safest in six years 

  For the first time in six years, there were no fatal crashes on B.C. roads, however, the number of tickets for dangerous driving remained high.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2025
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• Speed, red-light cameras catching dozens of police cars in Ontario city

  Several police officers in a major Ontario city were caught by the municipality’s speed and red-light cameras over the last three months.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2025