Tow Trucks
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Alberta fire chiefs ask province why ‘slow down, move over’ road rules were changedFire chiefs across Alberta are disappointed with the changes made to roadside safety rules and want to see the data that led the government to alter the original Bill 5.PoliticsAug 10, 2023
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London, Ont. tow truck operator hit with suspension from City HallAnother London tow truck operator has been hit with a 28-day licence suspension after a driver was charged for excessive speeding.CanadaJul 19, 2023
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Slow down, move over: Manitobans reminded to keep roadside workers safeMany motorists still haven't learned to slow down and move over when they see tow trucks or emergency vehicles on the side of the road, despite laws on the books for over a decade.TrafficMay 9, 2023
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Alberta tow trucks can keep using flashing blue lights for another 5 yearsThe province is allowing snowplows, tow trucks and highway maintenance and other roadside operators to continue using flashing blue and amber lights for the next five years.TrafficApr 17, 2023
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Criminal charges, convictions cited in denial of licences for two London, Ont. towing companiesThe move by the city comes after the two companies, DNA Towing and Recovery and RMS Towing, were sanctioned as part of last fall's tow truck licence enforcement blitz.CanadaFeb 10, 2023
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London, Ont. pair charged in rival tow truck drive-by shootingPolice say around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, a man in a tow truck was driving on Adelaide Street South when a rival company's tow truck began following him.InvestigationsNov 13, 2022
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Kelowna RCMP, BCAA remind drivers to ‘slow down and move over’Kelowna RCMP handed out more than 100 warnings to drivers on Tuesday who failed to slow down and move over when passing vehicles with flashing lights.CanadaOct 18, 2022
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Long weekend blitz sees OPP lay thousands of charges against driversOPP say they laid dozens of charges against drivers who did not slow down or move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or tow truck.TrafficAug 4, 2022
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Tow trucks on contract to Ottawa refuse to remove convoyers: city officialOttawa's city manager says the municipality's standing list of tow truck operators are unilaterally refusing to remove heavy trucks amid the ongoing 'Freedom Convoy' protests.CanadaFeb 8, 2022
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OPP announces program for towing companies in bid to combat criminality in industryPolice said the program includes "significant changes" to the way the OPP interacts with tow operators.CanadaSep 28, 2021
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