It turns out it doesn’t matter what kind of vehicle you are driving when you’re given a roadside impaired driving prohibition in B.C.: all vehicles fit for travel on local roads are subject to being impounded. That’s what Kelowna Transit…
Tag: Impaired Driving
Wednesday’s letters: How far should law let police go?
The Edmonton Police Service’s Impaired Driving Unit kicks off its annual Holiday Checkstop campaign with the goal to help keep impaired drivers off city streets on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, in Edmonton. Greg Southam / Postmedia On this day last…
Bus driver arrested for suspected impaired driving at Graminia School in Parkland County
Posted December 17, 2019 3:26 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A bus driver at a rural school southwest of Edmonton was arrested Monday for allegedly being impaired on the job.…
Candlelit vigil remembers Edmonton and area impaired driving crash victims
Pictures of smiling faces sat in the front of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Edmonton on Sunday, as candles were lit and poems read to honour victims of impaired driving crashes. This marks the 25th year that Mothers Against Drunk…
Vigil honours impaired driving victims
December 8 2019 8:40pm A candlelit vigil was held by MADD Edmonton and area to remember impaired driving crash victims. Sarah Komadina has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) {…
21% of Albertans unsure how cannabis edibles affect driving: AMA survey
Nearly a quarter of Albertans polled were unsure about how cannabis edibles impact driving, a survey conducted this fall by the Alberta Motor Association has found. “The fact is, just like other forms of cannabis, they affect your reaction time,…
Alberta man charged after allegedly attacking Campbell River Mountie during DUI stop
Posted November 18, 2019 3:33 pm Updated November 18, 2019 3:36 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A Campbell River RCMP officer suffered “potentially serious” injuries when he was attacked during…
2 injured, including RCMP officer, after incident near Turtleford, Sask.
Two people, including a Mountie, were injured after what RCMP are calling a member-involved shooting near Turtleford, Sask., on Tuesday. Turtleford RCMP said they were called to multiple reports of a possible “dangerous” impaired driver earlier today. Story continues below…
Edmonton man facing impaired driving charges after cyclist killed on QEII
Impaired driving-related charges have been laid against a 36-year-old Edmonton after a cyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle in central Alberta over the weekend. At around 12:45 a.m. Saturday, Blackfalds RCMP were called to a collision involving an…
Edmonton truck driver charged with impaired driving on Ontario highway
Ontario Provincial Police charged a truck driver from Alberta for driving on an Ontario highway while allegedly under the influence of alcohol. READ MORE: Canmore RCMP arrest semi driver with double the legal blood alcohol limit On Aug. 31, just…