by XPolice | Jun 27, 2017 | Commuting, Driving Concerns, News
A reduced speed zone is in effect north of Sault Ste. Marie. Highway 17, from about two kilometres south of Highway 552, north 30 kilometres to Chippewa River Bridge, is a designated construction zone, Ontario Provincial Police say. Traffic lights are set up at Old...
by XPolice | Jun 27, 2017 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) launching year two campaign, prompting Ontarians to recognize their own risky driving habits As Ontarians head into the second long weekend of summer, getting to destinations safely is top of mind for those travelling to...
by XPolice | Jun 22, 2017 | Durham Region, News
‘I’m just sorry that this all happened’ A former Durham Region Transit bus operator convicted of impaired driving while on the job has been sentenced to 42 days in jail and prohibited from getting behind the wheel for two years. Kirstin Hasted endangered...
by XPolice | Jun 22, 2017 | Burlington & Area, News
Police in Burlington, Ont., are training drive-thru workers to identify and report impaired drivers Const. Dave Stewart remembers getting a call last year from a manager at a fast-food restaurant reporting a drunk customer in the drive-thru. When Stewart, of the...
by XPolice | Jun 21, 2017 | National, News, Ottawa & Area
After eight years, a pair of trials where he was twice found not guilty, and a trip to Canada’s highest court, an Ottawa construction worker accused of driving while impaired by marijuana has pleaded guilty to nothing more than a traffic offence. It’s the end of a...