by XPolice | Apr 17, 2017 | Driving Concerns, National, News
A drug-impaired driver could face up to 10 years in prison Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced major changes to the country’s impaired driving laws Thursday, including provisions that will allow for mandatory roadside alcohol screening and new...
by XPolice | Apr 13, 2017 | News, Provincial, Toronto & Area
Ontario’s two largest police forces have stepped up training for their officers to better detect drugged driving as legislation on legalizing marijuana looms in Ottawa. Both Toronto police and Ontario Provincial Police are waiting to pore over the federal government’s...
by XPolice | Mar 15, 2017 | Driving Concerns, National, News
Four roadside tests that could be used by non-specialist police officers caught over 95 per cent of drivers stoned on marijuana, a U.S. study (PDF link) has found. Screening suspected drunk drivers is a straightforward process involving a breath test. But testing...
by XPolice | Nov 4, 2016 | News
Impaired driving charges saw a big increase during Oktoberfest this year. According to Waterloo Regional Police, 18 people were charged with 29 offences relating to impaired driving during last month’s festival. While those numbers are bigger than the 10 drivers...
by XPolice | Oct 24, 2016 | Driving Concerns, News
By Peter McKnight, special to The Globe and Mail If news headlines are to be believed, no one in Canada has ever driven a car after smoking marijuana: “Legalized marijuana has provinces worried about drug-impaired driving” “The new impaired driving: legal marijuana”...