Three years and nine months to the day after 51-year-old Louise Whiten was killed by an impaired driver who was speeding down an Oakville street in […]
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Duo charged after crashing into central Hamilton church and trying to flee
A woman and a man have been charged after their car crashed into a church in central Hamilton Monday evening. Police say the pair was […]
Police chiefs ‘in discussion’ with Ford government over impaired driving downgrades
Ontario’s police chiefs are “in discussions” with the Ford government over a pandemic-era policy that gives suspected drunk drivers the ability to downgrade their charges […]
4 killed on roads, 3 on waterways over long weekend: OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police say it was a “tragic Victoria Day long weekend” after four people were killed in separate road collisions and three boaters […]
‘Slap on the wrist’: Critics call on Ford government to scrap impaired driving rule
The Ford government is facing calls to rescind a pandemic-era policy that allows Crown prosecutors to downgrade impaired driving charges as part of an effort […]
DUI downgrade: Why the Ford government allows judges to lower impaired driving charges
The offers always came by email. Drivers accused of being drunk behind the wheel were suddenly presented with a deal that would see their charges […]
Parents of teen killed in 2021 Muskoka boat crash say other boater involved was impaired
Quinn Cammaert’s parents have been grieving quietly for nearly three years since their 13-year-old daughter was killed in a boating collision on Lake Rosseau in […]
Ford government sets out new rules for people guilty of impaired driving in Ontario
Ontario is planning to bring in a series of new measures for those found guilty of impaired driving in the province, including ignition interlock devices […]
OPP will now require a breath test during every traffic stop
Ontario’s provincial police force has a new approach to reducing impaired driving, and it’s calling the move its toughest measure yet. Drivers will now have to […]