The number of impaired drivers across eastern Ontario has jumped to 45 in the second week of the Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
The number of impaired drivers across eastern Ontario has jumped to 45 in the second week of the Festive RIDE campaign, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
"We know people are getting into the holiday spirit, but impaired driving can instantly change a celebration to a tragedy. It's a simple message if you drink or consume drugs, don't get behind the wheel,” said chief superintendent, Lisa Wilhelm, OPP East region commander.Meanwhile, police say the second week of their Festive RIDE campaign in the Upper Ottawa Valley turned up zero impaired drivers. According to OPP, officers in the area performed 24 RIDE checks from Nov. 28 to Dec.
As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene.Purolator and UPS have paused shipments from some courier companies as they try to work through a deluge of deliveries brought on by the Canada Post strike.Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.
West Hants RCMP in Nova Scotia charged a man with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and seized drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop.Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8 per cent in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs, data showed on Friday, likely boosting chances of a large interest rate cut next week.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the proposed location of a supervised consumption site has been set for the Disraeli Freeway, and now members in the surrounding community are speaking out.Purolator, UPS pause shipments from couriers amid Canada Post strike
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