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Fines, administrative penalties proposed for drinking and driving in SaskatchewanAdministrative penalties, such as immediate licence suspensions, will be an option for police as opposed to laying criminal charges when a driver's BAC is above 0.08.PoliticsJun 29
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More than 2,400 charges laid in Ontario police crackdown on street racingOPP, along with its partners across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Areas, ended Project Erase by issuing 2,438 Highway Traffic Act charges and 118 Criminal Code charges.CrimeJul 7
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Calgary man sentenced for Glenmore Trail crash, 2nd impaired driving collisionCourt heard that man was impaired by drugs and alcohol and driving at nearly twice the speed limit along Glenmore Trail, swerving in and out of lanes.CrimeJul 3
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Victim in B.C. road rage incident caught on video says he’s no longer the same personAt a sentencing hearing in Vancouver Provincial Court Tuesday, Crown counsel said Kevin Prichard drove his vehicle over Gohkan Peksoy.CrimeJun 10
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Evacuation alert for East Kootenay wildfire, Brunswick Creek fire grows: officialsThe BC Wildfire Service is issuing a call for compliance, as two out-of-control wildfires continue to burn in the Fraser Canyon.CanadaJul 12
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Will the Alberta government suspend the provincial gas tax?Alberta drivers hoping for some relief at the pumps should learn this week whether the provincial government will ease the fuel tax or not.ConsumerJun 15
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Toronto drug squad officer sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug chargesThe justice told court the officer pleaded guilty to a series of offences committed while he was a police officer and had no criminal record at the time.CrimeJun 9
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7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s northern coastThe quake — off the eastern coast of the Iwate prefecture — had a magnitude of 7.2, upgraded from an initial reading of 6.9, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.WorldJun 25
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Ottawa blames ‘unclear’ guidance for ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recallsIRCC said 100 people were told to surrender their citizenship certificates after a 'routine review' found they had 'potentially insufficient supporting documentation.'PoliticsJun 30
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Green light for Greenlight: Pembina, partners go ahead with gas plant for data centrePembina Pipeline Corp. and its partners have given the go-ahead to a $4.2 billion, 932-megawatt natural gas plant being built to serve a new data centre in Sturgeon County.ConsumerJul 2
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18-year-old dead after falling from horse-drawn carriage in Central ParkThe 18-year-old was riding in the horse-drawn carriage with three other passengers when the accident happened just before 3 p.m., police told Global News in a statement.U.S. NewsJun 18
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Ottawa sees more than 100 mm of rain as severe Canada Day storm floods basementsA storm that started abruptly on Canada Day in Ottawa saw about 118 millimetres of rain fall and left thousands of people without power.WeatherJul 2
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Pothole claims in Saskatoon already more than double last year’s numbersSaskatoon is suffering from a pothole outbreak this spring with more than 4,000 recorded as of June 3. Leading to 338 claims, double the 10-year average and it's costing drivers.CanadaJun 7
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South Edmonton rural road used to bypass QEII a rutted, muddy mess: ‘It’s teeth-chattering’The stretch of 153 Street/Range Road 253, between 73 Avenue SW and Highway 19, has gone from a quiet country road into a busy — almost undriveable — commuter and commercial route.TrafficJun 3
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Montreal North residents demand action over alleged racist conduct by policeThe calls come after Montreal police director Fady Dagher announced late Friday that two officers have been suspended and 14 others reassigned and placed under investigation.CanadaJun 15
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Conservatives push motion to scrap all federal gas taxes for rest of yearThe affordability push, which calls for suspending the GST on gas and diesel, comes after the Liberals instituted a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax last month.CanadaMay 26
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Trump wants to suspend federal gasoline tax, but needs Congress’ approvalLawmakers from both parties have pushed for a gas-tax suspension, saying it would provide much-needed relief for families and businesses.U.S. NewsMay 11
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Offside, yellow cards, penalty kicks: Your guide to key World Cup rulesWith the countdown for the FIFA World Cup's kickoff drawing closer and closer, here is a guideline of new rules and breakdowns of how certain plays work.CanadaJun 11
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Bodies of 2 Italian divers recovered deep inside Maldives underwater caveThe bodies were located on Monday as searches resumed after a suspension following the death of a local military diver during a perilous retrieval attempt.WorldMay 19
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Maldives military diver dies searching for bodies of 4 Italians in an underwater caveA Maldivian military diver died during a dangerous mission to recover four Italian divers believed trapped inside an underwater cave in the Maldives.WorldMay 16