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Young people making dangerous choices when it comes to cannabis says survey
Despite increased awareness and tougher laws, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says more education is needed on the impaired driving front. Especially when it comes to cannabis. CAA conducted...
Dec 29, 2019
Statistics Canada, SPS look back at the first year of legalization
Statistics Canada released its one-year report on pot sales and people in Saskatchewan aren't doling out major dollars like their provincial neighbours. Nearly $908 million was spent at the more than ...
Dec 12, 2019
Police launch holiday season check stop campaign
At a press conference on Monday, the Saskatoon Police Service announced the start of their holiday check stop campaign to crack down on impaired driving. According to staff sargeant Patrick Barbar, th...
Dec 10, 2019 The Drager DrugTest 5000 is a portable way for officers to test drivers for cannabis impairment. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
MADD Canada launches holiday Red Ribbon campaign
Red ribbons aren't just for gifts this holiday season; MADD Canada is using them to fight impaired driving. Lou Van de Vorst is the vice-president of the Saskatoon campaign. He lost his son Jordan, da...
Dec 06, 2019 (MADD Canada/Facebook)
Mobile testing unit coming to Saskatoon
Saskatoon police will be rolling out a new mobile testing unit in the new year to better process impaired drivers at roadside check stops. The $100,000 large van is being retrofit to include working s...
Dec 02, 2019
Police issue record number of distracted driving tickets in October
Police across Saskatchewan issued more distracted driving tickets in October than in any previous month. The number of tickets issued hit an all-time high of 1,290. The overwhelming majority of those,...
Nov 25, 2019
A busy night kicks off the weekend for Saskatoon police
Saskatoon police officers had a busy Friday night and Saturday morning responding to weapons-related calls. It started around 9:40 p.m. when a 13-year-old girl and her friends said someone on a balcon...
Oct 19, 2019
Conservative candidate Warren Steinley responds to impaired driving conviction
In a statement Thursday, Warren Steinley - the Conservative Party candidate for Regina-Lewvan - confirmed that he once had been convicted of impaired driving. He since has been pardoned. "Over 20 year...
Oct 03, 2019 (Conservative Party of Canada website)
Leading cause of fatal crashes in Sask. remains prevalent: SGI
Police across the province reported 341 cases of impaired driving in August, according to numbers from Saskatchewan Government Insurance. That’s an average of 11 cases per day. On Wednesday, SGI...
Sep 25, 2019
MADD virtual reality RV teaches elementary students about impaired driving
MADD Canada is taking its latest impaired driving initiative on the road. SmartWheels, an RV equipped with virtual reality technology that creates drunk and high driving simulations, first launched in...
Sep 12, 2019
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