Drug Impaired Driving

• Drug impaired driving ‘a growing concern’ in Winnipeg, police say

  More than half of drivers who were pulled over and drug tested by Winnipeg police were said to be driving while intoxicated, according to a Winnipeg Police Board report.

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  Jun 4
  
• 626 impaired drivers taken off B.C. roads this summer, many following festivals

  Considering the smaller population, Northern B.C. had the highest total of driving prohibitions, criminal charges and drug prohibitions, according to highway patrol.

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2025
  
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• Regina police use new tools to crack down on impaired drivers

  RPS is utilizing a new tool that will help to identify drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol, as Sarah Jones explains it's a valuable asset to keeping the roads safe.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2024
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• Lindsay police seize loaded firearm, drugs after man found sleeping in vehicle

  Kawartha Lakes police on Thursday morning found a vehicle that was running while a man was asleep in the driver's seat. Officers say they seized a handgun, knife, cocaine and cash.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
• Winnipeg police launch drug-impaired driving crackdown

  Police called the stats from day one of the program with around one in four drivers stopped and found to be violating the law 'concerning'.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2024
• 2 Peterborough police officers injured after cruisers ‘deliberately rammed’: chief

  Police chief Stuart Betts stated officers attempting to stop a vehicle 'were deliberately rammed' by the driver of a fleeing pickup truck along Water Street on Sunday evening.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2023
• Cobourg man faces drug charges after found asleep at wheel: Port Hope police

  Port Hope police officers responded to a report of a man 'slumped over' the steering wheel of a parked vehicle in the area of Hamilton Road and Ward Street.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2023
• Crash into light pole leads to impaired driving arrest in Peterborough: police

  Peterborough police say on officer early Saturday found a vehicle that had struck a concrete-based light pole, knocking down hydro lines. No injuries were reported.

  Crime

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Lindsay police make weekend arrests for impaired, prohibited driving

  Lindsay police found two people unconscious inside a parked vehicle with the engine still running on Lindsay Street South. The driver was charged with drug-impaired driving.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2023
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• Woman charged with drug-impaired driving in downtown Peterborough: police

  Police say officers located a woman walking and acting 'erratically' before getting into a vehicle and driving out of a parking lot.

  Crime

  May 9, 2023