12 h. ago Speeders targeted to address 'concerning' hike in collision fatalities on Edmonton roads

The degree of punishment affects traffic safety outcomes, with B.C., Ontario and Quebec seeing speed-related fatalities declining with stiffer penalties, including impounding vehicles.

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4 d. ago One cyclist killed, two injured by vehicle during Okanagan Granfondo

RCMP say the fatal collision occurred on the popular race's route Sunday morning about 21 kilometres south of Penticton.

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4 d. ago Two killed in weekend crashes in New Westminster and Vancouver

A fatal collision is being investigated Sunday morning in New West, and a 78-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed in Vancouver Saturday

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8 d. ago Vandals just cut down Toronto's most notorious speed camera for 6th time

In a story that is starting to feel a little repetitive, vandals have once again cut down Toronto's most controversial automated speed enforcement camera.The Parkside Drive automated speed enforcement camera was cut down yet again overnight on Tuesday, marking the sixth time the device has been chopped down in the last eight months.Toronto Police had even taken recent steps to prevent further vandalism, including the addition of a surveillance camera this summer in the wake of another downing incident.It seems you can install a speed camera and you can reinstall a speed camera — heck, you can even install a surveillance camera to monitor the speed camera — but in the end, none of these answers have proven to be effective long-term solutions.First installed in 2021 following a fatal five-car collision, the camera is estimated to have raked in over $7.3 million in fines to date through just shy of 68,600 traffic tickets.While championed by vulnerable road us...

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2 w. ago House arrest for Edmonton man who killed passenger in dangerous driving crash

"He fully acknowledged his role in the death of his close friend ... and displayed significant remorse, shame, and psychological pain."

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2 w. ago Person killed on shoulder of Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario: OPP

LANDSDOWNE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police in Leeds County are investigating a fatal collision that happened early Tuesday morning on Hwy. 401 between Mallorytown and Landsdowne. Police say they received reports at approximately 5:30 a.m. that a person who had exited their car was struck and killed by a moving vehicle while on the shoulder […]

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2 w. ago Teen among dead in two fatal crashes on Stoney Trail over weekend

Police believe excessive speed to be a factor in two fatal collisions, one that killed a teenager, that took place over the weekend on Stoney Trail. On Friday evening around 10 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle crashed into a support post for an overhead directional sign and […]

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2 w. ago Rough ride ahead, Alberta Road Builders Assoc. warns Edmonton city councillors

"So the consumption of the infrastructure inventory is on a downward trajectory, and that means there's going to be more reconstruction required, rather than rehabilitation, and those costs are multiples of just good rehabilitation, so it's a looming financial disaster coming.”

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2 w. ago Rough ride ahead, Alberta road builders association warns Edmonton city councillors

"So the consumption of the infrastructure inventory is on a downward trajectory, and that means there's going to be more reconstruction required, rather than rehabilitation, and those costs are multiples of just good rehabilitation, so it's a looming financial disaster coming.”

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3 w. ago Police investigating fatal motorcycle collision in southeast Edmonton

Police are is investigating a motorcycle collision that killed a 19-year-old man. On Sunday at approximately 1:40 a.m., police received a report that a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle travelling on Mill Woods Road South at 49A Street went out of control and hit a curb and a tree. A Monday news release from police said […]

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4 w. ago Family grieving father killed in Whitemud Drive crash: ‘He lived for us’

"Watching him be a father was like watching someone fulfil the purpose they were born for," Miranda Sharp said of her late fiancé Ashton Wilson.

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4 w. ago Pedestrian struck and killed on Lougheed Highway in Pitt Meadows

Lougheed Highway is closed westbound at Harris Road following a serious vehicle collision early Wednesday morning.

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last month Woman checking van struck and killed by semi on Whitemud Drive, child survives

A woman who got out of her vehicle on Whitemud Drive was struck by a semi and killed, and her van containing a child was also hit on the south Edmonton freeway Tuesday afternoon.

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