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• Distracted driving deaths up 36% over 2 years in Ontario: report

  An analysis of Ministry of Transportation numbers from hellosafe.ca revealed 105 Ontarians died as a result of distracted drivers.

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  Apr 27
• NEXUS application centres reopen at 8 Canadian airports starting March 27

  The 13 Canadian enrolment centres were closed March 2020 due to the pandemic. The closures were extended due to a dispute over legal protections for American customs officers.

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  Mar 20
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• Ottawa to have ‘special parking restrictions’ during anniversary of ‘Freedom Convoy’

  Ottawa will have extra bylaw officers deployed on the anniversary of the 'Freedom Convoy' and warns that all vehicles found violating regulations will be ticketed and towed.

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  Jan 26
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• ‘It was deadly’: OPP say over 350 died from vehicle crashes in 2022

  Ontario Provincial Police released end-of-year statistics for motor vehicle fatalities in a tweet on Sunday, urging drivers to make 2023 a safer year.

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  Jan 1
• Some Via Rail trains in Ontario delayed, cancelled as winter storm continues

  In a statement emailed to Global News, Via Rail said "due to extreme weather conditions," several of its trains in the Quebec City to Windsor corridor had been immobilized.

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  Dec 24, 2022
• Police in Ontario urge drivers to ‘stay home’ as massive winter storm continues

  In a tweet, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urged motorists to "reconsider travel plans until the weather improves and the roads are reopened."

  Traffic

  Dec 24, 2022
• 50-plus-vehicle collision closes Highway 402 between London and Sarnia

  Police confirmed in a tweet that all lanes were closed due to 'deteriorating conditions,' along with multiple collisions.

  Traffic

  Dec 23, 2022
• Thousands without power, numerous crashes reported in southern Ontario as winter storm hits

  Thousands of people are without power and numerous crashes have been reported in parts of southern Ontario as the province is hit by a large winter storm.

  Weather

  Dec 23, 2022
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• Messy Christmas for Canadian travellers as more storms bear down on Ontario, B.C.

  Environment Canada says Toronto's storm will begin today with rain or snow followed by plummeting temperatures, a potential flash freeze and blizzard-like conditions Friday.

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  Dec 22, 2022
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• Councillors call for public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown ‘boondoggle’

  "This is a historic boondoggle, billions of dollars, years of delays," said Coun. Josh Matlow.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2022
• Southern Ontario drivers advised to slow down after 1st snow of the season

  Drivers in southern Ontario were advised to slow down after the first significant snowfall of the season for much of the region, including the Greater Toronto Area.

  Weather

  Nov 16, 2022
• OPP issue more than 8,000 tickets and charges during 2022 Operation Impact campaign

  Ontario Provincial Police say more than 8,000 charges were laid over the Thanksgiving long weekend, with at least 5,000 of them involving speed infractions.

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  Oct 14, 2022
• Long weekend blitz sees OPP lay thousands of charges against drivers

  OPP say they laid dozens of charges against drivers who did not slow down or move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or tow truck.

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  Aug 4, 2022
• OPP will watch for motorists who disobey Move Over law this long weekend

  The law has been in the books for 20 years and the OPP says there were close to 900 charges laid under that section of the Highway Traffic Act in 2021.

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  Jul 29, 2022
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• Ontario police reminding drivers to renew license plates

  Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sergeant Kerry Schmidt said "officers across the province are seeing many more vehicles now without proper registration."

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  Jul 17, 2022
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• Ontario mandates new amber-red light warning system on school buses

  Effective July 1, school buses in Ontario now have to switch from traditional red stop lights to a new amber-red light warning system.

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  Jul 5, 2022
• Hamilton’s Barton Street East is the worst road in Ontario for 2022, says CAA

  Continuing construction of Toronto's Crosstown LRT has kept Eglinton East and Eglinton West in the top 10 list of Ontario's worst roads.

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  Jun 7, 2022
• OPP say 2022 has so far been deadliest year on highways since 2012

  The OPP said it hasn't seen the number of people killed in highway collisions reach the 100 mark by the second week of May since 2012.

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  May 17, 2022
• 70-year-old woman dead following Ottawa collision: police

  A 28-year-old woman from Ottawa, driving the other vehicle was also taken to hospital. Police said she had non-life threatening injuries.

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  May 11, 2022
• The road to Queen’s Park: parties divided on highways, united on transit

  At the heart of the Ontario election campaign conversation has been Highway 413, a project that is proposed to run west of Toronto from Milton to Vaughan.

  Politics

  May 10, 2022
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• Ontario to permanently keep speed limits on some highway sections at 110 km/h

  Ontario is set to announce Tuesday that speed limits of 110 kilometres per hour on six sections of provincial highways are here to stay.

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  Mar 29, 2022
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• Deaths for drivers speeding in Ontario hit 10-year high

  The total number of fatal collisions grew from 284 to 288, according to the OPP. The force responded to 60,544 road crashes through the year.

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  Mar 23, 2022
• Police investigating fatal snowmobile crash in eastern Ontario

  The force's Killaloe detachment says the collision on private property in the town was reported early Friday afternoon.

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  Mar 5, 2022
• Solidarity convoy leaves Highway 402 east of Sarnia, Ont.: Lambton OPP

  Participants in the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' set up last Wednesday along the westbound lanes of the highway at Nauvoo Road, prompting the highway closure.

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  Feb 15, 2022
• Freezing rain following Ottawa’s 1st major snow dump of the season

  Ottawa received its first major snowfall of the season overnight Sunday and is now bracing for a hit of freezing rain as temperatures rise over the course of Monday.

  Weather

  Dec 6, 2021