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Alberta’s transportation minister is calling on the province’s two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making an issue out of nothing. Devin Dreeshen says he’s trying to avoid clashes with the government’s goal of expanding road networks, as he blames bike lanes for…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgary police said the driver of a CTrain was taken into custody after a collision involving a pedestrian at the Banff Trail station, located at 2374 Banff Trail, N.W., around 8:15 a.m. on Thursday. Police said the pedestrian, who is 11 years old, was taken to hospital…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say a campaign over the first three months of this year to crack down on drug-impaired drivers led to almost 100 drivers testing positive for recent cannabis consumption. Police said their ‘Don’t Drive High’ initiative included 302 traffic stops throughout the city between January and…
A portion of the southbound DVP has now reopened following a multi-vehicle collision early Tuesday that impacted the morning commute. Police said there was a six-vehicle collision at the DVP approaching the Richmond exit in the southbound lanes at around 5:30 a.m. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign…
The City of Vancouver is testing out a new one-way traffic plan in a bid to cut down on vehicle conflicts in an area regularly flooded with tourists and pedestrians. The one-way pilot will affect Canada Place between Howe and Burrard streets from the middle of April until December. The move comes ahead of the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size ICBC is apologizing to its customers for long wait times for driver’s tests. The corporation said that due to an increase in demand and a shortage of examiners, customers are having to wait as long as seven months to take a test. Some customers have been checking…
They say Edmonton has two seasons — winter and construction — and as one fades away, the other is ramping up for the spring and summer. After the City of Edmonton chose to speed up construction along the 14-kilometre west leg of the Valley Line LRT, the first of several planned intersection closures will begin…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One person is dead after a serious crash on Stoney Trail around midnight on Wednesday. Calgary police said officers responded to reports of a single car crash on southbound Stoney Trail N.W. near Nose Hill Drive. When they arrived, they found one person suffering serious injuries. The…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Louise Bridge is closing briefly for repairs Friday. From 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the bridge will close to vehicle traffic as crews work on repairing the bridge’s bearings. The west pedestrian walkway will remain open. “My understanding is right now it’s just annual maintenance, just…
The city of Calgary is launching a new traffic safety team to focus on enforcing laws around speeding, noisy vehicles and other driving infractions. Their focus will be making sure the rules of the road are respected, especially in residential areas, and they’ll be issuing tickets and fines to drivers who don’t. The team of…
It appears there are two crashes on Highway 1 eastbound between North Road and Brunette Avenue. Police cruisers are stopped in the highway’s eastbound lanes just west of Burnette. Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP say Highway 1A, just east of Cochrane, is expected to be closed until at least noon after a serious crash forced police to close the road early Wednesday morning. EMS said they received a call around 5:20 a.m. for a two-vehicle accident on the Cochrane…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s as much of an annual event as the weather warming up each spring — when Manitoba’s roads become minefields of potholes and other damage. For the 14th consecutive year, CAA Manitoba is reaching out to drivers for their votes on the least vehicle-friendly roads in the…
Calgary city council will debate a list of suggested changes aimed at improving the experience of passengers on Calgary Transit, after the city’s executive committee unanimously endorsed a motion on the matter Tuesday. The motion, from Ward 3 Coun. Jasmine Mian, includes 15 service changes like extending the time a fare is valid from 90…
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision in Surrey on Thursday morning. The Surrey Police Service said they were called to 144 Street and Highway 10/56 Avenue at approximately 7 a.m. Despite life-saving medical interventions by Surrey Fire Service and BCEHS, one person was declared dead at the scene. Another…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Lethbridge Police Service has laid charges in a pedestrian collision that sent three children to hospital. The crash happened on Jan. 20, just after 7:30 a.m., when the three siblings were hit by a vehicle at the intersection of 13 Avenue and 23 Street North in…
Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say a three-year-old child was killed in a traffic collision on Wednesday. RCMP said the crash happened around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Vedder and Petawawa roads. The child was a pedestrian, police said. The driver remained at the scene and is co-operating with police. Get daily National news Get…
The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire revealed the need for more routes out of isolated northern Alberta communities and now, the province is putting money towards making that happen. Right now, highways 63 and 881 are the only routes leading south out of Fort McMurray but the province has been exploring other options for several years….
The District of North Vancouver is considering hiring paid crossing guards for elementary schools following an increase in parents’ bad driving behaviour during drop-off and pick-up. Rob Dale, the traffic safety coordinator for Montroyal Elementary School in North Vancouver, told Global News there have been multiple close calls outside the school. “Two years ago, the…
Three bridges carrying traffic in and out of Edmonton’s downtown are set to undergo construction at different points in 2025. City administration says it has a plan to cut back any traffic congestion. “They recognize they can’t be closing three bridges down all at once, (so) they’re not closing three bridges all at once,” ward…
Businesses along Stony Plain Road in Edmonton say customers are having difficulty maneuvering around the Valley Line West LRT construction to get to their shops. So, one restaurant owner took matters into his own hands. Theo Psalios, the owner of Little Village on Stony Plain Road and 149 Street, posted a map on the restaurant’s…
Drivers who pass through the construction that’s been ongoing for a year at the Rainbow Valley Bridge section of Whitemud Drive may soon experience more delays. Whitemud Drive over the south Edmonton bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction, starting on Thursday, Feb. 20, and ending on Friday, Feb. 28. The traffic…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 11, 2025 10:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Four people have died in a crash in northern Alberta that police say happened shortly after they got reports about an impaired driver. RCMP say the vehicle was leaving the area of Red…
The Calgary Police Service is scrambling to close a multi-million-dollar gap in its budget, which the city’s top cop warns could linger for years if not addressed. CPS confirmed Thursday it is facing a $28-million budget shortfall in 2025 “and beyond,” with the potential for costs to fall on Calgary taxpayers if internal reductions aren’t…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Highway 11 has been closed northbound after a large crash involving multiple vehicles in snowy, wintery conditions, officials say. Ontario Provincial Police said the highway, located near Orillia, was closed on Friday after the multi-vehicle collision, as emergency services begged for space to respond to the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Quebec motorists died in separate accidents on the province’s roads Friday night and one man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving causing death, police said. The Sureté du Quebec said the first deadly accident took place in the Regional Municipality of St. Cliche, in the…
A Calgary couple is fighting with their insurance company to fix damage their mechanic says was caused two years ago during a collision with an Amazon delivery vehicle. The hit-and-run collision happened Feb. 19, 2023, on a residential street in southeast Calgary’s New Brighton neighbourhood. “We were in our basement and our neighbour came running…
