TORONTO A female is dead following an overnight collision in Brampton, Peel police say. Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to reports of a collision involving two vehicles on Winston Churchill Boulevard, north of Steeles Avenue. A female victim was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. The cause of the crash is unknown. It is unknown if any charges will be laid. Winston Churchill Boulevard was closed between Steeles Avenue and Embleton Road but has since reopened. FATAL COLLISION: - 2 vehicles involved - Winston Churchill closed both directions between Steeles Ave & Embleton Road - call at 12:16 am
A councillor is calling for more grit bins to be introduced following an incident where he had no control” of his car when driving down a snowy road. Liberal Democrat Three Rivers District councillor Andrew Scarth wants two grit bins to be placed in Holmside Rise and Brampton Road following his “worrying experience”. The incident occurred when Cllr Scarth had been delivering free winter grit bags - provided by the Parish council - to houses in his Oxhey Hall and Hayling ward, including in Holmside Rise. But when the councillor drove down the road, which he said was full of snow , Cllr Scarth said his car was “sliding all the way down the hill” despite approaching it carefully.
SHARE STORY Windsor Police officers stop drivers on Ojibway Parkway near Windsor Raceway on Saturday August 14, 2010 during a RIDE program in Windsor, Ont. Jason Kryk / Windsor Star
Roadblocks, checkstops, roadchecks holiday police stops by one name or another are up and running in our most populous provinces, as police forces across the country continue campaigns against impaired drivers in these COVID-19 times. Protocols have changed, but if you’re behind the wheel when you shouldn’t be, it’s business as usual for police.
The R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program has shifted its holiday enforcement into high gear in Ontario.