Ten vehicles were placed out of service during a one-day commercial vehicle inspection blitz in Ottawa's east end.
Ottawa Police traffic officers and the Ministry of Transportation conducted a commercial vehicle inspection blitz on Wednesday, inspecting 22 vehicles in the east end.
Police say 10 vehicles were pulled out of service for several reasons, including defective brakes, load security issues and loose U-Bolt fasteners.
Officers also issued 19 charges to drivers for several offences, including cellphone use, illegal window tint, improper brakes, overweight vehicles, no daily inspections, expired annual inspections and unlicensed/improperly licenced drivers.
The charges laid for the following reasons: Cell phones, window tint, no mud guards, improper brakes, overweight vehicle, no daily inspections, expired annual inspections, unlicensed/improper class drivers. (2/2)#Beresponsible #Roadsafety #ottnews@OttawaPolice https://t.co/U27YitIbHs
The United Kingdom's former prime minister Tony Blair says Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine is an 'act of madness.'
Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from acute severe hepatitis not caused by known hepatitis viruses over a nearly six-month period recently, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Friday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to reassure parents on Friday amid a nationwide shortage of baby formula designed specifically for infants with food allergies.
Canadians may find a lot of long faces at the pump heading into the long weekend as gas prices across the country remain high.
With the price of gas rising above $2 per litre and setting new records in Canada this year, CTVNews.ca looks at what goes into the price per litre of gasoline and where the situation could go from here.
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the federal government is monitoring monkeypox cases and their chains of transmission after two cases were confirmed in this country.
The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.
Premier Jason Kenney spoke publicly Friday for the first time since dropping the bombshell announcement that he plans to step down as UCP leader and premier of Alberta.
An Ontario woman believes her daughter was discriminated against after she was allegedly kicked out of a local activity centre over her choice to wear a face mask.
A section of Dartmouth's Burnside Industrial Park was shut down Friday after a fire in a scrapyard triggered alerts and air quality warnings.
Some warmer temperatures are expected for the Maritimes during the upcoming May long weekend. With that, however, brings a few rounds of showers with a risk of thunderstorms.
The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has already cost $25.6 million to investigate the April 18-19, 2020, rampage -- and there are still about five months remaining in its mandate.
A man has critical injuries after a fire broke out in a garage in Scarborough Saturday morning.
A woman has life-altering injuries after being stabbed multiple times in Toronto overnight, according to police.
An Ontario woman believes her daughter was discriminated against after she was allegedly kicked out of a local activity centre over her choice to wear a face mask.
Quebec's College of Physicians and some top lawyers say there's lots of grey area in how Bill 96 will play out in health care -- even after multiple requests to the province to clear up confusion.
Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt monitoring devices to protect victims of conjugal violence.
The federal government said it is exploring the possibility of using its limited stockpile of smallpox vaccines to protect Quebecers from the recent outbreak of the disease's cousin, monkeypox.
This week, police officers in Sudbury and one from Sault Ste. Marie completed bicycle patrol training and fine-tuned their skills.
Preparations are underway for the upcoming Summer Moon Festival in Sault Ste. Marie.
The May long weekend is upon us and northern Ontarians didn't waste time Friday hitting the road and getting to their camp or cottage.
The OPP is reminding drivers to put safety first when they head out for long weekend road trips.
Dave Willacy was out early Friday to get his boat in the water and tuned up.
London police have deemed a fire at Ark Aid Street Mission that caused an estimated $50,000 ‘suspicious.’
A review of court records paints a disturbing picture of a Winnipeg man now charged in what the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) has described as the “horrifically grisly” homicide of a young Indigenous woman in North Kildonan.
The province has declared a state of local emergency within the Whiteshell Provincial Park, and says residents in the Betula Lake area should be prepared to evacuate
A missing man whose vehicle was discovered abandoned in a water-filled field in Southern Manitoba has been found dead.
A man found dead in Milton early Friday morning is believed to be Curtis Hesselink, the father of an 8-year-old boy found dead in Cambridge last week.
The City of Cambridge is investigating after a mysterious foam erupted from the intersection of Fountain Street and King Street twice in the past 24 hours.
Provincial police have provided new information about the age of a young girl whose body was found in the Grand River near Dunnville, Ont. earlier this week.
Zach Hyman scored the winning goal shorthanded for the Edmonton Oilers in Friday's 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames to even their playoff series at one victory apiece.
Police say the victim, a 14-year-old girl, was walking to school at the time.
Matthew Tkachuk says all of the Flames are behind Oilers fan Ben Stelter.
Saskatoon police are investigating after reports of two men being injured, shots fired and one person found dead.
A Saskatoon mother is sharing the importance of in-person doctor’s appointments after it took two years to figure out why her daughter was experiencing reoccurring respiratory issues.
Charleston Hughes is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after spending last season with the Toronto Argonauts.
Zach Hyman scored the winning goal shorthanded for the Edmonton Oilers in Friday's 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames to even their playoff series at one victory apiece.
A 36-year-old man was charged with two counts of second-degree murder Friday after two men, both in their 60s, were killed in central Edmonton on Wednesday.
Terry Dell has been living on the streets of central Edmonton for a few months now, and he's scared.
More and more magic mushroom dispensaries are popping up around Vancouver, and some say the movement is just getting started.
An exotic feline found prowling through Vancouver’s Shaughnessey neighbourhood is prohibited as a pet in the city, staff confirmed Friday.
How does B.C. prepare for a future with more “extreme” wildfires? A former wildland firefighter turned researcher has some ideas.
While the May long weekend is known as the unofficial start of summer, oftentimes in Saskatchewan, the holiday weekend comes with cold weather.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has leased more than 110,000 sq. ft. of the former Co-operators building on College Avenue, with plans to move hundreds of employees into the space.
A Regina police dog was seriously injured during an arrest of a man charged with sexual assault, on Thursday morning.
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