A new weapon in the fight against human trafficking was unveiled yesterday in Mississauga. An online training resource established, in part, by the Women’s Trucking Federation
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Brake Safety Week inspections run Aug. 22-28
North American enforcement teams will focus the spotlight on braking systems this week, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recognizes Brake Safety Week. This
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2 killed in crash on Highway 417 in rural west Ottawa
Victims are Mario Bernier, 54, and Jessica Derasp, 27, both of Ottawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say two people were struck and killed as they
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Cocaine seizure at US-Canada border leads to criminal charges against driver
POINT EDWARD, Ontario, Canada — Charges have been filed against the driver of a commercial truck following the seizure of 183 pounds of suspected cocaine
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Driver escapes safely after Fredericton Transit bus bursts into flames
No one injured in Tuesday afternoon incident on city’s northside, fire department says No one was injured when a Fredericton Transit bus caught fire on
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Fatal crash closes stretch of Highway 401 eastbound express lanes in Toronto
Closure is expected to last until noon, with traffic being diverted to collector lanes A stretch of eastbound express lanes on Highway 401 in Toronto
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Truck driver caught with $3 million worth of weed: “I was tricked”
A truck driver caught entering Detroit with 1,000 kilograms of marijuana has said that he was “tricked” into smuggling it across the border, and has
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Yes, that week-long driver crackdown is less than two weeks away
Commercial vehicle inspectors are gearing up for the next major trucker enforcement effort taking place in July. The CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week 2021 will
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RCMP arrest three as they break up illegal blockade of highway at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border
AMHERST, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP arrested three people Wednesday evening at a blockade of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. The
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Smugglers outfitted trucks for ‘staggering’ drug hauls to Canada, police say
Police bust alleged international smuggling ring that installed X-ray-proof compartments to evade border scans A drug-smuggling ring used commercial trucks with secret compartments to transport
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