by XPolice | Apr 16, 2019 | Driving Concerns, London & Area, News
A law firm in London, Ontario is challenging changes recently made to Canada’s drunk driving laws. The government ratified new legislation in mid-December that, in part, gave police the power to demand a breath sample of any driver they pull over. On April 10,...
by XPolice | Jan 21, 2019 | Driving Concerns, National
In their effort to prevent impaired driving, the Liberals have given police new powers. Those powers may be unconstitutional. Part Two of Bill C-46, the law-enforcement component of the legislation that legalized the sale of cannabis, became law Dec. 18. While most of...
by XPolice | Dec 14, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
A Greater Sudbury man facing impaired driving and refusing a breath sample charges arising from an early morning vehicle stop on Ramsey Lake Road has been convicted of the Highway Traffic Act charge of careless driving. On Thursday, Ontario Court Justice Richard...
by XPolice | Mar 22, 2018 | News, Sudbury & Area
Judge rules Charter rights were violated during 2016 arrest A Sudbury man who was arrested for drinking and driving saw his charges stayed last week because Greater Sudbury Police failed to serve him in French. Zacharie Tessier was arrested back in July 2016 with...
by XPolice | May 5, 2017 | News, Sudbury & Area
A Sudbury man has lost a bid to have drunk driving charges tossed because they took too long to be resolved at trial. Ontario Court Justice Andre Guay ruled he did not find any unreasonable delay in the case against Michael Mahaffy, 55. As a result, Justice Guay...
