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Harsher penalties coming for Sask. speeders, those responsible for crashes
By 980 CJMESGI's Safe Driver Recognition program is changing in just over a month.Starting Oct. 12, a speeding conviction will now come with a harsher penalty. Drivers will lose points for all speeding...
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Collisions with wildlife up in Saskatchewan
By 980 CJMEThe Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF), along with SGI, is encouraging drivers to be careful when traveling on the province's roads and highways.There has been a large increase in the...
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More than 330 drunk drivers stopped by police in Sask. in October
By 980 CJMEPolice stopped more than 330 drunk drivers during SGI and law enforcement’s province-wide focus on drunk driving in October.SGI reports there were 335 offences related to impaired driving in...
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Sask. police use new technology to find unregistered vehicles, suspended drivers
By Lauren GoloskyIn an average day, RCMP Sgt. Al Hofland estimates a police officer can scan 80 license plates a day.An automated license plate reader (ALPR) can scan 120 license plates – an hour.SGI...
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UPDATE: New year, new fees: SGI hiking prices in 2017
By Sarah MillsExpect to pay more for SGI services in 2017.The Crown corporation announced an increase in prices “to better reflect the costs of delivering services”, according to a news...
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SGI aims to diminish distracted driving
By Jessika Guse A new distracted driving law will take effect Sunday at 12:01 a.m. The wording of the new legislation now includes holding, viewing, using or manipulating a cell phone while driving....
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One year later: what's changed since a drunk driver killed the Van de Vorst...
By 650 CKOMIt's a somber anniversary for a Saskatoon family that lost four members in a drunk driving crash one year ago.Parents Jordan and Chandra Van de Vorst and their two children – two-year-old...
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Thin ice: Sask. drivers warned after truck falls into river
By 650 CKOMPeople are being warned about driving over ice after a truck fell through at a popular crossing north of Saskatoon. Warman Fire Rescue got a call around 7:30 a.m. Sunday of a pickup truck...
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Distracted driving tickets up, highest in Sask. since 2014
By 980 CJMEIt seems people in Saskatchewan just aren’t getting the message to put down the cellphone while they’re behind the wheel.Last month, police in Saskatchewan issued the most tickets for...
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SGI says speed-related deaths, crashes down
By 650 CKOMIn a week that has highlighted some heavy-footed tendencies among Saskatoon drivers, SGI says there has been progress in the fight to curb speeding. A 16-year-old boy was fined more than...
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SGI ad uses photos of Sask. victims to target drunk drivers
By Sarah MillsThe sound of sobbing echoed through the Legislature as SGI played its 2017 impaired driving campaign ad for the first time on Thursday.Members of the government's administration team...
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Police chief, SGI consider penalty for keys left in cars
By 650 CKOMShould drivers be penalized for leaving their keys inside their vehicles?It's a question some are starting to ask after a fatal crash involving a stolen vehicle Monday in Saskatoon.A group...
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Saskatchewan’s seatbelt laws turn 40
By Jessie AntonIt's been 40 years since seatbelt laws came into effect in Saskatchewan, and Wednesday SGI was reminding the public just how important it is to buckle up.Belton and Bella, two straw...
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Bar owners, industry groups call SGI lawsuits a positive step
By 650 CKOMAn unprecedented move by SGI is being heralded as a turning point by industry groups and family of drunk driving victims.The province filed lawsuits Thursday against Industrial Kitchen &...
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SGI sees hail, water damage claims begin following storm
By 650 CKOMClaims are beginning to roll in at SGI following Monday night's storm in Saskatoon. By late Tuesday afternoon, the company reported getting about 68 property claims with 50 of those for...
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