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Eight Local Motorists Facing Impaired Driving Charges After Weekend Checkstop

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Police checkstops and roving patrols throughout Red Deer last weekend resulted in eight motorists facing impaired driving charges.

Mounties say another couple also face multiple charges after colliding with another vehicle while attempting to flee a checkstop in a stolen car.

Around 9:30pm on December 3rd, RCMP allege a man driving a Nissan Sentra fled from a check stop they had set up on the 67th Street bridge. While fleeing the scene, the man struck a white Toyota Rav 4 in the area of 71 St and Gaetz Avenue. After that, the suspect driving the Sentra then fled the collision scene and hit a parked car-hauler trailer. At that time, the male driver and female passenger deserted the Sentra and proceeded to flee on foot.

Once EMS and fire staff arrived on scene, the 35 year old male driver of the Toyota Rav 4 was taken to hospital and treated for injuries that are serious but non-life-threatening.

RCMP say Police Dog Services pursued the pair of suspects to the Aladdin Hotel, where Mounties took the two into custody without incident. The male driver and female passenger from the Sentra were taken to hospital to be assessed for injuries sustained in the crash, while the woman was discharged. The man remains in hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the red Sentra had been reported stolen out of Red Deer the morning of December 1st.

A 31 year old Red Deer man will face charges of obstruction, two counts of failing to remain at the scene of a collision, two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, possession of stolen property and several Traffic Safety Act charges.

A 44 year old Red Deer woman faces charges of failing to remain at the scene of a collision and failing to comply with a recognizance. Their names will not be released at this time as the charges have not yet been sworn before the courts.

Meantime, roving patrols by RCMP on Friday, December 2nd resulted in four drivers being charged with impaired driving, five being charged for driving without insurance, one for producing an invalid insurance card, and several more for license plate infractions. The Saturday night checkstop resulted in four drivers being charged with impaired driving; in addition, two novice drivers received 30-day license suspensions and had the vehicles they were driving seized for a week as a result of having any amount of alcohol in their systems. One driver whose blood alcohol was between .05 and .08 had their license suspended for three days and their vehicle seized for three days. Another driver had their license suspended for 24 hours for driving under the influence of marijuana, and police confiscated a small amount of marijuana from the vehicles well.

RCMP say they will continue to run checkstops and roving patrols throughout the holiday season to seek out impaired drivers, in accordance with Red Deer’s Annual Policing Plan which outlines a commitment to safer roads.

(Photo courtesy of Alberta RCMP)

Lindsay has lived in Red Deer for over 25 years, and admires what the city of Red Deer offers as a community. In relation to journalism, she has previously worked in the business, and enjoys how photojournalism isn't just about a photo, but the story that is adjacent to it.

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Liberals, NDP admit closed-door meetings took place in attempt to delay Canadaā€™s next election

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By Anthony Murdoch

Pushing back the date would preserve the pensions of some of the MPs who could be voted out of office in October 2025.

Aides to the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that MPs from the Liberal and New Democratic Party (NDP) did indeed hold closed-door “briefings” to rewrite Canada’s elections laws so that they could push back the date of the next election.

The closed-door talks between the NDP and Liberals confirmed the aides included a revision that would guarantee some of its 28 MPs, including three of Trudeau’s cabinet members, would get a pension.

Allen Sutherland, who serves as the assistant cabinet secretary, testified before the House of Commons affairs committee that the changes to the Elections Act were discussed in the meetings.

“We attended a meeting where the substance of that proposal was discussed,” he said, adding that his “understanding is the briefing was primarily oral.”

According to Sutherland, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, it was only NDP and Liberal MPs who attended the secret meetings regarding changes to Canada’s Elections Act via Bill C-65, An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act before the bill was introduced in March.

As reported by LifeSiteNews before, the Liberals were hoping to delay the 2025 federal election by a few days in what many see as a stunt to secure pensions for MPs who are projected to lose their seats. Approximately 80 MPs would qualify for pensions should they sit as MPs until at least October 27, 2025, which is the newly proposed election date. The election date is currently set for October 20, 2025.

Sutherland noted when asked by Conservative MP Luc Berthold that he recalled little from the meetings, but he did confirm he attended “two meetings of that kind.”

“Didn’t you find it unusual that a discussion about amending the Elections Act included only two political parties and excluded the others?” Berthold asked.

Sutherland responded, “It’s important to understand what my role was in those meetings which was simply to provide background information.”

“My role was to provide information,” replied Sutherland, who added he could not provide the exact dates of the meetings.

MPs must serve at least six years to qualify for a pension that pays $77,900 a year. Should an election be called today, many MPs would fall short of reaching the six years, hence Bill C-65 was introduced by the Liberals and NDP.

The Liberals have claimed that pushing back the next election date is not over pensions but due to “trying to observe religious holidays,” as noted by Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen.

“Conservatives voted against this bill,” Berthold said, as they are “confident of winning re-election. We don’t need this change.”

Trudeau’s popularity is at a all-time low, but he has refused to step down as PM, call an early election, or even step aside as Liberal Party leader.

As for the amendments to elections laws, they come after months of polling in favour of the Conservative Party under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre.

A recent poll found that 70 percent of Canadians believe the country is “broken” as Trudeau focuses on less critical issues. Similarly, in January, most Canadians reported that they are worse off financially since Trudeau took office.

Additionally, a January poll showed that 46 percent of Canadians expressed a desire for the federal election to take place sooner rather than the latest mandated date in the fall of 2025.

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Trump takes Arizona, completes swing state sweep

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According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split.

Former President Donald Trump was declared the winner Saturday night in Arizona, marking the final swing state for the Republican to collect in his landslide victory.

Arizona was the seventh and final swing state to be decided, securing Trump 312 Electoral College votes.

All but Coconino, Apache, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties favored Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Maricopa County, the source of dozens of electoral challenges including a partisan ballot review of the 2020 election, is currently favoring Trump by more than 78,000 votes. Trump lost the state to President Joe Biden in 2020 by little more than 10,000 votes.

According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split.

Complete election results aren’t expected for at least another week, which is no different from previous cycles. Two-page ballots with dozens of judicial retention races and ballot propositions led to slower results in the days after polls closed. A new election integrity law enacted this year requiring polling stations to count envelopes before they can send off ballots added to the lag in results.

Both the Trump and Harris campaigns made Arizona a priority throughout the election cycle, either hosting rallies themselves or sending big-name surrogates.

Campaign volunteers descended on Maricopa County to join local activists who knocked on thousands of doors in the days before the election. Many residents complained about the barrage of phone calls, texts, emails, and flyers from numerous organizations.

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