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Fears of massive spikes in the number of drugged drivers under a legal cannabis regime have so far failed to materialize with marijuana now being legal in B.C. … Paul  Doroshenko: “We never expected a flood of cases because in other jurisdictions where they legalized cannabis they have not had a flood of impaired drivers. […]

Police now have the power to demand a breath sample from anyone. Before, police had to have reasonable suspicion that someone was impaired either the smell of alcohol or drivers slurring their words. Now, the federal government made these changes to bring the law in line with drug-impaired driving laws that were recently reformed. The stronger

New impaired driving laws come into effect today. From now on, police officers throughout the country can demand a roadside breath test from any driver. the breath sample will be mandatory. police gonna ask for it even if they have no reasonable suspicion that someone has been driving. some lawyers think the new rule is

Canada’s new impaired driving laws kicked in Tuesday, giving law enforcement new powers when it comes to interacting with drivers. The new laws will give police officers the authority to demand breathalyzer tests from any driver they pull over.  Previously, officers could only test drivers if they had a reasonable suspicion the person was impaired.

Stricter drunk driving laws come into effect in Canada today. We speak to impaired driving lawyer Paul Doroshenko on the concerns he has about what these new rules mean. … “Well, first of all, the new probation which they call random breath testing is unconstitutional. The previous scheme we had where the police need to

As of midnight, police no longer need a reason to ask drivers they think could be drunk or high for a breath sample. The overnight change in Canadian law that some critics are calling unconstitutional also ensures those caught behind the wheel while impaired will face steeper fines and a higher risk of jail time.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Drivers charged with impaired driving offences are now being publicly named by York, Ont., police, but one lawyer calls the move unconstitutional and ineffective. Vancouver lawyer Paul Doroshenko is opposed to the naming and shaming of the charged drivers and says it’s a move that doesn’t reflect on the true issue

The RCMP’s new tool for testing whether you have been consuming marijuana doesn’t come without controversy. Since its approval by the federal justice minister on Aug. 29, the Nova Scotia RCMP have received three new Dragar DrugTest 5000s. Within a 24-hour period last weekend, they demanded blood samples from a 42-year-old Pomquet man and a

First-time shoplifters will no longer be prosecuted in two of Toronto’s busiest police divisions as part of a pilot project called “Shop Theft”. It will allow a stall theft prevention officer to release an accused after the details of the incident are called into a division instead of waiting sometimes hours for police to answer

Are You OK with a judge ordering Amazon to hand over an Alexa recording that might contain audio of two women being murdered? Amazon was ordered by a judge to hand over recordings taken by an Echo device in the New Hampshire home where Christine Sullivan lived with her boyfriend. Sullivan was found murdered in

The 25-year-old driver charged in connection with a fatal crash in Surrey, B.C. over the weekend has nine previous driving infractions on his record. Nicolas Karvouniaris was allegedly behind the wheel of a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that crossed into oncoming traffic on 88 Avenue early Sunday morning, hitting a Ford Escape and killing the driver.