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Police Crack Down on Thanksgiving Traffic, Targeting Impaired Driving

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC · How we work

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London Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police are stepping up traffic enforcement during Thanksgiving weekend.
Officers are conducting Operation Impact, a national safety campaign running from Friday to Monday.
The campaign targets impaired, distracted, aggressive driving, speeding and seatbelt non-use.
Thanksgiving weekend recorded the second-highest road fatalities in a decade, with 13 deaths.
In 2025 Canada reported over 123,000 Criminal Code traffic offences, including nearly 67,400 impaired offences.

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London Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police are stepping up traffic enforcement during Thanksgiving weekend.
Officers are conducting Operation Impact, a national safety campaign running from Friday to Monday.
The campaign targets impaired, distracted, aggressive driving, speeding and seatbelt non-use.
Thanksgiving weekend recorded the second-highest road fatalities in a decade, with 13 deaths.
In 2025 Canada reported over 123,000 Criminal Code traffic offences, including nearly 67,400 impaired offences.