After much discussion over the past year, Alberta’s distracted driving law came into effect on September 1.
Under the current legislation, drivers are prohibited from doing a series of distraction such as texting while driving, applying makeup, having a pet out of its carrier, and even programming a GPS while the vehicle is in motion. Not [...]

Alberta Transportation Minister Luke Ouellette made a promise over the summer: that his government would come up with the toughest law on distracted driving.  On November 17, the promise turned into reality as the Alberta legislature approved a new bill that will ban distractions such as texting while driving.
Under the new the Traffic Safety Amendment [...]

A distracted driving bill is scheduled to be studied this fall in Alberta, but in the meantime, a Calgary judge found a way to punish a young man for texting while driving. 
Provincial court Judge Les Grieve lectured handed the 21-year-old man the maximum $2,000 fine for careless driving under the current Traffic Safety Act.   On [...]

“The government of Alberta will present next fall what it calls “the most comprehensive distracted drivig legislation in Canada”, which would among other things make texting while driving illegal.
In the Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, drivers who engage in any of the activities identified as distracted driving would face a fine of $172.  Cops [...]

A report from Alberta’s Workplace Health and Safety confirms the death of Sefatullah Khanzadeh, a young landscaper working for the city of Edmonton, was caused by a distracted driver who never seemed to realize she had hit him.
The landscaper was working on a clear and sunny day on July 24 when a Honda Civic crashed [...]