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Calgarians reporting more suspected drunk drivers
By Jenna McMurray
Calgary Sun
March 3, 2010
No excuse for impaired driving
Halifax News Net
January 8, 2010
Bus rides popular
St. Thomas Times-Journal
January 6, 2010
MADD report suggests that Alberta’s traffic safety laws need improvement
By Professors Robert Solomon and Erika Chamberlain
Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario
January 5, 2010
Sculpture sends message about impaired driving
Burnaby Now
Tom Berridge
December 19, 2009
Look out, drunk drivers
Telegraph-Journal
By Jeff Ducharme
December 18, 2009
New MADD campaign urges Nova Scotians to help 'save lives'
Metro Halifax
By Aly Thomson
December 16, 2009
Drivers Urged to Report Impaired Drivers
Halifax News Net
December 16, 2009
Random tests could prevent drunk driving fatalities: MD
Vancouver Sun
By Pamela Fayerman
December 10, 2009
Memorial planned in memory of drunk-driving victims
Times and Transcript
December 10th, 2009
MADD/Funeral home to erect memorial wall in Moncton
91.9 News
December 09, 2009
Civilians asked for help in seasonal fight against impaired drivers
Kelowna.com
By Joe Fries
December 9, 2009
Legislation moving in right direction: SGI
Leader-Post
By Heather Polischuk
December 9, 2009
MADD wants students to think for themselves
Alliston Herald
By Matthew Talbot
December 8, 2009
Step up fight against drunk drivers
Edmonton Sun
By Roy Clancy
December 6, 2009
Sobering memories at RIDE launch
The Hamilton Spectator
December 5, 2009
Mothers get MADD
My Town Crier.ca
By Karolyn Coorsh
December 4, 2009
Drunk driving toll nears homicide losses
Calgary Sun
By Michael Platt
December 3, 2009
New drinking and driving rules nab 10,000
Sun Media
By Antonella Artuso
December 3, 2009
Province gets low grade for impaired driving laws
Telegraph-Journal
December 3, 2009
'Fines are going up'
Telegraph-Journal
By Mary-Ellen Saunders/Telegraph-Journal
December 3, 2009
N.B. ranks 2nd worst in MADD report
CBC – New Brunswick
December 3, 2009
Red Ribbon campaign kicks off
Chatham This Week
December 2, 2009
Alberta complacent on drunk driving: MADD
CBC News
December 2, 2009
Ontario's drunk driving laws the nation's best: MADD
Canwest News Service
December 2, 2009
M.A.D.D. report card shows big improvement for P.E.I.
The Guardian
December 2, 2009
Low grade for BC from MADD
CKNW AM 980
December 2, 2009
MADD rates drunk driving laws, Alberta gets B-
CHQR
December 2, 2009
Alberta gets poor reviews in recent MADD report
CTV Edmonton
December 2, 2009
P.E.I. ranks third in MADD report
CBC News
December 2, 2009
MADD: C+ for B.C.'s fight against drunk driving
NEWS1130
December 2, 2009
M.A.D.D. gives Ontario top marks
CTV – Southwestern Ontario
December 2, 2009
‘I did everything that I could to stop impaired driving’
Kings County Advertiser
By Ashley Thompson
December 1, 2009
MADD buys video flashlights for police
CBC News
December 1, 2009
Ribbons a reminder: think behind the wheel
Kings County Advertiser
By Ashley Thompson
November 30, 2009
Big turnout for first run in Heather Saaltink's memory
Standard Freeholder
By Michael Peeling
November 30, 2009
Getting the message out
By Monique Chiasson
The Truro Daily News
November 29, 2009
Annual holiday campaign takes aim at impaired drivers
Metro Halifax
By Amy Bond
November 27, 2009
Ongoing effort
The Sackville Tribune Post - Editorial
November 26 2009
Families of Pie Ladies donate breathalyzer
The Daily News
By Trevor Terfloth
November 25, 2009
MADD promotes safe driving through holidays
Time and Transcript
November 24th, 2009
Victims of drunk driving remembered at ceremony
Red Deer Advocate
By Stacy O'Brien
November 23, 2009
If you drink, don't drive, says MADD
The Intelligencer
By Jason Miller
November 23, 2009
MADD hosts vigil for those lost
The Daily Press
By Chelsey Romain
November 22, 2009
Service honours victims of drunk driving
The Times-Journal
November 21, 2009
MADD launches its annual ribbon campaign
Burnaby Now
By Paul Andrew
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Drinking and driving touches everyone
The Amherst Daily News
By Darrell Cole
November 20, 2009
Crash stats are loved ones lost, hurt: MADD president
Metro Ottawa
By Tracey Tong
November 19, 2009
Campaign set to distribute up to 100,000 red ribbons in city
Metro Ottawa
By Tracey Tong
November 19, 2009
Editorial: A movie with a sad ending
The Province
November 19, 2009
MADD Launches Red Ribbon Campaign
MYFM 98.7 Napanee
November 19, 2009
MADD set to launch Project Red Ribbon
novanewsnow.com
November 19, 2009
MADD Ottawa launches annual red ribbon campaign
Metro Ottawa
By Tracey Tong
November 18, 2009
5th Annual Project Red Ribbon Kicks Off
November 18, 2009
The Hawk – 101.5
Local MADD chapter getting their name out there
The Lacombe Globe
By Heather Pickett
November 17, 2009
Vigil for victims of drunk drivers
By Chelsey Romain
The Daily Press
November 17, 2009
York Regional Police officer wins prestigious MADD award
yorkregion.com
November 16, 2009
MADD collects $1,200 in Pictou
November 16, 2009
Remembering victims, pledging change
The Hants Journal View
by Christy Marsters
November 13, 2009
MADD drives message home
The News
November 13, 2009
Red ribbons offer reminder
Nanaimo Bulletin
November 12, 2009
Major efforts needed to stamp out scourge of impaired driving
NewsDurhamRegion.com
November 12, 2009
Tolls a traffic-stopping success for MADD
This Week – Sarnia & Lambton County
By Steve Coleman
November 11, 2009
Red Ribbon Means Responsible Driving
The Windsor Star
November 10, 2009
Red Ribbon campaign begins
The Observer
By Paul Morden
November 8, 2009
Report Impaired Drivers
The Calgary Herald
November 8, 2009
Durham MADD chapter kicks off 2009 red ribbon campaign
NewDurhamRegion.com
By Chris Hall
November 7, 2009
MADD supports random testing
Letter to the Editor
The Windsor Star
November 7, 2009
Madd 'frustrated' drunk driving still occurs
The Edmonton Sun
By Kristy Brownlee
November 6, 2009
MADD Campaign
MIX 96.7
November 6, 2009
Runners to commemorate Saaltink’s life
Standard Freeholder
By Kathleen Hay
November 6, 2009
MADD urges partiers to take a taxi home
Calgary Herald
By Jason Van Rassel
November 6, 2009
MADD sounds holiday red alert
Calgary Sun
By Katie Schneider
November 6, 2009
Project Red Ribbon urges sober driving
The Winnipeg Sun
By Chris Kitching
November 6, 2009
Red ribbons are back to help fight drunk driving
Metro Edmonton
By Candice Ward
November 6, 2009
MADD Chatham-Kent launches ‘Red Ribbon’ campaign
Chatham-Kent Daily Post
By Aaron Hall
November 6, 2009
MADD encourages sober-driving ribbons
Winnipeg Free Press
November 5, 2009
MADD wants drivers to ‘tie one on’
Chatham Daily News
By Ellwood Shreve
November 5, 2009
MADD Red Ribbon campaign begins
AM 640 - Edmonton
November 5, 2009
MADD Red Ribbon campaign underway
The Orangeville Banner
November 5 2009
MADD Canada’s Red Ribbon Flies Again
Wawa News Online
November 5, 2009
MADD chapter to fund memorial garden
Williams Lake Tribune
November 5, 2009
Red ribbon campaign starts
The Sun Times – Letter to the Editor
November 4, 2009
Get involved – call 911 and keep our roads safe
BayToday.ca
By Kate Adams
November 4, 2009
Drunk changed their lives 'forever'
The Toronto Sun
By Tom Godfrey
November 4, 2009
Devastated families spread message
London Free Press
By Randy Richmond
November 3, 2009
MADD launches annual Red Ribbon campaign
Inside Toronto
November 3, 2009
Wasted in Mission
Abbotsford Mission Times
November 3, 2009
It’s time to tie on one
Bay Today.ca
By Kate Adams
November 2, 2009
Time to tie on a red ribbon to support MADD
The Lacombe Globe
By Heather Pickett
November 2, 2009
MADD urges partygoers to drive safe this Halloween
Williams Lake Tribue
October 30, 2009
MADD Halton launching red ribbon campaign at Burlington Mall tomorrow
The Burlington Post
October 30, 2009
MADD Halton to launch annual Red Ribbon campaign tomorrow
Georgetown and Independent Free Press
October 29, 2009
MADD educates Whistler students
The Question
By Penny Busewell
October 28, 2009
MADD delivers vivid message on drunk driving
Rainy River Record
By Ken Johnston
October 20, 2009
Minister supports random breath tests
By Janice Tibbetts
Canwest News Services
October 20, 2009
MADD Award
Telegraph-Journal
October 19, 2009
City MADD chapter presents Wasted screening to high school students
Williams Lake Tribune
October 16, 2009
Alberta law cracks down on stoned drivers
CBC News
October 15, 2009
MADD honours local officer
The Georgetown Independent and Free Press
October 15 2009
Calgary police chief backs random breathalyzer tests
By Sherri Zickefoose
Calgary Herald
October 8, 2009
Campaign targets drunk driving
CTV Calgary
October 8, 2009
Random breathalyzer tests considered for Canada
CBC News
October 5, 2009
Fini debuts at Mathieu Martin
By Brent Mazerolle
September 29, 2009
MADD launches French program in New Brunswick
Canadian Driver
September 28, 2009
New MADD film drives home sobering message
Oakville Beaver
By Tina Depko
Sep 23, 2009
Drunk driver jailed for life
The Canadian Press
By Sidhartha Banerjee
September 10, 2009
Drunk driver's life sentence a 'small victory': victim's family
Canwest News Services
By Paul Cherry
September 9, 2009
ARRIVE ALIVE: MADD goes walking
Burnaby News Leader
August 26, 2009
Head-on collision involving two suspected impaired drivers outrages drunk-driving opponents
Sun Media
By Clara Ho
August 22, 2009
MADD Mobile joins fight against drunk driving
Telegraph-Journal
August, 14, 2009
Curb drinking and driving
Lethbridge Sun Times
July 30, 2009
Safety in numbers
The Independent & Free Press
July 30 2009
Citizen reports push up impaired charges
The Barrie Advance
By Janis Ramsay
July 30, 2009
Recent deaths show Alberta must get tough on drunk driving, MADD says
By Lisa Arrowsmith
The Canadian Press
July 25, 2009
Carnage continues on Alberta highways
News 990 AM
July 24, 2009
Four officers earn awards
Innisfil Scope
July 15
DUI is serious problem
By Robert Solomon, Suzie Chiodo and Andrew Murie,
Special to The Windsor Star
July 6, 2009
Police, M.A.D.D. team up for safe roads campaign
The Independent & Free Press – Georgetown
July 2, 2009
Is Canada really ‘tough on drunk drivers’?
The Lawyers Weekly
June 26, 2009
City starts unique pilot project
Nanaimo Daily News
By Walter Cordery
June 20, 2009
Video message is tops
Burnaby Now
By Jennifer Moreau
June 20, 2009
76 licences suspended under tougher rules
The Windsor Star
By Monica Wolfson
June 16, 2009
Memories flood MADD Walk
The London Free Press
June 15, 2009
Moncton teen wins MADD film contest
Times and Transcript
Friday June 12th, 2009
Walking, running like MADD
St. Thomas Times Journal
By Kyle Rea
June 9, 2009
Forum tackles teen drinking
Times Colonist
By Matthew Pearson,
June 8, 2009
Town grads allowed 10 drinks at party
The StarPhoenix
By Lana Haight,
June 6, 2009
Province taking right direction in impaired driving laws: MADD Canada president
The Journal Pioneer
By Nancy MacPhee
June 6, 2009
Mock disaster raises awareness about drinking and driving
Kings County Record
By Terrence McEachern
June 2, 2009
Imagining a safer world
The Journal Pioneer
By Nancy MacPhee
June 1, 2009
Stop the carnage
The Journal Pioneer – Editorial
June 1, 2009
Collision season begins
Leduc Representative
May 22, 2009
Just a few beers? Get ready to walk home
St. Thomas Times Journal
May 15, 2009
Who's picking you up? A taxi or a hearse?
The Progress.com
May 14, 2009
A sobering message - Grieving mom's tragic story an education for students
The Hamilton Spectator
By Carmelina Prete
May 14, 2009
Letter to the Editor – Thank you from MADD
Castanet.net
May 12, 2009
MADD supporters walk to remember
North Island Gazette
May 12, 2009
Purple Ribbon Campaign turns light on drunk driving
The Observer
By Tara Hogan
May 12, 2009
P.E.I. MADD chapters applaud stronger penalties for drinking drivers
The Guardian
May 12, 2009
MADD pleased by new laws
The Daily Press
By Brandon Walker
May 11, 2009
MADD memories - Fundraising walk at Gillies Lake on Saturday
The Daily Press
By Chelsey Romain
May 9, 2009
Don’t forget to lace up your runners and walk like MADD
BayToday.ca
By Kate Adams
May 8, 2009
Sobriety message for students timed for proms
London Free Press
By Patrick Maloney
May 7, 2009
MADD launches Campaign 911 to report suspected impaired drivers
Waterloo Chronicle
May 06, 2009
MADD announces walk-a-thon events
Canadian Driver
May 6, 2009
MADD presentation shows students the real risks of impaired driving
Southshore now.ca
By Lisa Brown
May 5, 2009
RCMP snag impaired driver thanks to tip
The Western Star
May 5, 2009
New law revises roadside licence suspension period for drivers blowing a 'Warn'
myKawartha.com
By Mary Riley
May 4, 2009
MADD Launches New Campaign
VOCM Newfoundland
May 3, 2009
Durham reacts to Ontario's Increased license suspensions for drinking and driving
Newsdurhamregion.com
May 1, 2009
By Chris Hall
Quick start to RIDE
Toronto Sun
April 30
MADD’s Campaign 911 urges reporting impaired drivers
Canadian Driver
April 30, 2009
Drivers who repeatedly blow in the ‘warn’ range face tougher sanctions
Waterloo Chronicle
By Melinda Dalton, Chronicle Staff
April 29, 2009
New law revises roadside licence suspension period for drivers blowing a 'Warn'
Mykawartha.com
By Mary Riley
April 29, 2009
Fair warning
WaterlooChronicle.ca
By Melinda Dalton
April 29, 2009
P.E.I.'s new drunk-driving rules likely not enough for MADD Canada
CBC.ca
April 29, 2009
MADD handed provincial award
The Barrie Examiner
April 28, 2009
Still MADD over drunk drivers
By Mike Sheeler
April 24, 2009
Memorial to mark drunk driving tragedy
The Windsor Star
By Trevor Wilhelm
April 24, 2009
MADD fumes over woes at local court
YorkRegion.com
By Joe Fantauzzi
April 23, 2009
Setting new standards - New rules of the road; Alcohol limit for youths now set at zero
The Record.com
By Cherri Greeno
April 22, 2009
Police tipped about impaired driver
FM93
April 20, 2009
Police credit 911 callers for pre-empting collision
The Banner - Orangeville
April 16, 2009
Accused drunk driver keeps cool
Chronicle-Herald
By Steve Bruce
April 16, 2009
I'm angry, I'm hurt and I've had enough
BayToday.ca
By Kate Adams
April 02, 2009
Decisions have lasting effects
The Tribune
By Kaesha Forand
April 1, 2009
Driver alerts police to suspected drunk driver
The Record.com
March 28, 2009
Sobering workshop begins golf season
By Joe Belanger
London Free Press
March 27, 2009
Plan your St. Patrick’s Day: MADD Canada
Canadian Driver
March 15, 2009
Wasted may save a life
By Mary Nolan
The Hamilton Spectator
March 11, 2009
Group blasts conditional sentence for wrong-way drunk
By Keith Fraser,
Canwest News Service
March 5, 2009
Get tougher on drunk driving
Times Colonist - Editorial
March 2, 2009
Sign puts spotlight on drunk drivers
By Lisa Tallyn
Georgetown Independent & Free Press
March 2, 2009
Valley motorist reports drunk driver to police
Telegraph –Journal
Feb. 28, 2009
Police step up fight against impaired driving
By Jeff Ducharme
Telegraph-Journal
Feb. 23, 2009
MPs debate new criminal sanctions for impaired driving
By Janice Tibbetts
Canwest News Service
Monday, February 23, 2009
MADD Canada, Alcool NB Liquor and local police forces partner to raise awareness for Campaign 911
Alcool NB Liquor Press Release
nbliquor.com
February 20, 2009
Toughen drunk driving laws: MP
Times & Transcript
Feb. 18, 2009
Mandatory ignition interlocks for convicted drunk drivers set in motion
CBC News
Feb. 2, 2009