Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Toronto Driver Busted For Driving In HOV Lane With 2 Mannequins In Tow

The Canadian Press, 09 Jul, 2015 09:50 AM

    TORONTO - Police say a Toronto driver has been charged after getting caught travelling in a marked HOV lane with two mannequins.

    An officer spotted the vehicle on the Gardiner Expressway at about 9 a.m. Wednesday.

    Police say the truck initially appeared to have three people inside — the requirement for travelling in the lane until July 27 because of Pan Am games traffic.

    But officers say the passengers did not seem lifelike and pulled the vehicle over, only to realize they were not people, but dressed mannequins.

    Officers say the driver was charged with the appropriate HOV offence — but at least everyone in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Finance Minister Joe Oliver Says Too Early To Say Whether We're In Recession

    Oliver says the country is well positioned to weather an economic battering but it is in a fragile environment with external factors like the price of oil and economic troubles in Europe.

    Finance Minister Joe Oliver Says Too Early To Say Whether We're In Recession

    B.C. Moves To Protect At-Risk Young Males With Free HPV Vaccine

    B.C. Moves To Protect At-Risk Young Males With Free HPV Vaccine
    Beginning in September, boys and men up to age 26 will be eligible for publicly funded HPV vaccine that offers broad protection from the most common sexually-transmitted infection.

    B.C. Moves To Protect At-Risk Young Males With Free HPV Vaccine

    Ontario Couple Rescued In B.C. Wilderness Wish They Could Hug Searchers

    Ontario Couple Rescued In B.C. Wilderness Wish They Could Hug Searchers
    PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — An Ontario couple rescued after spending six days lost in the British Columbia wilderness say they've been through a humbling experience and want to thank the searchers who looked for them.

    Ontario Couple Rescued In B.C. Wilderness Wish They Could Hug Searchers

    Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Sole Canadian In Municipal Climate-Change Group Meeting Pope

    Gregor Robertson will join about 30 other representatives of big cities from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas for a two-day visit with Pope Francis in Vatican City on July 21.

    Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Sole Canadian In Municipal Climate-Change Group Meeting Pope

    Alberta Man, 27, Arrested Following Backhoe Pursuit On New Brunswick Highway

    Alberta Man, 27, Arrested Following Backhoe Pursuit On New Brunswick Highway
    A 27-year-old Alberta man is in custody following an early morning low-speed pursuit on the Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick involving a backhoe.

    Alberta Man, 27, Arrested Following Backhoe Pursuit On New Brunswick Highway

    Case Of Pair Accused Of Plotting To Attack Halifax Mall Back In Court For Hearing

    Case Of Pair Accused Of Plotting To Attack Halifax Mall Back In Court For Hearing
    Twenty-three-year-old Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath of Geneva, Ill., and 20-year-old Randall Steven Shepherd of Halifax are each charged with conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit arson, illegal possession of dangerous weapons

    Case Of Pair Accused Of Plotting To Attack Halifax Mall Back In Court For Hearing