Tag Archives: SGI

A new distracted driving law will take effect Sunday at 12:01 a.m.   The wording of the new legislation now includes holding, viewing, using or manipulating a cell phone while driving. ...

Expect to pay more for SGI services in 2017. The Crown corporation announced an increase in prices "to better reflect the costs of delivering services", according to a news release. Administrative fee...

In an average day, RCMP Sgt. Al Hofland estimates a police officer can scan 80 license plates a day. An automated license plate reader (ALPR) can scan 120 license plates - an hour. SGI invested $800,0...

Police stopped more than 330 drunk drivers during SGI and law enforcement's province-wide focus on drunk driving in October. SGI reports there were 335 offences related to impaired driving in total, i...

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF), along with SGI, is encouraging drivers to be careful when traveling on the province's roads and highways. There has been a large increase in the amount...

SGI's Safe Driver Recognition program is changing in just over a month. Starting Oct. 12, a speeding conviction will now come with a harsher penalty. Drivers will lose points for all speeding convicti...

Saskatchewan law enforcement were busy in July handing out tickets for speeding, aggressive driving, and other infractions, all part of that month's traffic safety blitz. According to the numbers prov...

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is launching its new facial recognition software on Aug. 24, which will be in place when issuing new driver's licences and photo ID cards. Facial recognition te...

Several customers are said to be affected after a privacy breach involving SGI. The crown said an employee at an independent driver's license issuing office in Vonda was caught snooping on its compute...

The number of car crash deaths in the province last year was the lowest recorded in decades, and the government believes photo radar played a part. There were 121 people killed on Saskatchewan roads i...