Distracted drivers caught talking on hand-held communication devices, adjusting their GPS or watching DVDs will get three demerit points, starting Oct. 20, the province announced Wednesday.

CTV Ottawa: Steeper fines for distracted driving CTV’s Joanne Schnurr reports on a tough new law to dock demerit points for distracted drivers and to protect cyclists.

Transportation Minister Glen Murray says a combination of an intense education campaign and demerit points should help turn the tide of deadly distracted driving. “We are going to be moving in ...

Threats of financial loss don’t seem to be working for phone-obsessed motorists, so the Transportation Ministry is mulling a new weapon in its war on distracted driving: Demerit points and the ...

The penalty for being convicted of illegally using a cellphone while driving is a $115 fine and three demerit points. The penalties will apply even if the drivers are not talking, but are spotted ...

A driver in Vancouver needed just eight minutes to rack up more than $700 in fines and eight demerit points, all because of a reluctance to put down the phone. Vancouver Police posted a photo of ...