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    Media Resources for the 2026 Alberta Incident Report

    Everything journalists, editors, and producers need to cover the report: ready-to-quote stats, pull-quotes, pre-written pitch emails, and a direct line to our research team.

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    Fast Facts

    Pre-cleared statistics with primary sources. Quote freely with attribution to Titan Barriers Inc.

    100+
    Daily Storefront Crashes (North America)

    Vehicles crash into commercial buildings and storefronts more than 100 times every day in the U.S. and Canada.

    Source
    16,000
    Annual U.S. Storefront-Crash Injuries

    Storefront crashes injure as many as 16,000 people annually in the United States.

    Source
    2,600
    Annual U.S. Storefront-Crash Deaths

    Storefront crashes kill as many as 2,600 people each year in the United States.

    Source
    41
    Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes per Year, GTA

    An average of 41 vehicles crashed into buildings every year in the Greater Toronto Area between 2018 and 2022.

    Source
    1,964
    Canadian Motor-Vehicle Fatalities (2023)

    Canada recorded 1,964 motor-vehicle fatalities in 2023 — the highest count in a decade.

    Source
    280+
    Daily Collisions in Alberta

    Alberta reported over 100,000 vehicle collisions in 2021 — roughly 280 every day.

    Source
    $20M
    Ontario Child-Care Safety Barrier Fund

    Ontario launched the $20 million Liam Riazati Memorial Fund to install permanent safety barriers at licensed child-care centres after a fatal 2025 crash.

    Source
    250%
    Surge in Canadian Jewelry-Store Smash & Grabs

    Vehicle-assisted jewelry-store robberies surged 250% year-over-year in Canada as of June 2025.

    Source

    Pull-Quotes

    Approved attributable quotes from the report's findings.

    "Vehicles crash into commercial buildings more than 100 times every day across North America — injuring an estimated 16,000 people and killing 2,600 in the U.S. alone each year."

    — Titan Barriers Inc., 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report

    "Canadian commercial insurers are rewriting the rules. For cannabis retail and jewelry stores, bollard installation has moved from best practice to mandatory condition of coverage."

    — Titan Barriers Inc., 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report

    "Calgary recorded 12 vehicle-assisted cannabis-store ram-raids in November 2023 alone. Edmonton, Toronto, and Vancouver have all seen the same pattern accelerate."

    — Titan Barriers Inc., 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report

    "Ontario's $20 million Liam Riazati Memorial Fund — created after an 18-month-old was killed by an SUV at a Richmond Hill daycare — is the Canadian policy turning point. Alberta has not yet followed."

    — Titan Barriers Inc., 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report

    "If a single severe vehicle-into-building incident costs ten times the install, the bollards pay for themselves at any annual crash probability above 10 percent."

    — Titan Barriers Inc., 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report

    "Hinton, AB confirmed in September 2025 that the threat reaches Alberta's schools. The province has not waited for an incident before — and it should not wait now."

    — Titan Barriers Inc., 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report

    Pitch Templates

    Three ready-to-send pitch emails. Copy, replace the bracketed name, send.

    News pitch — Local angle

    Subject: New Alberta data: vehicle-into-building incidents underreported, insurers tightening coverage

    Hi {{Reporter}},

Titan Barriers Inc. has just published the 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report — a five-year review compiled from 332 verified sources covering 2020–2025.

Key findings relevant to your readers:
• 8 publicly-documented Alberta incidents in the last five years, including the September 2025 Hinton high school crash and a 12-incident series of Calgary cannabis-store ram-raids in late 2023.
• Canadian commercial insurers (HUB International, Marsh Canada, Aon) are now requiring bollard installation as a condition of coverage for high-risk classes.
• Toronto smash-and-grab robberies were up 105% in 2024; Canadian jewelry-store robberies surged 250% year-over-year by mid-2025.

The full report is free, gate-free, and citation-dense at:
https://titanbarriers.com/resources/2026-alberta-vehicle-incident-report

Happy to provide expert commentary, hi-res charts, or a site visit on request.

— Titan Barriers Inc.
sales@titanbarriers.com · titanbarriers.com

    Trade publication pitch

    Subject: Data brief: Canadian insurers now treat bollards as a condition of coverage

    Hi {{Editor}},

For your underwriting / risk readership: Titan Barriers Inc. has compiled the 2026 Alberta Vehicle-Into-Building Incident Report — including a dedicated section on Canadian insurance impact.

Highlights for industry coverage:
• HUB International, Marsh Canada, and Aon now integrate vehicle-impact protection into underwriting.
• Cannabis retail and jewelry policies routinely require bollards.
• The U.S. $91M 7-Eleven settlement is being cited by Canadian insurers as the new liability benchmark.

Full citation index, ASTM rating guidance, and ROI math:
https://titanbarriers.com/resources/2026-alberta-vehicle-incident-report

— Titan Barriers Inc.
sales@titanbarriers.com

    Municipal / property-manager outreach

    Subject: Free Alberta-specific safety report for property managers

    Hi {{Manager}},

We've published a free 10,000-word report on vehicle-into-building incidents in Alberta — with practical guidance on bylaw compliance (Edmonton 20001, Calgary 1P2007), ASTM rating selection, and insurance disclosure.

No gate, no email required:
https://titanbarriers.com/resources/2026-alberta-vehicle-incident-report

If you'd like a site walk-through or a printed summary for your team, just reply.

— Titan Barriers Inc.
sales@titanbarriers.com · (587) 771-2105

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