44 h. ago Mayors call on Ford to cover municipalities’ speed camera cancellation costs

Ford has announced that his government will introduce legislation this month to prohibit the use of speed cameras across the province.

Politics

5 d. ago BUTLER: Ford’s speed camera ban puts building before blaming

The premier's infrastructure-first approach could vindicate progressive theories about road safety

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8 d. ago Back off our speed cameras, Premier Ford | Letters To The Editor

Monday: Sept. 29: Citizen readers aren't slowing down in their feedback on the speed camera fiasco. Plus, gratitude for Mollypenny

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9 d. ago Speed cameras in London: A 'tax grab' or road safety success?

London's deputy mayor calls Premier Doug Ford's decision to ban speed cameras 'short-sighted'

Economics

9 d. ago Toronto mayor resisting speed camera ban, plans to tell residents to complain to province

Chow said she plans to bring a motion to city council designed to lobby MPPs and public opinion against an impending speed camera ban.

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9 d. ago Two GTA mayors disagree with Ford’s decision to ban automated speed cameras

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made “the wrong decision” when it comes to his proposed legislative ban on automated speed cameras when MPPs return to work in October. “Speed cameras work,” Chow told reporters Thursday following the Premier’s announcement. “They help save lives. And we know speeding kills. Today, the […]

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1 week ago Ford government likely to unveil next steps in speed camera battle

The premier is scheduled to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. in Vaughan after teasing his plans to give Ontario cities money to install speed bumps and flashing lights.

Politics

1 week ago Ontario mayor who removed his city’s speed cameras wrote the law that introduced them

In a statement, Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca said he believed the right regulations were needed for speed cameras. He said he has heard from residents they're not working.

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1 week ago The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.

Politics

1 week ago Premier Ford joins Barrie mayor in visiting city’s homeless encampments

Premier Doug Ford made a weekend visit to Barrie, where he joined Mayor Alex Nuttall in touring the city’s homeless encampments. In a Facebook post shared by Nuttall on Saturday, the two can be seen visiting the sites. Nuttall called for provincial support earlier this month after declaring a state of emergency over the encampments, […]

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2 w. ago Ontario city stops speed camera use as Ford pushes for end to ‘tax grab’

The City of Vaughan has formally dropped its use of automated speed enforcement cameras as Ontario’s premier urges municipalities that have them to end the “tax grab.”

Economics

3 w. ago Ontario municipalities urge Ford to reconsider plan to ditch speed cameras

Ford reacted to news earlier this week that 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two nights, saying if municipalities don't ditch them, he will.

Politics

3 w. ago Randall Denley: Championing speeders is an awkward look for law

What’s the message? Vandalize a speed camera and the premier will take up your case?

Sport

3 w. ago Toronto Police investigating after speed camera cut down for 7th time

Toronto Police say they are investigating a vandalized speed camera on Parkside Drive, which was cut down for the seventh time in recent months.

Economics

3 w. ago Toronto’s most vandalized speed camera targeted for 7th time

A group of High Park area residents accused the city of failing to do enough to slow traffic in their neighbourhood after an infamous Parkside Dr. speed camera was vandalized for the seventh time in less than a year. A statement from the group Safe Parkside said residents woke Sunday to find the speed camera […]

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4 w. ago Ontario region expects to generate $9.8M from speed enforcement cameras in 2025

The Waterloo Region says it has handed out tens of thousands of tickets since launching its new automated speed camera program in February.

Economics