3 d. ago As speed cameras are banned in Ontario, Toronto says it needs more funds to cope

Automated speed enforcement programs in the province officially came to an end after a lightning-fast bill from the Ford government forbade their use on city streets.

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3 d. ago Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wants $210M from province as speed camera ban takes effect

City requests $210 million from province to cover loss of revenue from automated traffic fines

Economics

4 d. ago Ontario unveils $210M for cities stripped of speed cameras to spend on infrastructure

The fund was promised when Premier Doug Ford announced he would force cities to remove their cameras, saying they don't work and offering to build speed bumps instead.

Economics

1 week ago Ontario ‘adjudicating’ more tariff loan applications, only $100M handed out so far

The Fall Economic Statement, tabled Thursday, confirmed Ontario has given $100 million to tariff-battered Algoma Steel, but has not finalized agreements with any other companies.

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1 week ago Ontario fiscal update may focus on provincial infrastructure, jobs

Ontario is set to table a fiscal update Thursday that is expected to focus in part on infrastructure and protecting jobs, while this week’s federal budget has renewed calls for the province to boost post-secondary funding. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said Wednesday that Ottawa’s financial plan “lacks some ambition,” particularly in infrastructure spending and insulating […]

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2 w. ago Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installed

Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said an omnibus red tape bill, which includes the speed camera ban, will receive royal assent next Monday.

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3 w. ago Proposed changes to landlord tenant rules in Ontario have renters in a panic

A new omnibus bill tabled in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has some people celebrating, but others feeling wary due to the changes it proposes to landlord and tenant rules in the province.Premier Doug Ford's Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act 2025 is one in a line of new pieces of legislation aimed to address the province's housing crisis by cutting the bureaucracy surrounding the construction of new homes (and other infrastructure), along with decreasing backlogs at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), among other things.Announced on Thursday, the bill's key actions include reviewing the Ontario Building Code to "reduce regulatory burdens and costs," streamlining building approvals, rolling out a single set of road construction standards to apply province-wide, and "improving the speed and fairness of processes" while also "limiting bad actors from abusing the system" at the LTB.  It...

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3 w. ago Ford government proceeding on speed camera ban as advocates champion its necessity and value

The latest on the province's efforts to do away with automated speed enforcement devices and the fight to keep them active in school and community safety zones

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4 w. ago Ontario tables bill to ban speed cameras; premier calls them cash grabs

Ontario will soon ban speed cameras across the province as part of a red tape reduction bill tabled by Premier Doug Ford’s government Monday, the first day legislators sat at Queen’s Park since early June. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said speed cameras are not the best way to prevent speeding and the premier has decried […]

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4 w. ago Ontario tables new omnibus legislation, including speed camera ban

The legislation introduced Monday is largely about cutting permit timelines and processes, but it also includes measures to remove speed cameras and encourage more speed bumps.

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4 w. ago Ontario hospitals told to find savings, service cuts not ruled out

Ontario’s Ministry of Health has tasked hospitals struggling with deficits to come up with a three-year plan to balance their budgets, and service cuts and bed closures do not appear to be off the table for extreme cases. The Ontario Hospital Association has said that hospitals ended last year $360 million in the red and […]

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