Canada: Ontario to ban municipal speed cameras

The Government of Ontario has announced that intends to introduce legislation next month that will ban the use of municipal automated speed enforcement cameras across the province, ensuring they are no longer used as a form of revenue. To improve road safety, the province will instead establish a new provincial fund to help affected municipalities implement […]

Aurrigo launches Canada’s first all-season, medium-speed autonomous shuttle trial

Coventry-based Aurrigo International plc is expanding its vehicle line-up into North America with the deployment of its nine-seater passenger Auto-Shuttle® in Kanata, Ontario, marking the start of Canada’s first all-season, medium- speed autonomous shuttle on public roads. The project, delivered with the Kanata North Business Association (KNBA) and in collaboration with Area X.O operated by Invest Ottawa, […]

City in Ontario using speed camera revenue to recruit doctors

Belleville City Council in Ontario, Canada, has approved amending the 2025 operating budget to increase funding for physician recruitment by C$400,000 (£218,000). The funding would come from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund, the same fund that takes in revenue from parking and speeding tickets in Belleville. Mayor Neil Ellis introduced the motion during the […]