Photo Radar

• Photo radar cuts has Edmonton council exploring new traffic enforcement options

  Three weeks after new Alberta government limits on photo radar took effect, Edmonton council is asking the city to look into alternative ways to conduct traffic safety enforcement.

  Traffic

  Apr 22
  
• City council weighs options to assist Calgary police amid $28M budget shortfall

  An urgent motion from four Calgary city councillors looks to help fill the funding shortfall, and cut ties between ticket revenue and the police budget.

  Politics

  Feb 11
  
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• ‘Cutting muscle’: Calgary police chief concerned with $28M budget shortfall

  A pullback in the use of photo radar for ticketing traffic offences has led to a $28-million hole in Calgary's police budget. Police officials worry services will suffer.

  Politics

  Feb 7
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• Calgary police face huge budget shortfall, warn of ‘impacts across the organization’

  Calgary police confirm that the force is facing a $28-million shortfall in its 2025 operating budget and dealing with it will have impacts across the organization.

  Crime

  Feb 6
• Calgary photo radar tickets being delivered via couriers due to Canada Post strike

  Calgary police are ensuring speeders continue to receive their photo radar tickets in spite of the Canada Post strike, with couriers are delivering 19,500 notices since Nov 15.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2024
• Transportation minister says Alberta’s photo radar changes won’t cause safety risk

  On Monday, the Alberta government announced it is ending photo radar on provincial highways except for school, playground and construction zones.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2024
• Alberta to end use of photo radar on provincial highways, at speed-on-green cameras

  The Alberta government also promises to review all the so-called 'fishing holes,' with an aim to remove 70 per cent of the province's existing 2,200 photo radar sites.

  Traffic

  Dec 2, 2024
• Winnipeg Police Board chair, advocates support expanded photo radar enforcement

  The Act limits photo radar use to construction, school, and playground zones, and intersections controlled by traffic lights.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2024
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• Kingston, Ont., testing photo radar cameras in effort to deter speeders

  In an effort to deter speeding drivers, the City of Kingston, Ont., has launched a two-year pilot program for traffic cameras. The program will focus on safety in school zones.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2024
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• Toronto eyes changes to dispute system to increase speed cameras

  As the city looks to double the number of cameras in operation, a new report is recommending it change how the fines issued by speed and red-light cameras are disputed.

  Politics

  Jan 4, 2024