Photo radar: Record number of tickets issued by Ottawa’s photo radar cameras in 2023

Ottawa’s photo radar cameras issued a record number of speeding tickets to drivers last year, as the city continues to expand the automated speed enforcement program to more community safety and school zones.

Statistics released by the City of Ottawa show 220,789 speeding tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement program in 2023, up from 127,939 speeding tickets in 2022 and 80,944 tickets in 2021. There were 28 automated speed enforcement cameras in operation in 2023, with three cameras turned on in the final three months of the year.

City staff told CTV News Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon that

New speed camera near Mooney’s Bay doused with paint

An automated speed camera near Mooney’s Bay was vandalized with blue spray paint earlier this week — and it’s not the first time one’s been damaged.

The camera was recently installed near Riverside Drive and Mooney’s Bay Place and is currently in its testing phase. It’s expected to be ready to start enforcement within the next few days, according to Krista Tanaka, associate director of traffic services with the City of Ottawa.

According to Tanaka, 11 other cameras were targeted at various locations between July 2020 and November 2023.

Although their revenues are collected by the city, the repair costs

Huge Canon EOS 90D price drop is hottest camera in Amazon Spring Deal Days

Amazingly, the Canon EOS 90D is now five years old this year, but because it was such a forward-thinking camera, it still feels pretty current. And that’s good news, as this is one of the hottest deals available in the Amazon Spring Sale which is running this week. Amazon has cut over £320 off the price overnight, bringing down the price of this DSLR to just £899.99.

The question is, is the Canon EOS 90D still current enough to warrant a recommendation in 2024? I still rate it as one of the best cameras for wildlife and one of the

Shock news! Nikon buys cine camera specialist RED

In a move that no one could have predicted, Nikon has just bought American cinema specialist RED.

The move will immediately propel Nikon into the growing cine camera world, putting it up against Canon, which has seen great success with its Cinema EOS line.

RED will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon Corporation. The California-based company was founded in 2005 by entrepreneur James Jannard who had previously made his fortune with the Oakley sunglasses brand.

In a press statement, Nikon said: “Nikon will leverage this acquisition to expand the fast-growing professional digital cinema camera market, building on both companies’ business

Airbnb to ban hosts from using indoor security cameras in rental properties

Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month.

The San Francisco-based online rental platform says it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy.

“These changes were made in consultation with our guests, hosts and privacy experts, and we’ll continue to seek feedback to help ensure our policies work for our global community,” Juniper Downs, Airbnb’s head of community policy and partnerships, said in a prepared statement.

Airbnb had allowed the use of indoor security cameras in common areas, as