Traffic Financial News

Ontario Provincial Police say they are taking their strongest measures yet by requiring a mandatory breath sample from drivers for every traffic stop in the Greater Toronto Area.

Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council.The ship arrived in B.C. waters in January after a 40-day journey from Estonia, where it had sheltered Ukrainian refugees, but Woodfibre LNG didn’t obtain a permit from the district to operate the so-called “floatel.”Squamish councillors voted three to four against a one-year permit at a meeting on Tuesday that raised concerns about the safety of women and girls, traffic issues, waste management and potential natural hazards.Woodfibre wanted workers to start living on the ship this spring on the shores of Howe Sound, outside Squamish.The Woodfibre website shows the B.C.

Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate

Israel reopened the Erez Crossing with Gaza for the first time since October 7 with the passage of 30 trucks delivering food and medical supplies from Jordan to the northern area of the Strip. It is the only crossing located on Gaza's northern border. Before the war, it served as the only crossing point for pedestrian traffic. Before the attacks of October 7, it was primarily used by international personnel such as diplomats, aid workers, and journalists and also Palestinians with work or medical permits, while trucks used the Kerem Shalom crossing at the southern end of the Strip.

Starbucks lowered expectations for its full-year sales and profit Tuesday after a disastrous quarter that saw a slowdown in store visits across the world. The Seattle coffee giant said revenue for the January-March period dropped 2% to $8.56 billion. That was far short of Wall Street's forecast of $9.12 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

Starbucks is reporting weaker-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter as customer traffic dried up in many key markets

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

₹6,833 per barrel on the multi commodity exchange (MCX). -US crude production rose to 13.15 million barrels per day (bpd) in February from 12.58 million bpd in January in its biggest monthly increase since October 2021, the Energy Information Administration said. Meanwhile, exports climbed to 4.66 million bpd from 4.05 million bpd in the same period.

McDonald’s plans to step up deals and value messaging to combat slowing sales

Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five years

Congressional negotiators have agreed to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists

Indianexpress.com, “I still cannot believe that people are saying he was depressed. He is not that kind of a person, but then you cannot predict how human consciousness works sometimes. Whenever we spoke, he was very kind and sweet, he was keeping alright, and he would continuously check on me.

emergency braking systems by September 2029, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday, saying that the rule will save at least 360 lives annually and prevent at least 24,000 injuries. The new rule comes as traffic deaths have spiked following the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators

Late this year, Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks

Hyundai, Tesla and BMW. Individuals can check the database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on whether their vehicle has been recalled or not. The users will need to keep their Vehicle Identification Number or VIN ready before checking the database, as per a report on USA Today.

Traffic Changes:

Indian Navy has successfully rescued the crew of a Panama-flagged crude oil tanker, MV Andromeda Star, after it came under a missile attack by Houthi militants. The vessel was attacked in the Red Sea on April 26, prompting a rapid response from the Indian Navy's destroyer, INS Kochi. The attack resulted in minor damage to the vessel, which is operated by a company based in Seychelles. The distressed oil tanker was intercepted by the Indian Navy ship and an aerial recce was carried out by the Indian Navy helicopter to assess the situation. «A mission deployed Indian Naval destroyer INS Kochi responded to a maritime security incident involving the attack on Panama-flagged crude oil tanker MV Andromeda Star on April 26,» the Indian Navy said.

death toll due to heavy rains and hailstorm in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province has increased to 22, the provincial disaster management cell said on Sunday. Heavy rains and thunderstorm caused flash floods and urban flooding in many districts of Balochistan, including its capital city, Quetta on Saturday. «So far the number of people killed due to rain, thunderstorm and hailstorm has touched 22. These deaths were reported in the last 48 hours,» said the department in a statement.

ALSO READ: India vs Afghanistan T20 match: Bengaluru metro extends train service timings on January 17. Details here 1) The first metros will start plying from all four terminals from 3.25 am onwards. 2) All trains will ply every 10 minutes from 3.25 a.m.