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CTV News
3 hours ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
‘Solve it now before there is a loss of life': Bradley calls on province to fix transport bottlenecks along 402 westbound
A long line of trucks seen on Highway 402 in Sarnia, Ont. on July 29, 2025. (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London) Cross-border traffic to the U.S. is down, but you might not realize it if you spend any time in Sarnia. The mayor in the border city is calling on the province to do something about the long lines of transport trucks making roads unsafe for local drivers. Mike Bradley said the truck backup on Highway 402 westbound is so bad sometimes, trucks will travel through the city and re-enter the 402 at the last exit before the Bluewater Bridge into Michigan. 'The trucks are coming into the city, and the Sarnia Police are doing their best to deal with that. But we're also seeing out on the highway, interaction between vehicles, which is not good, it's not safe,' said Bradley. 'You've got the trucks in two lanes passing over. You've got cars trying to go down along the Highway to bypass the trucks. The trucks aren't letting people in, in most cases.' Some of Sarnia's larger streets are becoming through-fares for trucks, local resident Al Coleman told CTV News. 'The line of trucks on this road (Exmouth Street) are just continuous,' he said. His daughter, Lisa Trudell, agreed. 'My dad gives me forewarning of when there's a backup, and what to avoid,' she said. Truck drivers may be trying to bypass a transport bottleneck stretching along westbound Highway 402 for several kilometres. Mayor Bradley has written to Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, asking for immediate steps to ensure free-flowing traffic on the 402, and to boost enforcement of trucking violations. 'It's very busy at that border crossing right now, despite a decrease in Canadian traffic to the U.S., so solve it now, before there is a loss of life,' implored Bradley. And if westbound border traffic isn't bad enough, traffic is also shut down on the eastbound Highway 402 for a stretch heading out of the city. That's because the intense heat has caused the pavement to buckle for the third time this summer. Traffic is now being re-routed onto London Line. 'The province needs to investigate. It's the same contractor. Why is this happening? Because of heat? You can't tell me they're building roads that can't sustain high, high temperatures,' said Bradley. The OPP said the 402 is expected to re-open by midnight Tuesday. In the meantime, it's asking drivers to find an alternative route, and give themselves extra time.
Euractiv
7 hours ago
- Business
- Euractiv
Top Irish court says porn age checks on X don't breach EU digital rules
The Irish High Court today dismissed an appeal by Elon Musk's platform X, which argued that the Irish Online Safety Code should not apply to it, claiming the Code conflicted with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). X challenged the Irish regulator Coimisiún na Meán's Online Safety Code – parts of which came into effect last week – which urges video-sharing platforms such as X to implement age checks to restrict children's access to pornographic and violent content. The company argued that the Irish Code was incompatible with obligations under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). However, the Irish High Court announced today that it has rejected X's appeal, according to the judgment seen by Euractiv. In the ruling, Mr Justice Bradley stated that the Irish Code's provisions on protecting minors online – such as requiring age checks – 'are within the vires of the AVMSD... and are entirely complementary to the DSA and not in conflict with it.' Separately, X updated its help centre page, announcing it would introduce age verification measures on its platform to comply with both the Irish Code and the EU's DSA. Responding to the judgment, Coimisiún na Meán said: 'We welcome the Court's judgment and will study it in full before commenting further.' (aw)
Jordan News
8 hours ago
- Business
- Jordan News
Washington Approves Arms Sale to Ukraine - Jordan News
The United States announced on Wednesday that it has approved a $322 million arms deal for Ukraine to strengthen its air defenses and fleet of armored vehicles. اضافة اعلان According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the two-part deal includes the sale and maintenance of equipment for HAWK air defense systems worth $172 million, and the sale and servicing of Bradley armored fighting vehicles valued at $150 million. This announcement coincides with peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine held in Istanbul, which concluded with an agreement on a prisoner exchange and a preliminary agreement to hold a summit between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. Earlier this month, two sources reported that the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) had halted certain shipments of air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to concerns over significantly depleted American stockpiles. At the time, Ukraine warned against 'any delay or suspension' in arms deliveries from Washington, stating that such actions 'encourage' Russia to continue its aggression. The warning came after Kyiv summoned the U.S. chargé d'affaires in protest over Washington's decision to suspend the delivery of some of these weapons systems.
RTÉ News
11 hours ago
- Business
- RTÉ News
X loses High Court challenge against Online Safety Code
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has lost a High Court challenge against Coimisiún na Meán's Online Safety Code. The company had accused the Irish media regulator of "regulatory overreach" by imposing the rules, which require video-sharing platforms to protect users from harmful content. In a judgement today, Mr Justice Conleth Bradley said he did not agree that X was entitled to reliefs sought by way of judicial review. X had argued that the provisions of Part B of the Online Safety Code go further than what was required in transposing the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). Mr Justice Bradley found that the provisions of the code are within the authority of the AVMSD and the 2009 Act, and are entirely complementary to the EU's Digital Services Act and not in conflict with it. A spokesperson for Coimisiún na Meán said it welcomed the court's judgment and will study it in full before commenting further. In recent days, X introduced new age assurance measures in a bid to comply with the Irish Online Safety Code, as well as UK and EU regulations. Under provisions of the code that came into force on 21 July, video-sharing platforms that allow pornography must have effective age assurance measures. Last week, Coimisiún na Meán said it had not seen evidence of measures taken by X to comply with the code. It contacted the platform and asked for an explanation by last Friday. Coimisiún na Meán received a reply from X on Friday outlining the new measures which the regulator is now studying. In an online help centre post, X said it will take a multi-step approach to verification. This will include age assurance using existing signals, as well as age estimates using email addresses and social connections. X said it is also planning user-involved verification options which will include facial recognition and uploading IDs.
Irish Examiner
12 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Social media giant X fails in court challenge against Irish media regulator over Online Safety Code
Ireland's media regulator has successfully defended a High Court challenge from social media giant X over its new Online Safety Code. The judgment of Mr Justice Conleth Bradley was delivered on Tuesday in the judicial review taken by X, formerly Twitter, against Coimisiún na Meán over the code, which fully took effect last week. Both sides have been on a collision course over the Online Safety Code, which obliges major platforms based in Ireland like X, Meta, and TikTok to adopt safeguards to protect children online. Last week, Coimisiún na Meán wrote to X to express its concerns it had not adopted measures to verify the ages of users to allow them to watch pornography on the platform. It gave the Elon Musk-owned firm until last Friday to respond and it did so, with X saying it had adopted such age assurance measures in Ireland. The regulator said it would now assess if this was robust enough to adhere to the code. It follows similar laws coming into force in the UK at the same time, which Mr Musk has hit out at and claimed 'its purpose is suppression of the people'. Virtual private networks, or VPNs, which allow internet users to mask where they are browsing from, have surged in popularity in the past week as these new measures took effect. In Ireland, two VPN providers are in the top five most downloaded apps on the Apple store in the 'utilities' section this week. Advocates have said Coimisiún na Meán must be proactive in tackling the big tech firms to which the code applies, to prevent children being exposed to pornography, extreme violence, self-harm content, and cyberbullying. The High Court had previously heard X had accused Ireland's watchdog of 'regulatory overreach' in its approach to restrictions on certain video content. The company wanted the court to quash the commission's decision from last October to adopt certain sections of the Online Safety Code, which applies binding rules to video-sharing platforms headquartered in Ireland. Penalties for breaching the code could be as high as 10% of a company's turnover. The company had further asked the court to overturn Coimisiún na Meán's decision to apply the code to X. The regulator fully defended its position in the High Court, and said it had developed codes and practices for keeping people safe online in line with Irish and European legislation. Mr Justice Bradley, having considered the arguments, said he did not believe X was entitled to the reliefs it had sought. He said X had placed 'insufficient weight' on its argument that provisions of the code went further than what was required in transposing EU legislation. The judge also said sections of the code do 'not amount to an impermissible or inconsistent overreach' of the provisions of EU legislation, meaning Coimisiún na Meán had acted within its legislative powers. Mr Justice Bradley listed the case for mention on Thursday. In a statement, Coimisiún na Meán said: 'We welcome the court's judgment and will study it in full before commenting further." X was contacted for comment.
