Month: October 2018

How Roadside Speed Signs In The U.S. Could Be Tracking You Using Canadian-Made Tech | National Post

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Canadian drivers who venture south of the border can soon expect to have their licence plate logged surreptitiously by the United States’ newest public surveillance tool: roadside speed signs. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency plans to expand its efforts to track licence plates around the country by embedding recognition technology inside digital displays that indicate the speed at which a vehicle is travelling, the news website Quartz reported this week. In addition to fulfilling their chief purpose — warning people who drive faster than the limit to slow down —…

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FEMA Is About To Send A ‘Presidential Alert’ To Millions Of U.S. Phones | TechCrunch

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In a few hours, millions of Americans will get a test emergency “Presidential Alert” message sent to their phone — a simulation in case the president ever needs to reach to entire country in a national emergency. At 2:18pm ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will send a short alert, saying: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” A few minutes later, televisions and radio broadcasts will briefly suspend and a similar message will run. The test was originally scheduled for mid-September…

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New Free Trade Deal With U.S. Will See Canada’s Duty-Free Limit Raised To $150 From $20 | CBC News

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Retailers say they are OK with new trade rules that will allow Canadians to buy more from the United States duty free — because dire alternatives that would have been worse never came to pass. One aspect of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement announced over the weekend is an increase in the so-called de minimis threshold for duty-free shopping — the amount that Canadians can buy from a store in the U.S. and import to Canada without having to pay a duty. Under the old rules, Canada’s limit was $20. That’s much less than…

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Loonie Soars In The Wake Of The New Trade Deal With The U.S. And Mexico | CTV News

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The loonie traded higher at 78.13 cents US compared with an average of 77.25 cents US on Friday. While most economists have been expecting the Bank of Canada to raise its key interest rate target later this month, the trade negotiations have been a key uncertainty. The central bank had made a point of saying it was closely watching the NAFTA talks and other trade policy developments, which could hurt the economy. Read full story here: Loonie Soars In The Wake Of The New Trade Deal With The U.S. And Mexico…

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