Toronto police officers issued more than $2 million in parking tickets to drivers who parked their vehicles along designated snow removal routes in the last two weeks of January, data shows. Police parking enforcement officers handed 21,508 tickets to drivers who parked on snow routes in the city from Jan. 15 to Jan. 30, with each ticket carrying a fine of $100, according to the Toronto Police Service.
Rory McIlroy has challenged Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to demonstrate their commitment to the Ryder Cup cause by settling fines for their LIV Golf participation. McIlroy pointed towards motivation used by Europe during victory at Bethpage last September after it emerged the United States players were paid to play the Ryder Cup. The switches of Rahm and Hatton to LIV has drawn fines totalling several million pounds due to tournament conflict with the DP World Tour, where both remain members.
Despite the proposal being postponed, some residents weighed in. Residents said some of the new policies should include exceptions, such as allowing e-bike riding on the sidewalk. Rebecca Ratcliff said many bike lanes are used by delivery cars to park, making it necessary to bike on sidewalks. Sometimes there is glass or debris on the street, also making it dangerous, and by not addressing these issues but implementing new polices will decrease the public's interest in bicycling, Ratcliff said.
"Oh, a hundred percent," Nacua answered matter-of-factly. "Yes, the refs are the worst." These guys are lawyers, and like really they want to be on TV, too, bro," Nacua said. "You don't think he's texting his friends in the group chat like, 'Yo, you guys just saw me on "Sunday Night Football." Like, that wasn't [pass interference], but I called it.' "I mean, these guys are normal human beings, too."
France is rolling out one of the most sweeping anti-smoking measures ever applied to winter sports: smoking will now be prohibited across all ski resorts on lifts, in lift queues, and even on the slopes themselves. After months of ambiguity surrounding a new French public-health decree, local media have confirmed that decree No. 2025-582 does in fact apply to France's expansive ski areas, ending the uncertainty that lingered since summer.
A South Kerry town was caught by surprise when an inspector called last autumn The state collected more than €4,500 in fines for unpaid TV licence fees. So thronged was the small rural courthouse that the crowd spilled onto the street outside as defendants squeezed onto courtroom benches and stood shoulder-to-shoulder down the aisles. Many had never set foot in the courthouse before and exchanged nervous glances before proceedings began.
The story of Ed and Judy Craine went viral back in 2022: They parked their car on the concrete pad immediately in front of their Diamond Heights home, just like they had for the past 36 years. But one day they got a notice saying -- it was illegal. "Unbelievable!" said Ed. "It was deemed illegal because of the beautification desire for the neighborhood." Yet, ironically the result wasn't pretty. Judy says the rule just exacerbated a parking eyesore on their steep street.
NEW YORK -- Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday -- more than a third of his $110,000 tournament prize money -- for his meltdown during a first-round loss after a photographer wandered onto the court during the match. Tournament referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and another $12,500 for racket abuse. When the match ended, Medvedev repeatedly smacked a racket against his sideline chair, destroying the equipment.
Fines for fly-tipping in Brent have more than doubled as the council intensifies its crackdown, issuing over 5,700 enforcement notices compared to 2,700 the previous year.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have proposed doubling the fines for those participating in or viewing street takeovers from $500 to $1,000 to combat rising incidents.
