Pennsylvania is behind the curve on this. All states surrounding Pennsylvania — from Ohio to New Jersey — have already made cellphone use while driving a primary offense.
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an "alarming rise" of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms.
Ontario is introducing a suite of measures that will crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools. The new rules will go into effect in the 2024-2025 academic year. As of September, students in kindergarten to Grade 6 will be asked to keep their phones on silent and out of sight for the entire day, unless permitted by an educator. Students between Grades 7 and 12 have a little more flexibility, with cellphones only banned during class time. If a student breaks the rules, their...
The Ford government announced it is introducing limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to help improve learning in the classroom.
A bill that would prohibit the use of any form of a cellular device while driving on public roads has passed the Senate. According to SB98, using a cell phone while driving on any roadway in Louisiana would become illegal.
A 41-year-old man who has four lifetime driving bans has been apprehended in Brampton. On April 11, officers from Peel Regional Police’s Safer Roads Team (SRT) arrested a man under a Toronto Police Service (TPS) warrant. Nirmal Singh, of Brampton, is facing one count of theft of a motor vehicle, two counts of operation while prohibited, and six counts of breach of probation. He was transferred into TPS custody and held pending a bail hearing. Police say that Singh could face a fifth...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems.
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems. The EPA said Tuesday its action will protect Americans from health risks while allowing certain commercial uses to continue with robust worker protections. Methylene chloride emits a toxic vapor the EPA says has killed 88 workers since 1980. Wendy Hartley's son Kevin died from methylene chloride...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian yesterday urged the Department of Education to come up with an order banning the use of cellphones in schools.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned noncompete clauses in a move to "drive innovation" and protect workers' rights and wages, the regulator said in a press release. The new rule will free most new and current employees from such agreements, with the exception of "policy-making" executives earning more than $151,164 per year. "Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American economy of dynamism," said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. The agency estimated that the...
Will Cathcart reveals how many people are secretly using his app in countries where it is banned.