On Monday, the Alberta government announced it is ending photo radar on provincial highways except for school, playground and construction zones.

As of April 1, the province is ending photo radar ticketing on all numbered provincial highways, said Alberta's transportation minister.

Calgary’s police chief is blasting Alberta’s transportation minister, saying a Monday announcement on changes to photo radar rules in the province was both “unprofessional” and dangerous.

It was an announcement that Alberta’s top police chief called insulting and one that will put lives at risk. Dreeshen said that as of April 1 the province is ending photo radar ticketing on all numbered provincial highways.

Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says as of April 1 the province is ending photo radar ticketing on all numbered provincial highways.

The commission claims data from photo radar and intersection cameras in Calgary proves the technology does bring down the number and severity of collisions, citing a 55 per cent reduction in injury collisions and a 75 per cent reduction in fatal collisions where speed-on-green and red-light intersection cameras are installed.

The Alberta government plans to review photo radar sites over the next four months in a bid to reduce the number in the province by 70 per cent.Photo radar sites on all provincial highways will be banned on April 1,

The provincial government has announced that they are reducing the amount of photo radar in the province. According to the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshen, photo radar in the province has been used as a cash grab,

EDMONTON - Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen, dressed in a “Cash Cow” barbecue apron, announced more changes Monday to further reduce photo radar enforcement.

The Alberta government also promises to review all the so-called 'fishing holes,' with an aim to remove 70 per cent of the province's existing 2,200 photo radar sites.