Alberta motorists will soon have to dig a bit deeper to pay traffic fines after the province announced the cost of tickets for many driving offences are set to increase.

Halifax councillors have approved budgets for both the municipal police and RCMP, which include new positions for 911 call takers, and intimate partner violence response.

Barrister Paul Powlesland was fined last year for cycling through the City of London without his hands on the handlebars.