After he announced his intention to resign but before he actually resigns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces high speed rail service between Toronto and Quebec City which will take 5 years to plan. Image: CPAC
5 years to plan railway from Toronto to Quebec City Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that Canada is developing a high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor. He referred to it as a “high-spiel” project which will span
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Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, shown here in a 2023 photo, was transported to hospital as a precautionary measure after being rear-ended by a transport truck on Highway 11. Image: X
“He is OK” staff report Incumbent Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli was taken to hospital Friday as a precautionary measure after the vehicle he was in was struck by a transport truck, CTV News reports on Friday, February 14th. “He was
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Screen shot of the City of Ottawa's email feature story on distracted driving. Image: Ottawa
Ottawa’s reminder on distracted driving gets clarification from police Uber drivers are expected to obey distracted driving laws, the City of Ottawa says. On February 3, Ottawa distributed an email headed “Feature Story” providing fairly exhaustive information on Ontario’s distracted
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Ontario's Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announces proposed new legislation on October 15th. Photo: X
Gridlock costing billions, report finds On January 28th, the Ontario government announced that it is moving ahead with plans to remove bike lanes on three of Toronto’s most congested streets. The province has retained an engineering company to complete design
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US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at his Inaugural event on January 20, 2025. Photo: Donald J. Trump
Plans to end “ill-conceived government-imposed market distortions” As one of his first Executive Actions, U.S. President Donald Trump revoking a 2021 executive order signed by Joe Biden which attempted to dictate that half of all new vehicles sold in the United States by
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Mayor Olivia Chow announced 75 additional Traffic Agents to assist in managing troublesome intersections across Toronto. Photo: Mayor's Office
Update: This article was updated at 6am January 13th with a new photo and quotes from drivers. Toronto plans to train and hire 75 additional new “Traffic Agents” to manage traffic flow across the city, Mayor Olivia Chow announced on
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Plaintiff and CTA president Marc Andre Way spoke to media on May 13, 2024 after the court decided Ottawa was "negligent' in failing to enforce its own laws against Uber. Photo: Taxi News
The Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa trial will be continued the week of February 10, 2025 to address the issue of damages. On May 13th, 2024, Justice Marc Smith issued his decision that found “Uber was a bandit Taxi
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Bruce Outridge of Lead Pedal Media posted a video warning about an online scam using his name on January 5th. Photo: Lead Pedal Media
Bruce Outridge’s brand stolen by fraudsters selling t-shirts Don’t fall for any scam artist claiming to sell “Lead Pedal” t-shirts, warns Lead Pedal Media founder Bruce Outridge in a video message January 5th. “You may have seen a post going
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Does a Taxi driver develop a bigger Hippocampus because they exercise their spatial abilities more than most people, or are people with larger Hippocampi attracted to Taxi driving? Researchers have not answered that question. Image: YouTube
BMJ study looked at 443 occupations In a study of the human brain and Alzheimer’s disease, Taxi drivers were found to have “significantly larger hippocampi” than more than 400 other occupations studied, according to a Dr. F. Perry Wilson in
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