Yes, the news is important and serious. But geez, can we laugh a little now and then? It’s good for your mental health, which is very serious.
April 8th media event with Mayor Olivia Chow and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria. Image: YouTube
Imaginary tunnel tomorrow is better than invisible salt trucks today Yesterday, one of my favourite readers texted me to say, “‘Canadians like taking it in the a–’ should be the title of your next article.” It took me several minutes
Read MoreRe: Taxi News’ March 25th cartoon To the Editor: Are you sure that Ostrich is licensed to bury its head there? You might want to look into that before the City fines you! David Reti Toronto
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Taxi News' March 25th editorial cartoon: "If only Toronto could find some kind of solution to gridlock, emissions, and drivers' poverty wages." Image: Cartoon Bob for Taxi News.
If only there were some kind of a solution: think, think, think!
Read More“Don’t fund the flop” writer urges Submitted by Shangox – author unknown Toronto cabbies, let’s get real—spending $80,000 on a new rig in 2025 is like buying a front-row ticket to a Leafs Stanley Cup parade: a hilarious fantasy that
Read More“Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation” American federal bureaucrats sent into a tizzy last week by a request to explain what they do at work have been offered guidance by Trucker Jake Logan. On February 22nd, Elon
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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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“Delivery Robot ran a red light and got hit by the Waymo. They both just reversed a little and drove off. Crazy time to be alive.” Video: Reddit
Waymo robo-taxi hits delivery robot in crosswalk Food Delivery Robot Hit By Waymo byu/mingoslingo92 inwaymo
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Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame. Is a city judged by the grandiosity of its buildings, or the industriousness of its workers? Photo: HHOF
I dragged myself to the Committee meeting room and took my seat in the row of speakers. Everyone was there for the same reason: to ask for funds for their program from the limited Tourism budget. My group, Taxis on Patrol, was asking for $7,000 to help fund an annual program which presented awards to cab drivers that had helped improve safety on Toronto streets. It also had a strong impact on improving the often-tenuous relationships between the cab industry, the city, and police.
My favourite Taxis on Patrol (“TOPS”) story was of a driver who saw a woman being beaten by a man on the street. He swerved to the curb and threw open his front door: the woman jumped in, he auto-locked the doors and just kept driving.
In our most famous file, a driver had a mother in the back seat whose fevered baby had gone into convulsions. The driver contacted dispatch who contacted 911 who walked the driver through every step to restore the baby to consciousness – we actually got permission to release the dramatic 911 tape of that event, and when it was played for Metro Council, several of the councillors were crying at the end of it. The baby lived.
Read MoreA.I. doesn’t notice when common sense goes missing Update December 8, 2024: Some of the A.I. departure from reality may be caused by “A.I. hallucinations.” More reasons for users beware. Ontario policymakers may have been cautious about giving rideshare services
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