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It’s just a new awning Beck Taxi has not been sold to a Chinese buyer; it is getting a new awning at the front door. Rumours began flying early on Friday, September 13th that Toronto’s largest Taxi brokerage had been
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by Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg’s taxi industry does a lot more than you might think. Over the years this industry has contributed to the health and well being of our city. In many ways, the benefits go far beyond the thousands
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Ask BEFORE you leave the driveway There are three key questions to ask on an airport run, says City Taxi driver Khaled Al Sayyah. “First, which terminal are you going to?” Al Sayyah tells Taxi News. “Then, which airline are
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Regaining confidence in the face of anxiety I could feel it building all day. That familiar knot in my stomach, the tightness in my chest, and the flood of doubts that seemed to come out of nowhere. Today was important—too
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I stood in front of my dresser with a big decision to make: Which tee-shirt should I wear today? They all have a message on them. Every single one. From “Save the Sea Turtles” from the Dominican Republic, to the
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by Dan McTeague That was the message of the letter I sent to every member of Parliament recently, urging them to drop the “Electric Vehicle Availability Standard” introduced by the Trudeau government late last year. That’s the policy that mandates
Read MoreClick here to read Part 1, “The Inconvenient Truth Uber CEO doesn’t want you to know” By Len Sherman –Reprinted with Permission– Part 2 3. The combination of elevated prices and driver pay cuts enabled Uber to achieve a take
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by Len Sherman –Reprinted with permission– Although Uber doesn’t like to talk about it, times have been tough on both sides of its marketplace. Any long-time patron of Uber’s ridesharing service knows that prices have skyrocketed in recent years. And
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“Wait a minute – is this is a trick question?” This week, I received a call from an industry member requesting Taxi News re-post the June 24th article, “Toronto considers seizing inactive plates.” It has now been re-posted for those
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