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A message from Reza Pahlavi To all of our friends around the world, Under the yoke of the Islamic Republic, Iran is identified in your minds with terrorism, extremism, and poverty. The real Iran is a different Iran. A beautiful,
Read MoreIt’s deja-vu all over again. For the third time in my lifetime, Iranian citizens are fighting for freedom from a tyrannical government, and again I am praying for their success. First in 2009, then in 2018, and now in 2026,
Read MoreThe heavy crude oil Venezuela produces is similar to Canada’s product By Dan McTeague In the wee small hours of January 3, Canada’s economic future sustained a serious blow. It was at that time that American law enforcement, supported by
Read MoreI think 2026 is gonna be a long year…. When my sons were teenagers, they had an especially obnoxious habit of crowing and shouting gleefully when events broke their way, personally. “IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!!!!” one would shout to another, aggressively
Read More“It’ll be a cold day in Hell before I even consider betraying my constituents” by Scott Anderson, Member of Parliament for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee It’s important for my constituents to know that I, like others, have been approached by the Liberals
Read MoreReality is stubborn that way by Paul Kearley “My son, you only have a loan of your kids,” my father used to say. I didn’t fully understand that sentence when he first said it. I understand it now. After travelling
Read MoreHow did no one anticipate city-wide outages, stranded Waymos? I realize that by even writing these thoughts I risk being labelled as knee-jerk negative, or at least seriously skeptical. But I think it’s worth discussing. When I saw the clips
Read MorePeople are tired. Distracted. Guarded. by Paul Kearley There are times when I catch myself taking people—and their generosity—for granted. It’s rarely intentional. It’s more subtle than that. It’s like my eyes are locked on a screen in front of
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John Papadakis, former East York Councillor, para-legal and firebrand, trekked from courthouse to courthouse attempting to cover Project Snowball for Taxi News. John died in 2021. Photo: Taxi News
It might have changed Uber history; instead, it got Memory Holed December 28, 2025 update: an Ontario lawyer currently involved in various Uber lawsuits contacted Taxi News to point out that there is no such lawsuit as “R vs Uber
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