“It’s the best – it’s happiness” Donating to the Ottawa Food Bank is “the best!” says Taxi driver George Chamoun of Capital Taxi. “It’s the best feeling. Every year, it is the best,” says Chamoun, who has been part of
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
Read MoreUber One offered no savings, difficult to cancel The Federal Trade Commission—joined by 21 states and the District of Columbia—on October 15 filed an amended complaint alleging that Uber charged consumers for its subscription without their consent, failed to deliver
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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
Read MoreA Christmas story by Paul Kearley When people talk about Christmas, they often speak of warm memories—family gatherings, familiar smells from the kitchen, and the comfort of being surrounded by the people who raised them. My story is different. I
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Technology was supposed to make ground transportation safer....no one predicted hackers would figure out how to scam Uber, Lyft, and Instacart. Image: Instagram
Young women accepted a ride from a strange man in an unmarked car because they had the idea it was an OK thing to do…their guard wasn’t up; they had no guard. There was a time when elected officials and
Read MoreWaymo plans to voluntarily issue a software recall with federal safety regulators related to how its robotaxis operate around school buses, TechCrunch reports in a December 5th article. “The voluntary software recall will be filed early next week, according to
Read MoreCanada’s Air Transat will gradually suspend flights between December 8 and 9 following a 72-hour strike notice from ALPA, the union representing the company’s 700 pilots. Air Transat posted the following notice on December 7th: “The union representing our pilots
Read MoreAODA compliance, passenger safety, driver earnings industry issues The province of Ontario’s review of the ground transportation framework announced in the Fall Economic Statement “will branch out in the new year,” Ministry of Transportation staff indicate. “We are currently consulting
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