Blue Line Taxi driver Mike Ryan (1964-2022) was a smart, hard-working entrepreneur, beloved by his wife Linda, his family and friends and admired by professional colleagues. Image: supplied
Two Taxi trials launched on one day….what are the odds? My stomach is churning. Belatedly, I read Michelle Mandel’s update news clip from the Toronto Sun about the killer of beloved Oshawa cabbie Mike Ryan. Memories of the trial replay
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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
Correction: There are no “oral” submissions to be made on October 15, 2025; in fact, on October 15th, class council will provide an expert report document to the City of Ottawa. Expert reports will be made public once they are
Read More32,000 tickets issued in just 3 weeks Vaughan City Council has voted to cancel its automated camera speed ticketing program in a special meeting organized so quickly, no documents were made available to view. After placing its speed camera program
Read More20 per cent EV sales “an exercise in magical thinking” Politicians gambled billions of your tax dollars on the development of electric vehicles – and now we’re seeing that this gamble has failed tremendously. Northvolt is the latest EV company
Read MoreRe: September 10 Wheel-Trans meeting I am relieved that I don’t go to City Hall and watch these inane “staff reports” and staff responses. Co-op made an excellent presentation and NOBODY LISTENED!!!!! TTC Committee set a record for the “shortest
Read MoreQuestions reveal lack of understanding of “On Demand” service TTC Committee members discussing centralized dispatch for accessible ground transportation services appeared to be confused by the difference between pre-booked rides and on-demand services. The September 10th Toronto Transit Commission Committee
Read MoreBut a whole new dispatch system is not needed, DeBaeremaeker says Co-op Cabs’ lobbyist Glenn DeBaeremaeker offered the TTC support for the concept one centralized dispatch for both pre-booked and on-demand Wheel-Trans services. “The AODA guidelines are that you have
Read MoreAccessible transportation is on the agenda at today’s Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) board meeting. The “Wheel-Trans Transformation Project” (WTTP) will be one of several items reviewed at the meeting, scheduled to begin at 10am in Committee Room One. Toronto has
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Toronto police investigate at the site of one of 16 speed cameras which were sawed down overnight on September 8/9. Image: CTV
16 cameras sawed down in one night: someone is upset After 30 more speed cameras were destroyed last week in Toronto, Doug Ford wants them all gone. He is not alone. In April, Alberta’s United Conservative government moved to phase
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