“NEGLIGENCE: Duty of Care” Conway Lititgation, counsel for the plaintiffs in Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa, has filed its Plaintiffs’ reply to written submissions with Justice Marc Smith. The excerpt below is the opening section, “Negligence,” which contains eight
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Public Information Meetings Gordie Howe International Bridge is holding Public Information Meetings.The next meeting will be held at Mackenzie Hall in Windsor on June 20, 2023, and at El Kiosko Banquet Hall in Detroit on June 21, 2023. Updates will be
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Police and anti-fraud agencies have asked the Canadian Taxi Association (CTA) for help in stopping the latest “Grandparent Scam.” The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have launched a fraud prevention campaign to raise
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Toronto Mayoralty candidate Olivia Chow visited the Taxi corral at Billy Bishop Airport on Monday, May 29th. One of the audience members captured and contributed this clip to Taxi News. Voter information is available on Toronto’s website, here. “If you don’t
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My message to Toronto’s taxi and rideshare drivers. 👇 pic.twitter.com/GUyQoPCyZT — Brad Bradford✌️ (@BradMBradford) May 23, 2023 Mayoralty candidate Brad Bradford released a tweet on May 23rd with a message for Taxi and rideshare drivers.
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The votes are in, and the CAA Worst Road for 2023 is Barton Street East in Hamilton. Barton Street’s persistent issues with potholes and severe alligator cracking in the pavement have led to its dubious distinction. The road first appeared on the top 10 list in 2019 and has steadily climbed its way to the top now for the second year in a row.
Taking the second and third place spots are roads that at one point have also crowned the top of the list, Eglinton Avenue West in Toronto and County Road 49 in Prince Edward County.
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Toronto Mayoralty candidate Olivia Chow is scheduled to visit the Taxi corral at Billy Bishop Airport on Monday, May 29th. Chow is expected to arrive around 12:30pm, to meet drivers and hear their concerns, according to an email received by
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At its May 17th “Go-Get Family Style” launch event, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stressed the company’s safety features which include dialling 911 in case of emergency (although, Uber’s Terms explain “In the event that you need to place a 911 emergency call on behalf of your teen, the dispatcher you’re connected with will see your location, not your teen’s.” How would that help?)
As a parent and a consumer, the sheer number of sexual assaults by Uber drivers in Canada and around the globe set alarm bells ringing.
As the publisher of Taxi News, I cringe recalling comments from an Uber driver who laughed that he didn’t drive for the money: “It’s to meet chicks, man, the chicks you meet at closing time!”
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Updated May 25th with estimated date of Net Zero VFH staff report ***** The staff report outlining Toronto’s vehicle-for-hire industry transition to net-zero emissions by 2030 is now expected at the July 6th meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee
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