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Uber launched its ride-sharing service in Newfoundland and Labrador on April 23rd. The province’s new Transportation Network Company (TNC) insurance requirements are a policy which insures against liability up to $200,000, and a motor vehicle liability policy which insures against

Toronto roads now carry 55,000 ground transportation vehicles where there used to be 5,500 Taxis.

Licensing consultation schedule for November report being developed

April 15, 2024 Rita Smith

Facilitator to be hired this spring Taxi News has requested details on any and all consultations to be held before Licensing and Standards staff write the November 2024 ground transportation report as directed by Council. “The City is procuring the

"Who cares who John Tory sleeps with?" laughs Neil Shorey of City Taxi. "Who believes that's really why he resigned?" Photo: BlogTO

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Tory back at Rogers: no one is surprised

April 3, 2024 Rita Smith

Revisions to Municipal Act came too late to help Taxi owners Today, the City Manager could not tell me who gave staff approval to bid for the FIFA World Cup without required funding commitments from other levels of government. That’s

HOVR celebrated its business launch on May 2, 2024. Toronto's Licensing division has not yet approved the licensing of its drivers. Image: Earla Philips

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New rideshare HOVR launching in Toronto

April 2, 2024 Guest Contributor

Launch date May 2nd Updated May 3rd 2024 with launch event photo HOVR, a membership-based rideshare service, is set to launch in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on May 2nd. The company’s innovative business model aims to offer

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Important update: Uber class action suit

April 2, 2024 RWN Staff

Seven years after it began, a court action against Uber is proceeding in Ontario Court. Heller v Uber was launched by employment law firm Samfiru Tumarkin LLP in 2017 on behalf of UberEats delivery person David Heller. It is now

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Pedi-Cabs back at Committee meeting

March 28, 2024 RWN Staff

Open entry for “quadricycles”? From the staff report on Item EC11.c to Economic Development Committee March 28th, “It is recommended that the City continue to opt-in to the Province of Ontario’s Large Quadricycle Pilot Project. This recommendation is based on

Uber Canada's office in Toronto.

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Class action filed for Uber passengers sexually assaulted

March 27, 2024 Guest Contributor

CONSUMER LAW GROUP has instituted a Canada-wide class action lawsuit against Uber on behalf of passengers that were sexually assaulted, assaulted, battered, raped, kidnapped, forcibly confined, stalked, harassed, otherwise attacked or subjected to other sexual misconduct by an Uber driver

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Class action against Uber and Lyft over Accessibility in BC

March 20, 2024 Guest Contributor

Slater Vecchio LLP announced on March 20th that it has submitted a class action complaint alleging Uber and Lyft are breaching the Human Rights Code by failing to offer wheelchair-accessible services across British Columbia. While Uber and Lyft offer wheelchair-accessible services

Uber was so close to trial over cabbie compensation in Australia that the live link to the court proceedings had already been posted when the trial was cancelled. Image: Supreme Court of Victoria

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Uber to pay Australian cabbies $272M compensation

March 18, 2024 RWN Staff

Deal struck just before trial started Uber will pay almost $272 million Australian dollars ($173 million USD) to compensate taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the rideshare company “aggressively” moved into the Australian market, reports the Post