Period for submitting comments to the Northlander Rideshare Pilot closed on April 10th. Image: Ontario
Pilot intended to “inform potential future province-wide oversight” The province of Ontario posted detailed notice of its plans for rideshare services along the Northlander train route within hours of its last consultation session with stakeholders on March 19th. On Friday,
Read MorePolice are concerned there may be more victims On March 19th, the Toronto Police Service notified the public of an arrest made in a Sexual Assault investigation. On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, police responded to a call for a Sexual
Read MoreOntario’s “Northlander Rideshare Pilot Review” continues this week on March 18th and 19th. On March 11, the first session was conducted by video teleconference and included representatives from Uber and Lyft and 31 provincial and municipal bureaucrats. On March 13th,
Read MoreFirst session scheduled for 9am March 11 None of the stakeholders who RSVP’d to Ontario’s ground transportation review have yet been notified that they are included on the schedule of consultations as of March 10, one day before the first
Read MoreIn a telephone survey conducted Thursday March 5th, Taxi News was unable to find a single Taxi company which was aware of the “Northlander Rideshare Pilot Engagements” being organized by Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation. 19 Taxi companies listed along Ontario’s
Read MoreOntario’s “Northlander Rideshare Engagement” a mystifying mouthful In the province on Ontario, the Ministry of Transportation has sent invitations to select stakeholder groups to let them know a consultation is about to take place: the “Northlander Rideshare Pilot Engagement.” At
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Marc Andre Way, CEO of Coventry Connections and President of the Canadian Taxi Association. Photo: Taxi News
CTA president Marc André Way says a March 4th meeting with Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) in advance of the upcoming ground transportation review “went well,” and he is looking forward to contributing to the consultations which begin on March
Read MoreTaxi News has obtained consultation invite email The email below has been sent to select stakeholders, apparently limited to some of the groups which contacted the Ministry of Transportation and requested they be included on the Review consultation list: From: “Ontario
Read MoreTo help pay for more robotaxis, Waymo recently raised $16 billion as part of the financial infusion that puts the value of the company at $126 billion. The valuation fueled speculation that Waymo may eventually be spun off from its corporate parent
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