It's funny on a give-away mug; not so funny when Taxi operators are forced to invest $70,000 in a vehicle they didn't actually need to buy. Image: Taxi News
Toronto should delay 2030 EV deadline until it has a plan for charging stations City of Toronto spends $92 million on ferries, forgets to buy charging infrastructure pic.twitter.com/egY4gqI5vW — 6ixBuzzTV (@6ixbuzztv) April 3, 2025 Update April 17: Taxi News received
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April 8th media event with Mayor Olivia Chow and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria. Image: YouTube
Imaginary tunnel tomorrow is better than invisible salt trucks today Yesterday, one of my favourite readers texted me to say, “‘Canadians like taking it in the a–’ should be the title of your next article.” It took me several minutes
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Behrouz Khamseh attempts to explain to Councillors that 10 year old Taxis harm the industry, not help it. Beck Taxi and Co-op Cabs say the same thing. Image: YouTube
Toronto will do absolutely anything but admit 85,000 VFH is too many The “bucket o’ bolts” Taxi is back. No doubt American tourists who can’t wait to be booed and elbowed at a Blue Jay’s game are lining up to
Read MoreJustice needs more evidence The Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa court proceedings ended barely an hour after they started this morning. Justice Marc Smith told the courtroom he does not have enough evidence to make a decision on using
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Taxi motions passed in just a couple of minutes at the end of the March 28 Council meeting. Image: toronto.ca
The extremely last-minute Toronto Council motion to extend the age of all vehicles allowed to be used as Taxi has resulted in abject confusion in the industry. Taxi operators who purchased brand new vehicles before the March 31st deadline are
Read MoreApril 4th date to address damages Final written arguments by the plaintiff and the defendant have been filed in The Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa trial. Proceedings will continue on April 4th, 2025, to address the issue of damages.
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Taxi motions passed in just a couple of minutes at the end of the March 28 Council meeting. Image: toronto.ca
CORRECTION: Taxi News omitted information in reporting the results of Toronto’s March 27th Council meeting. The motion presented and passed permits all Taxi vehicles to be up to ten model years old, not just Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles. Taxi News regrets
Read MoreMarch 27-28 meetings Item EX21.5 Extending Vehicle Age Limits for Vehicles-for-Hire – which will be discussed in relation to EXE21.2 Response to United States Tariffs. “Committee Recommendations The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Chapter 546-51 to permit the
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Toronto is not considering an "Uber ban," but a recommendation staff use "local alternatives." Image: G&M
Confusion around Toronto’s “Shop local” initiative is apparent as the Globe and Mail and other media outlets have reported that Uber has been banned by City Council. In fact, the measure was passed by Executive Committee on March 19th and
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