“Why would Halifax citizens be asked to accept less?” On January 27, Halifax Council will debate a proposal requiring Uber and other ride-hailing drivers to have the same record checks that Taxi drivers already have. These background checks would then
Read MoreUber has a sexual assault problem; Halifax must insist on filed background checks Shame on Mayor Andy Fillmore of Halifax. He has been persuaded by an American corporation that some citizens of Halifax deserve less protection than others. Fillmore supports
Read MoreAll travellers deserve the same safety standard: Herman Correction: the initial background check fee was listed as $135 when this article was posted Jan. 22. The fee is $253. Taxi News regrets the error. On Tuesday, January 27th, Halifax Regional
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CBC did not press Jay Goldberg for an answer to the question, "Are you paid by Uber?" Image: CBC (Watch the full interview posted at the bottom of this article)
Goldberg quotes Uber’s talking points, gets no pushback from CBC Uber is employing Tobacco industry tactics as part of its fight against Halifax’ move to raise background checks for Uber drivers to the same standard as Taxi drivers. On January
Read MoreReport available January 15th The Town of Oakville will consider a “proposed business licenising by-law” this month. “As a business with a taxi owner licence with the Town of Oakville, the Municipal Enforcement Services Department would like to notify you that
Read MoreI think 2026 is gonna be a long year…. When my sons were teenagers, they had an especially obnoxious habit of crowing and shouting gleefully when events broke their way, personally. “IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!!!!” one would shout to another, aggressively
Read More“It’s the best – it’s happiness” Donating to the Ottawa Food Bank is “the best!” says Taxi driver George Chamoun of Capital Taxi. “It’s the best feeling. Every year, it is the best,” says Chamoun, who has been part of
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John Papadakis, former East York Councillor, para-legal and firebrand, trekked from courthouse to courthouse attempting to cover Project Snowball for Taxi News. John died in 2021. Photo: Taxi News
It might have changed Uber history; instead, it got Memory Holed December 28, 2025 update: an Ontario lawyer currently involved in various Uber lawsuits contacted Taxi News to point out that there is no such lawsuit as “R vs Uber
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Technology was supposed to make ground transportation safer....no one predicted hackers would figure out how to scam Uber, Lyft, and Instacart. Image: Instagram
Young women accepted a ride from a strange man in an unmarked car because they had the idea it was an OK thing to do…their guard wasn’t up; they had no guard. There was a time when elected officials and
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