“Buy Canadian” should mean Taxi and local, not Uber and Lyft, De Baeremaeker, Hubbard suggest Taxi News will have more video and coverage later on March 19th. Toronto Taxi firms wasted no time this morning in politely pointing out the
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Toronto's Executive Committee is being livestreamed March 19th. Councillors are scheduled to debate increasing the age of Wheelchair Accessible vehicles to 10 years. Image: YouTube
Driver earnings, cap on VFH numbers not on agenda The Licensing and Standards staff report on Vehicle for Hire (VFH) earnings scheduled to come forward by the end of first quarter (March 31) is not on the agenda for today’s
Read MoreNo insurer will cover a fully-EV Taxi in Toronto Regarding Toronto’s 2030 deadline to mandate all-electric Taxis, Mayor Olivia Chow says “We can always look at whether the deadline makes sense or not.” Chow was speaking at the March 17
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On March 17th, Mayor Olivia Chow spoke at an event focused on actions intended to counter American tariffs. Photo: Alexander Zdravco for Taxi News
Chow stops short of boycotting American giants Uber, Lyft Update 8am March 18th: the link to the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan has been updated, and the sentence on the Staff report on VFH earnings has been corrected. Toronto Mayor Olivia
Read More“Don’t fund the flop” writer urges Submitted by Shangox – author unknown Toronto cabbies, let’s get real—spending $80,000 on a new rig in 2025 is like buying a front-row ticket to a Leafs Stanley Cup parade: a hilarious fantasy that
Read MoreStaff report on VFH earnings is not on Agenda The Licensing and Standards staff report on Vehicle for Hire (VFH) earnings scheduled to come forward by the end of first quarter (March 31) is not on the agenda for the
Read MoreMarch 12, 2025 — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Atlantic Region and the Nova Scotia RCMP’s Commercial Crime Section are investigating the seizure of more than $100,000 in counterfeit Canadian currency. On January 9, CBSA officers at Mirabel International Airport in Quebec intercepted a
Read MoreToronto should lead by example, “shop local” Four Toronto Vehicle for Hire (VFH) firms have written a letter asking Toronto to extend its “shop local” policy to ground transportation services. Kristine Hubbard of Beck Taxi; Abdul Mohamoud of Co-op Cabs;
Read More“The City is part of the congestion problem” The number of curb lane cafés in Toronto has dropped by 64 per cent, City staff report. In 2024, there were 304 curb lane cafés as part of CaféTO, compared with 837
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