Beck Taxi for the win!
Legendary media personality gives Facebook kudos to Beck Taxi driver “I was up north for the past month, house sitting and tending to two cats. As my friend does not have Netflix or Prime but has TV, I watched a
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The Oozlum Bird of Australian mythology can fly in progressively smaller circles, until it eventually disappears up its own rectum. When Taxi News compared the City of Toronto's letter blaming Taxi drivers for aggressive behaviour, it struck a real chord with readers. Image: Godsandmonsters Substack
Toronto flies up its own arsehole
Blaming drivers for the problems it created The City of Toronto has finally flown in so many nonsensical circles, it has flown up its own rectum. This special talent is attributed to the Oozlum Bird of British and Australian folklore.
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A Waymo on display outside an autonomous vehicle conference in NYC. Photo by Sophia Lebowitz courtesy of Streetsblog
Report looks at Waymo vs pro drivers in New York
NYC must make a real comparison, Open Plans says Autonomous for-hire vehicles, better known as robotaxis, are operational in cities across the globe. In New York City, Waymo received a permit to test their vehicles with a safety driver, which
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77 per cent of Toronto's Accessible Taxi fleet needed to be replaced by March 2026 simply to maintain past levels of service. This did not occur. Image: Taxi News Data: City of Toronto https://www.toronto.ca/data/mls/ssc/V00.html
100 one-time grants for taxicab Accessible Taxis  
Funds collected from drivers to be distributed to some On July 14, 2026, Toronto increased the one-time grant under the Accessibility Fund Program for owners of newly converted accessible taxicab vehicles to $55,000. This increased grant is available for up to 100 accessible vehicle conversions.  According to the email obtained by
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Image of MTO July 14 email indicating MTO does not regulate rideshare, despite the fact that it gained that authority on May 19, 2026 in the Northern Ontario pilot area.
MTO “does not license rideshare companies”
Neither Sudbury, OPP or MTO know who is responsible as Uber launches Neither the City of Sudbury, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) nor the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) appear to know who is responsible for regulating Uber as it launches
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Mark Davis, of Smith's Falls, reminded me again of how much people appreciate a timely ride with a friendly driver when they need one. Photo: Taxi News
Sincere appreciation for a much-needed ride
Recalling the fundamentals of memorable service Update: this column was amended with slight wording changes on July 13th. On July 11th I pulled into the parking lot at beautiful Rideau Acres park, car loaded with coolers and equipment and food
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Major labour investigation launched in US
“It’s worker exploitation, forced labor, and human trafficking” The US has launched a major investigation into alleged abuse of the H-1B visa program and the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) labor certification system, as labor officials widen scrutiny of suspected
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YDrive launches in Sudbury in “a grey area”
$5000 application fee waived, enforcement questions unanswered While it appears the first rideshare company has been approved by Ontario under new regulations launched on May 14, 2026, YDrive owner Rob Davidson tells Taxi News his company’s July 4 launch falls
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