Travellers can now access live updates of street closures during FIFA on Toronto's website. Image: Toronto
“Taylor Swift” scenario in which teams have to walk to the stadium “Toronto wants to look world-class for FIFA 2026 — the reality is falling apart,” writes Jeremy Borg for the Western Standard in advance of FIFA, scheduled to begin
Read More20-year-old accessible vehicles, 18-year old drivers, up to 10 persons Ontario has filed regulation 136/26 which will permit rideshare services to operate in rural and northern communities. The regulations were filed on May 14th and became effective May 19th. “Regulation
Read MoreOntario has filed regulations for its “rideshare pilot” effective May 19, 2026. The full set of regulations can be accessed on Ontario’s website. Designated Areas 1. Township of Algonquin Highlands. 2. Township of Armour. 3. Township of Armstrong. 4. Township
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Amey's driver George Kelliher went out of his way to pick up Biscuit and his owner in west-end Kingston on May 19th. Image: Taxi News
Amey’s Taxi driver George Kelliher went well out of his normal neighbourhood to pick up yellow Lab Biscuit and this reporter in Kingston on May 19th. “Normally I work in the east end,” Kelliher explained after a pick-up at Kingston
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Mike Sanders is a third-generation Taxi professional, now designing technical tools for use across industry. Image: taxi-stand.com
Sudbury’s Mike Sanders has a dream Mike Sanders of Sudbury’s Aaron Group is in the UK this week to promote the Taxi Stand booking tool. Sanders is the grand son of Aaron Group founder John Sanders, who immigrated to Canada
Read MorePoliticians, not technology, enabled Uber “New technologies are enabling companies to sidestep the historical regulatory framework,” reads Gowlings’ final argument submitted to Justice Smith on March 28.News flash: it was not “new technologies” that allowed Uber to “sidestep the historical
Read MoreJustice Smith’s decision expected this summer “Thank you for all of this information, and your presentations, which were excellent,” Superior Court Justice Marc Smith told legal counsel for Metro Taxi and the City of Ottawa at 3:57pm on Monday, May
Read MoreOntario’s Parliament approved a Private Member’s Motion to create a “streamlined, standard Provincial Regulatory Framework for Rideshare Programs” on May 7th, 2026. Motion 66, introduced by Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston member John Jordon passed unanimously. The text of the motion reads: “That, in
Read MoreZoom link to court proceedings Update: 10:30am May 11: Proceedings have been moved from Courtoom #23 as originally reported. They are underway in Courtroom #37. Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa returns to Superior Court on May 11, 2026 to
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