Northern Ontario Taxi companies are adament the province must do a rideshare pilot review after gaining winter experience. Photo: Mike Murchison
by Mike Murchison So, let’s weigh in on the shape of the highways in Northern Ontario. I’m referring to Highways 11 and 17. The “Trans Canada” highway. The main east-west corridor that gets you from the Manitoba border down to
Read More“I think the problem is larger than people realize,” Orr says. “My guess is that similar groups are probably operating in all the major cities – Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver. Congratulations to the OPP for investigating this situation and laying charges, even getting some put in jail. That is a great job they are doing.”
Read More“The implausibility of a net-zero carbon energy future is becoming so obvious that even Europeans are starting to notice,” the Wall Street Journal editorial board noted on March 27th. “Witness the weekend decision to step back from the ban on internal-combustion automobile engines that the European Union had intended to implement by 2035.”
Read MoreApril 5th, 2023, is the next scheduled court appearance in the fake Truck driving school activities uncovered by police one year ago. Two of the accused have already pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison time and probation. Gurpreet Singh;
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"Stories from the Road" and professional Truck driver Don Taylor sent photos of weekend wrecks on March 26th. Photo: Don Taylor
Stories from the Road author Don Taylor happened by just some of the accidents which took place in Northern Ontario on the weekend of March 25/26th and forwarded photos to Road Warrior News. “The first two were just north of
Read MoreThis article was Updated March 27: MP Han Dong releases letter Last week, on March 18th, Road Warrior News published an article covering an opinion piece published by the Globe and Mail. It was written by the Canadian intelligence officer
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People bring food to community picnics, but they don’t normally gather at truck stops in the dark, in the dead of winter, to feed total strangers. Photo: Sally
This food is important. It’s tangible, concrete evidence of tremendous grassroots support. While people bring food to community picnics, they don’t normally gather at truck stops in the dark, in the dead of winter, to feed total strangers. This behaviour alone makes the Freedom Convoy socially and historically significant.
Read MoreOntario’s Budget, released March 23rd, notes that “Ontario’s trucking industry accounts for about one per cent of Ontario’s GDP and approximately 36 per cent of the jobs in the transportation sector. The transportation system is the backbone of Ontario’s export-driven
Read MoreThe 401 was closed in both directions at Exit 566 Shannonville near Deseronto on the afternoon of March 23rd for a major accident involving numerous tractor trailers. It re-opened just after midnight.
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