When Ontario Trucker Csaba Vizi was eighteen in 1989, people in his native Romania rose up against decades of Communist dictatorship. A notable number of the protesters and supporters of the Freedom Convoy in 2022 hailed from Eastern European nations which had suffered under communist rule: "We know it when we see it," one supporter told Road Warrior News. Photo: Donna Laframboise
Who were these men and women? Where did they come from, what did they believe, why did they do what they did? February 14th Update: This article has been updated since it originally ran on February 8th. It has been
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Olivia Chow's decision to eliminate Teslas from Toronto's EV Grant program appears to be based on emotions rather than emissions. Photo: Taxi News
Decision to “restrict” Teslas from grant program about emotions, not emissions The Opinion column below, by Canadian Taxi Association president Marc Andre Way, originally ran on October 5, 2023 on the True North news site. Taxi News is re-publishing it
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Guy Bourgouin; Lise Vaugeois; and John Vanthof all represent Northern Ontario ridings for the NDP. Image: John Vanthof
Enforcement, open scales, road maintenance, use of rail by John Vanthof, MPP Temiskaming-Cochrane Road safety has many factors, but there are issues that add disproportionately to dangerous conditions. When I was first elected, it was mainly winter maintenance. The Liberal government
Read MoreLiberals pick a leader, and the winner is… By Ian Connerty Leadership contests are always dominated by one question: “Who can win?” And Mark Carney looks like a winner. In a recent opinion poll, Carney is even with the Conservatives
Read MoreRegarding: Shuniah inspection station closed again I’ve only seen it open once, and they weren’t inspecting anyone, just waving everyone through. My last trip across Ontario was from the Quebec border on the 417 through North Bay, Cochrane and
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Windsor, Ontario has been pinpointed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as one of the most vulnerable cities in the face of an American program of tariffs. Photo: RWN
Saint John, Calgary, and Windsor most vulnerable Ottawa, ON — According to new analysis released February 11th by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Data Lab, Saint John, New Brunswick, Calgary, Alberta, and Windsor, Ontario, are the Canadians cities most vulnerable
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T4SH's Travis McDougall has only found the $30M Shuniah inspection station opened twice, although he drives by it every week. Image: T4SH
Should open “At least 16 hours per day on business days:” Truckers for Safer Highways Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways dropped in on the Shuniah (Thunder Bay) inspection station and found it closed, again. “It’s only been open
Read MoreUrgent, exceptional and compelling issues raised by prorogation OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Federal Court will hear the constitutional challenge to the decision to prorogue Parliament on Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14, 2025. Lawyers
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Ottawa's Blue Line Taxi has used the tagline "Buy local - we do" for many years. In the face of tariff threats by US president Donald Trump, Blue Line is reminding everyone that most of the money spent with Uber and Lyft leaves Canada immediately, whereas money spent with Blue Line stays in Canada. Image: Blue Line Taxi
90 per cent of Uber revenues leave Canada immediately As US president Donald Trump floated the idea of imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods earlier this month, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Councillors sprang to work on a
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