"Here with several hundred friends!" Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario member Earla Phillips tweeted on October 17th, 2024. "Fighting for fair pay!" On May 7th, Phillips officially launched her own SubStack to share her observations. Photo: Earla Phillips
“Some posts will focus on labour and policy…others may simply be observations from the road” Uber driver and labour organizer Earla Phillips has launched her own Substack. “A lot of people still see rideshare as ‘just a side gig,’” Phillips
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The death star is blown up in "Star Wars." Perhaps May the 4th, 2026 will cause a similar explosion of the obliviousness impacting politicians trying to understand how the world works. Image: Lucasfilm
Blissfully unaware politicians are in charge of Canada, and the rest of your life Monday, May the 4th was an epic “We told you so” day for humans who value experience, intelligence, common sense and being able to move faster
Read MoreAggregate versus individual payment calculations at issue Closing submissions in the Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa court case are scheduled to be filed on Wednesday, May 6th. “This Court has found the City of Ottawa liable in negligence for
Read MoreTo the Editor, Re: Industry support for OnRoute to Freedom event When it comes to man’s inhumanity to man, there’s darkness, and there’s unexpurgated evil. Human trafficking falls into the latter category. And, all along, we figured slavery had been abolished
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OnRoute CEO Andy Webb says "We want the customer and our colleagues to understand that if they see something, to do something about it." Photo: Christian Zdravko, Road Warrior News.
Human Trafficking does happen, and it must be stopped by Christian Zdravko Ippolito Transportation unveiled a new truck wrap on April 23rd as part of the OnRoute to Freedom campaign to raise awareness for human trafficking around Ontario highways. The
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Michelle Furgiuela, Timea Nagy , Shelley Walker and Ashley Franssen-Tingley at Ippolito's new rig wrap at the OnRoute to Freedom event April 23rd. Photo: Christian Zdravko, Road Warrior News
Highways can be lonely places Timea Nagy is an advocate, writer, human trafficking survivor and CEO of personal care products shop Timea’s Market. Timea’s Market products are now available for purchase at dedicated kiosks located within OnRoutes a across Ontario
Read MoreToronto will host six FIFA World Cup 26™ matches between June 12 to July 2 and host FIFA Fan Festival™ on select days through July 19. The City has created a website to keep residents, travellers and drivers up-to-date on
Read MoreWhile driverless cars tested in Detroit A driverless Waymo blew through police caution tape to drive into a crime scene in London, England on April 25. Dramatic video posted on TikTok shows the moment the vehicle careers into a police cordon in Harlesden as
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Canada's 1967 Centennial flag could be mistaken for a Star of David. Image: Canadian Museum of History
5 days in to the 6 Day War It was the middle of the afternoon on a sunny day somewhere in southern Yugoslavia. I was walking through town back to the main road to hitch a ride to the Adriatic.
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