Sharing Economy
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Airbnb sued, accused of ‘negligence’ by Toronto man shot at house partyAirbnb responded with a statement that said, "senseless violence reported has no place in the Airbnb community."ConsumerNov 30, 2019
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‘Uber of boats’ expands to Canada, offers short-term water sport rentalsAfter launching in San Francisco in 2013, Get My Boat expanded to Canadian cities last year and is hoping more water sport enthusiasts will join the sharing economy.CanadaJul 16, 2019
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Peer-to-peer RV trailer rental site WheelEstate grows 1,900% in 1 yearSince launching WheelEstate last year, an Alberta couple has seen their RV rental site grow from 35 trailers to more than 700 trailers signed up.CanadaJun 20, 2018
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London city committee votes to investigate applying 4% hotel tax to AirBnBAirBnb hosts in London wont need a license, but could soon be taxed.PoliticsMay 2, 2018
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‘The sharing economy is not a fad’: Calgary businessman reimagines how we workThe company name is based on the whole idea of a commune — or community.EconomyApr 6, 2018
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Chinese ‘bike graveyards’ reveal cracks in country’s booming bike-share industryChinese city sidewalks clogged with unfettered bikes. In some cases, empty spaces have become default impound lots for authorities who confiscate the bikes and have nowhere to put them.ConsumerNov 25, 2017
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Coun. Jesse Helmer says if Lyft wants to expand past Toronto, London’s readyThe ride-hailing service Lyft has announced it will expand into Canada, with Toronto becoming their first market.ConsumerNov 14, 2017
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Airbnb for cars is helping this Toronto man pay off his Tesla"It's been great."MoneyJul 20, 2017
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California Uber driver records as woman gives birth in the backseatAn Uber driver in Los Angeles got quite the fare this past Friday when he rushed a woman in labour to the hospital – and didn’t quite make it.HealthJul 18, 2017
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Uber’s trucking ambitions stalled by lawsuit over alleged theft of trade secretsThe high-stakes lawsuit is linked to Uber's $680-million purchase of self-driving trucking startup OttoMotto.ConsumerJun 17, 2017
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