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A Port Perry taxi driver is calling on the municipality to level what he says, is an uneven playing field when it comes to competition with rideshare companies. While the issue has been a tug-of-war in larger cities for years, the small Durham Region community is just noticing the landscape shift. Germain Ma reports.

URide, a ride-sharing platform out of Thunder Bay has expanded its services to Halifax. URide is already established in Moncton, Fredericton, and Saint John – with goals to branch into rural areas across the country.

A man from Richmond Hill, Ont. has been arrested after being caught by York Regional Police air support workers driving speeds of almost 300 km/h along Toronto-area highways. Police say the driver attempted to evade officers by entering a building’s underground via a man-door, with the aid of an accomplice. The man fled the scene...

Rideshare company Uber is speaking out over a new training the City of Edmonton is making mandatory for drivers. As Jaclyn Kucey explains, they say it’s more municipal government red tape.

A year after the city’s first failed attempt at cap on the amount of rideshare vehicles, Toronto is once against delaying moving forward with the plan. Dozens of people spoke out issues with the plan proposed by city staff which would have capped licenses around 80,000. Matthew Bingley reports.

Grieving family and friends after the fatal shooting of a woman outside a Toronto halfway house. The City of Toronto considering a cap on rideshare licences – we’ll tell you why. And, Google’s top searches of 2024.

Deputy chief Nick Milinovich with Peel Regional Police said a 22-year-old man has been arrested after multiple women reported being sexually assaulted after accepting rides from a man posting as a rideshare driver in Brampton, Ont. The women, in their 20s, were all waiting at bus stops when they were approached.

In a recent video floating on social media, a woman from Whitby explains how she got stranded at 3 a.m. after being asked for money from an Uber driver, which she denied, resulting in her ride being cancelled.

The Tri-Cities region is establishing a single business licence for ridesharing companies. John Hua explains by advocates say there should be one licence for all of Metro Vancouver.

Even after Alberta enters Stage 3 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, masks will still be required when riding transit, in rideshares and in continuing care and acute care settings such as hospitals. Julia Wong has the details from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s Tuesday update.

Health-care workers in Saskatchewan are about to get some much-needed reinforcements from the military, amid a COVID-19 surge. The unprecedented measures the provincial government is considering now to keep cases down. Plus, Lyft releases data on what it calls “safety incidents.” The number of fatalities and assaults involving users the ridesharing giant is reporting, and...

Regina city council voted unanimously Tuesday to amend Regina’s Taxi Bylaw amid criticism from stakeholders about inequality between taxi and rideshare regulations. Connor O’Donovan has the details.

Ridesharing companies like Uber could be allowed to operate in the City of Saint John within the next year. Saint John common council has approved a motion to create a bylaw that would regulate ridesharing service, but there are some skeptics. Tim Roszell has the story.

The debate over a proposed new bylaw that would allow ridesharing services like Uber operate in Alberta’s capital saw tensions boil over at City Hall again. Vinesh Pratap reports.

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena announces at a press conference Thursday the approval of some ridesharing licences, like Uber and Lyft, in the province.

At a press conference held Thursday, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena explains why B.C.’s Passenger Transportation Board did not grant Kater Industries, which was backed by the Vancouver Taxi Association, a ridesharing licence.

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena explains the demand for ridesharing licences in British Columbia and how the Passenger Transportation Board is working through the applications.

Nine Metro Vancouver cab companies have filed an application for an injunction to stop Uber and Lyft from operating in the region. Jill Bennett has an update on the B.C. Supreme Court announcement Thursday.

The Mayors’ Council has released the details of its region-wide licencing. And as Richard Zussman reports, everyone seems to be on board.

The Passenger Transportation Board has approved Green Coast Ventures Inc. as the first ride-hailing company to operate in B.C., but as Richard Zussman reports, Uber and Lyft are still waiting for a decision on their applications.