Beck Taxi

• Relations between Toronto and Uber crash. What’s next for taxis in the city?

  The San Francisco-headquartered company says responsibility for the sudden animosity sits with the city.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2023
  
• Toronto baby boy born in back seat of Beck taxi: ‘It was quite an experience’

  "Frankly, I would do it any day, anytime,” said the Beck taxi driver, who operates car number 2241.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2023
  
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• Beck Taxi suing City of Toronto, says the City allows ‘untrained commercial drivers to fill our streets’

  Beck Taxi is suing the City of Toronto, claiming the City has allowed "thousands of untrained commercial drivers to fill our streets" causing public safety to be put at risk.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Toronto considers increasing taxi fares to combat gas costs

  A report, set to go before the city's general government and licensing committee on April 29, recommends increasing the base cost of a Toronto taxi ride by one dollar.

  Consumer

  Apr 25, 2022
• Local Toronto taxi firm keeping mask mandate as Uber drops requirement

  'We see this as a smart health and safety policy and as a policy that hopefully lends itself to keeping our economy open for business,' Beck Taxi said.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2022
• 17-year-old boy faces murder charge after Toronto taxi driver’s death in October

  Toronto police say a 17-year-old boy is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a taxi driver in late October.

  Crime

  Feb 4, 2022
• Coronavirus: 4 Toronto airport taxi drivers have died due to COVID-19, union says

  "Most of the drivers have been overlooked since the beginning [of the pandemic]. Not even now, they don’t have much safety gear."

  Health

  Apr 30, 2020
• 17-year-old girl dead after two-vehicle collision in North York

  Emergency crews were called to Don Mills Road and Green Belt Drive, just north of Eglinton Avenue, at around 12:05 p.m. Monday.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2019
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• Toronto considering mandatory training for Uber, Lyft drivers

  City council passed a motion requesting city staff come up with recommendations on a possible reinstatement of mandatory training for ride-hailing drivers.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2018
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• Mother of Toronto man killed in Uber pushes to change ridesharing bylaws

  "It's imperative that all taxi drivers, all limo drivers, and all ridesharing drivers have some level of mandatory safety training."

  Traffic

  Sep 19, 2018