Calgary Taxi

• Taxis and limos face reduced fees under proposed changes to Calgary bylaw

  The City of Calgary is eyeing changes to regulations and fees around taxi and ride-sharing licences.

  Economy

  Mar 10, 2021
  
• City of Calgary announces new dispatch service for accessible taxis

  The City of Calgary announced a new service for accessible taxis on Wednesday.

  Traffic

  Dec 5, 2019
  
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• Calgary cabbie named International Driver of the Year

  A veteran driver with Calgary's Checker Cabs has recently been named International Driver of the Year by the International Association of Transportation Regulators.

  Features

  Oct 4, 2019
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• Lawsuit filed against Checker Cabs after Calgary passenger allegedly assaulted by driver

  A lawsuit has been filed against Checker Cabs by a Calgary man who claims he was beaten by his driver so badly that it left him in a coma.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2019
• Calgary cab driver charged with assault, passenger suffers life-threatening injuries: police

  Calgary police have charged a local taxi driver after he allegedly assaulted a passenger with a blunt object.

  Crime

  May 10, 2019
• Calgary cab driver assaulted, vehicle carjacked; person in custody

  Police said cab drivers are trained to abandon their vehicle should they encounter violent customers.

  Crime

  May 2, 2018
• Calgary taxi driver gets 8 months in jail for hit and run that killed teen girl

  A Calgary taxi driver found guilty of a deadly 2015 hit and run was sentenced to eight months in prison and an 18-month driving prohibition Monday. Stanislaw Maguder was convicted in July 2016 for the incident, which happened March 18, 2015. Tyla Chipaway, 16, had been lying in the middle of 16 Avenue when she was...

  Crime

  Mar 13, 2017
• Man accused in latest Calgary taxi assault was convicted of same crime in 2014

  The man accused of punching a Calgary cab driver in the head until he lost consciousness last Friday has done the same thing before.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2016
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• Man charged with assault after Calgary cab driver struck, causing taxi to roll over

  Police said the passenger struck the driver on the back of the head after a verbal disagreement with the driver.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2016
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• ‘I was shocked’: Calgary woman claims she was refused late-night cab ride despite safety concerns

  A young Calgary woman claims she was refused a late-night cab ride by a driver who said her trip was too short to be worth his time.

  Apr 19, 2016