E-scooters
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E-scooters driving ‘huge’ number of child injuries, doctors say: ‘Not toys’Between 2024 and 2025, 1,071 Canadians were hospitalized due to scooter-related injuries, according to Canadian Institute for Health Information data.HealthJul 28
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Family of woman who died in e-scooter accident pleads for riders to wear helmetsShyan was riding a scooter on July 3 in the area of Venables Street and Commercial Drive at 10 a.m. when she collided with the side of a vehicle.CanadaJul 20
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1 woman’s death, another’s serious injury prompts e-scooter warning from Vancouver policeThis warning from the Vancouver Police Department comes after a woman died and another woman was seriously injured in separate incidents over the weekend.CrimeJul 14
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Lime to take over some e-scooter operations in Canada from Neuron amid acquisitionThe orange-coloured e-scooters seen on the streets of 12 Canadian cities could soon be replaced by Lime-coloured ones after Lime acquired operations of its rival Neuron Mobility.ConsumerJul 6
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12-year-old’s guardian ticketed after child riding e-scooter hits carThe 12-year-old was reportedly riding their e-scooter on Colwood Drive on June 10 and struck a black VW Jetta that was coming out of a driveway, police said.CrimeJun 11
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Alberta looking at allowing politicians to expense e-scooter, bike ridesMLAs and caucus staff can be reimbursed for work-related taxi rides, car rentals and some airfare, and a committee is exploring adding electric scooter and bike rides to the list.PoliticsJun 10
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B.C. boy badly injured by child riding e-scooter on school groundsSafety advocates say injuries involving e-scooters — which you have to be 16 to ride in B.C. — are becoming more frequent, serious and sometimes fatal.CanadaMay 29
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2 dead in head-on scooter, bicycle crash on New York bridgePolice said a man was riding a standup scooter when he collided with a cyclist travelling eastbound in the bike lane on New York's Queensboro Bridge.U.S. NewsMay 29
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Halifax sees return of shared e-bikes, e-scooters after winter pauseThe municipality said use of the vehicles had been paused because during the winter snow is plowed onto the surfaces that are used for parking the e-scooters and e-bikes.CanadaMar 17
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Toronto mulls crackdown for e-bikes, e-scooters using sidewalksAt a meeting this week, councillors raised concerns about the proliferation of electric bikes and scooters across the city, the speeds at which they travel and crashes.PoliticsDec 19, 2025
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