E-scooters

• Toronto mulls crackdown for e-bikes, e-scooters using sidewalks

  At 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.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2025
  
• Man hit while driving e-scooter in central Edmonton dies in hospital

  A 49-year-old man died in hospital two weeks after being hit by two vehicles at the intersection of 82 Street and 115 Avenue while driving a personal electric scooter.

  Traffic

  Oct 7, 2025
  
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• E-scooter injuries rising, data and doctors say

  New data says that hospitalizations involving e-scooters for kids between five and 17-years-old increased by 61 per cent from 2023 to 2024.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2025
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• Shared e-scooters back in Regina

  Electric scooters are back for another summer season in Regina. The city will have 500 e-scooters available in designated parking zones across the city for people to access.

  May 1, 2025
• Kelowna high school takes proactive approach as concerns grow over e-scooter safety

  In an effort to be proactive and promote transportation safety, Okanagan Mission Secondary partnered with various agencies to hold an information session for its students. 

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2025
• Halifax e-scooter operators left in dust by municipality for Toronto company

  Two e-scooter operators say they will no longer be able to offer micro-mobility services in Halifax after the city selected Bird Canada for a new pilot program this summer.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2025
• Ontario’s 10-year e-scooter pilot a ‘slap in the face,’ disability advocacy group says

  At the beginning of 2020, the Ford government introduced a micro-mobility pilot, allowing municipalities that opted in to create rules allowing electric scooters.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2024
• Vancouver launches Lime shared e-scooter program

  The company has rolled out 100 electric scooters and 27 parking stations. Vancouver is the first North American city to test out the parking stations.

  Traffic

  Sep 12, 2024
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• ‘Extremely dangerous and illegal’: Video shows e-scooter in fast lane of B.C.’s Hwy 1

  Video posted to social media shows the rider straddling the line between the fast lane and the HOV lane near the Willingdon exit.

  Crime

  Aug 22, 2024
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• Scooting the suburbs: Edmonton expands e-scooter riding zones to more areas

  Electric scooters and e-bikes are set to expand to more areas of Edmonton, as the city has approved expanding riding zones.

  Consumer

  Aug 8, 2024