Ride-share

• Cross-Canada cruise aims to break records, promote new rideshare app

  Two men from Toronto have begun a 28-day long road trip hoping to break a world record and to promote the first entirely Canadian based ride share app called HOVR.

  Canada

  Jul 15
  
• Cops bust 6 illegal ride-share drivers, dole out $13K in fines in Richmond

  The Feb. 8 enforcement blitz targeted drivers who "bypass necessary background checks and safety protocols," mandated under B.C. law.

  Crime

  Feb 27
  
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• Another ride-hailing service rolls into Ontario with several challenges awaiting it

  Estonian company Bolt announced Tuesday that it has launched its Hopp ride-hailing service in the Greater Toronto Area.

  Canada

  Feb 11
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• New bylaw deregulates Port Hope, Ont., taxi industry to allow for ride-share options

  Port Hope council approval of a new bylaw helps remove "outdated regulations" that restricted the taxi industry and limited opportunities for ride-share initiatives. 

  Traffic

  May 30, 2024
• Teen girl charged following suspected hate-motivated assault of rideshare driver

  A 16-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in connection with a suspected hate-motivated assault of a rideshare driver over the weekend, according to Toronto police. 

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2024
• Woman sexually assaulted in Toronto after getting into what she thought was her ride share car

  Toronto police have released an image of a vehicle after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted when she got into a car she thought was her ride share.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2023
• Man who attacked B.C. Uber driver sentenced to 1 day in jail, 1 year probation

  William Tickle pleaded guilty to assault over an attack on an Uber driver caught on camera in April. He was given credit for time served while awaiting sentencing.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2023
• Police board asks City of Peterborough to administer licensing for taxis, limos, ride-shares

  Since the early 1960s, the Peterborough Police Services Board has had the authority to license, regulate and govern the owners and drivers of taxicabs.

  Economy

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Women-driving-women ride-share service to expand to Toronto this summer

  The women-driving-women membership service Wilma launched in the Forest City in July 2022 with the aim of providing a safer ride-sharing alternative for women.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2023
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• P.E.I. rideshare company sets sights on New Brunswick

  The company said they're hoping to begin operations in the province by this summer in either Fredericton, Saint John or Moncton.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023