Ridehailing

• Lyft to begin service in Metro Vancouver’s Tri-Cities on Monday

  Residents of Metro Vancouver's Tri-Cities area will have access to both major ridesharing services, starting Monday.

  Feb 28, 2020
  
• Nova Scotia to make announcement on ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft on Wednesday

  The province says Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines will be the only one speaking at the announcement on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Old Brewery Market Courtyard on Lower Water Street.

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2020
  
• Advertisement
• Judge refuses to block Uber, Lyft from operating in Lower Mainland

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected an attempt by the taxi industry to put the brakes on Uber and Lyft in the Lower Mainland.

  Feb 6, 2020
• Advertisement
• ‘We respectfully decline’: Uber, Lyft respond to Surrey’s efforts to halt ride-hailing

  Uber says it will not follow Surrey's request to cease operations in the city, setting up a potentially nasty fight over the future of ride-hailing.

  Jan 25, 2020
• Surrey sends Uber notice to cease operations by Friday night or face bylaw fines

  City staff have sent a letter informing the company they are in violation of the city's vehicle for hire bylaw by not having a business licence.

  Consumer

  Jan 25, 2020
• Impaired driving critics say ridesharing could have prevented fatal Vancouver crash

  With ridesharing still not in B.C. after Christmas, critics say there are still too few options for people to get a safe ride home.

  Dec 29, 2019
• ‘We have bills to pay’: Kater drivers left in the lurch as company pulls the plug at Christmas

  "Christmas is just around the corner, we have bills to pay, we have families. We didn't realized it was going to be this quick."

  Dec 12, 2019
• Vancouver loses what little ridesharing it had as Kater suspends service

  The company has decided to pull its vehicles off the roads as it awaits its ridesharing licence application to be approved by the province.

  Dec 1, 2019
• Advertisement
• Coquitlam woman says she was held ‘hostage’ over taxi fare dispute

  "I felt like I was held against my will," said Carly Musgrave.

  Nov 18, 2019
• Advertisement
• B.C. will still see Uber and Lyft hit the roads by Christmas, premier vows

  The fate of ridesharing in B.C. has been put into question once again by the Passenger Transportation Board, but Premier John Horgan says there's nothing to worry about.

  Oct 31, 2019