Uber

• Uber expands service B.C. wide, but says rides subject to driver availability

  The company said Wednesday that while the app will be available everywhere in B.C., rides will only be available in areas where drivers have signed on to provide service. 

  Economy

  May 28
  
• 2 U.S. students detained for 2 weeks in Denmark after alleged Uber driver fight

  The two students were arrested at Copenhagen Airport the day after the alleged altercation while trying to return to the U.S.

  Trending

  Apr 15
  
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• ‘I feel duped’: B.C. woman falls victim to elaborate Uber scam

  This past January, the Vancouver resident had her car serviced and says her dealership requested an Uber to pick her up at her home.

  Consumer

  Feb 27
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• Amended Calgary rules attempt to ‘level the playing field’ between Uber, taxis

  Calgary city councillors approved changes to the city's vehicle-for-hire bylaw on Tuesday, aiming to make the sector more competitive.

  Canada

  Jan 29
• ‘Very unsettling’: Customers say rideshare drivers in Ontario improperly charging

  In a recent video circulating on social media, one woman shares her emotional experience using a rideshare app when trying to get back home late at night, sparking safety concerns.

  Consumer

  Nov 2, 2024
• Passenger’s racist remarks to Calgary Uber driver go viral: ‘I am the white blood of the land’

  In the video, the passenger is heard telling his Uber driver, "I am a born-and-raised Calgarian. I am the white blood of the land. You are on my land. I am the blood of the land."

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2024
• B.C. Uber passenger says driver touched, exposed himself to her

  Investigations are now underway into a disturbing encounter a 19-year-old Langley woman says she had with an Uber driver. She has a piece of advice for other women.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2024
• Uber analogy for continuing care does not mean more Alberta health privatization: Smith

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Uber analogy sparked concern from public health care advocates and the Opposition NDP that further privatization plans are afoot.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2024
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• Couple seriously injured in Uber can’t sue due to Uber Eats order, court rules

  A New Jersey court said that a couple injured in a serious accident while riding in an Uber can't sue the company because of a waiver signed by their daughter for Uber Eats.

  U.S. News

  Oct 4, 2024
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• Ontario man found guilty in impaired driving crash that killed Uber passenger

  Akamjot Sandhu was accused of dangerous driving and impaired driving causing death, among other charges, in the death of Matthew Cruz almost three years ago.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2024