Uber

• ‘So shocking’: Passenger smacks Uber driver in the face in Burnaby, B.C.

  Gurjot Singh Ranu has been an Uber driver on and off for the past three years, and while verbal abuse is common, he said he's never heard of a driver being physically assaulted.

  Crime

  Jan 10
  
• Kelowna mayor baffled by decision to deny Uber in Okanagan, Vancouver Island

  The Passenger Transportation Board says it wasn’t convinced there exists a public need for the service that Uber Canada applied for.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2021
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• B.C. transportation board denies Uber application to operate in Interior, Vancouver Island

  Despite finding Uber to be a “fit and proper” company that can provide transportation, the board rejected the application.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2021
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• Man fatally shot in Brampton parking lot was Uber driver, suspect his alleged passenger

  Two weeks after a fatal shooting in the parking lot behind a Brampton shopping plaza, Global News has learned that the victim was an Uber driver who was on the job.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2021
• MADD Canada concerned after Toronto pauses issuing of rideshare licenses

  “We’re heading into the holiday season – a time when alcohol consumption can increase and the risk for impaired driving is high."

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2021
• Uber, Tokyo Smoke team up to allow Ontario pot purchases through Eats app

  The U.S. tech company says it will now allow users of its Uber Eats app to order cannabis products for pickup from Tokyo Smoke.

  Cannabis

  Nov 22, 2021
• Ride-hailing trips in Metro Vancouver outnumber taxis nearly 2-to-1: report

  The study found that both the ride-hailing and taxi industries were seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  News

  Nov 12, 2021
• ‘Chilling effect’: How whistleblower Frances Haugen unfriended Facebook

  Frances Haugen is just the latest to join in a growing list of workers from across the tech industry determined to speak out.

  Tech

  Oct 10, 2021
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• Union files complaint after three B.C. Uber drivers allegedly fired for refusing unsafe work

  A local union has filed an unfair labour practices complaint after three B.C. Uber drivers allege they were fired without warning after refusing unsafe working conditions.

  Consumer

  Oct 8, 2021
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• Ontario court certifies class action against Uber, advancing fight for worker rights

  Uber has refused to recognize couriers and drivers using its platform as employees and avoided offering them benefits.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2021