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BALBAR MURDER TRIAL: Accused a model criminal, according to RCMP
Robert Balbar, who pleaded not guilty to slaying his common-law wife, was deemed a “good employee” by the Mountie who devised the crucial sting operation that led to Balbar’s ...
Source: Abbotsford News

New blood riles NDP old guard
Tensions could bubble over this week between the NDP's old guard and hundreds of new members gleaned from the city's ethnic communities by leadership hopeful Steve Ashton. Before ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Oyo Woos Graduates for Mass Transit Project
Oyo state government has tasked unemployed graduates in the state to take advantage of its mass transit project and apply as drivers of the taxi cabs the government had just ...
Source: This Day Online

Best Tip For Your Cabbie? Save Up & Buy A Taxi Medallion
While some New Yorkers have been cutting back on taxi fares during the recession, a new study shows the value of taxi medallion is stronger than ever. The value of an average ...
Source: Gothamist.com

29 Plead Not Guilty In Taxi License Case
More than two dozen men, all Ethiopian immigrants or Ethiopian Americans, took up two rows in a packed courtroom Monday to plead not guilty to accusations they bribed a D.C ...
Source: Washington Post

London mayor set to ban old black cabs
Boris Johnson, London mayor, is planning to ban taxis that are more than 10 years old from the capital’s streets in an attempt to curb air pollution . The proposal, likely to ...
Source: Financial Times

'The Amazing Race' eliminates Marcy Maloy and Ronald Shalita
The Amazing Race's second fifteenth-season episode began at the previous Pit Stop -- the Bassac III, a local riverboat that picked up anchor and traveled from Cai Be to My Tho ...
Source: Reality TV World

Iran's Global Foray Has Mixed Results
MONKEY POINT, Nicaragua - Last year, a delegation of Iranians and other foreigners arrived at this tiny, remote coastal village in speedboats. They came to map out plans to build a ...
Source: Inside Costa Rica

Competition Law in spotlight
THE heads of the UK and French competition authorities will be in Jersey next week to mark the fourth year of the Island’s Competition Law. The chairman of the UK Competition ...
Source: Jersey Evening Post

Police appeal for burglary witnesses (From Salisbury Journal)
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a commercial burglary at a taxi firm. At some time between 2-8am on Sunday September 27, unknown persons forced entry into City Cabs taxi ...
Source: This is Salisbury

Balbar a model criminal: RCMP
Robert Balbar, who pleaded not guilty to slaying his common-law wife, was deemed a “good employee” by the Mountie who devised the crucial sting operation that led to Balbar’s ...
Source: Abbotsford News

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ERVING -- A couple from Greenfield and a man from Athol have been arraigned on charges involved with several break-ins last week. Erving nixes gas station zoning change ERVING ...
Source: Recorder

Iowa City taxis fight H1N1
IOWA CITY (KWWL) - The flu fight in Iowa City is going to the streets. Yellow Cab is putting hand sanitizers in all of their cabs. The company says taxi customers will be offered a ...
Source: KWWL

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
More than two dozen men took up two rows in a packed courtroom Monday to plead not guilty to accusations they bribed a D.C. government official to obtain taxi licenses.
Source: Washington Post

Pizarro: San Jose Museum of Art celebrating 40th anniversary
It's not surprising that the San Jose Museum of Art has found a creative way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding back in October 1969. Invitations to the museum's big ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

Cabbie arrested for 2008 sexual assault
A cab driver has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault that occurred almost one year ago. On Nov. 2, 2008, just after midnight, a man and a woman hailed a taxi from the ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Goderich cabs seek fair compensation
Photo by Gerard Creces - Anytime Taxi owner John Colombe has been mustering support for the first cost of living increase for cab drivers in Goderich in more than six years. What ...
Source: Goderich Signal-Star

London Cab vehicle seizure closes business
A Gregg County judge's order to seize London Cab Co.'s six vehicles leaves Longview with only one taxi option. Company owner Chris London said the vehicles were seized earlier this ...
Source: Longview News-Journal

City taxi-fare increases mirror fuel
TAXI passengers in Shanghai will pay about 10 percent more from tomorrow as the city raises fares for the first time in three years to offset higher fuel prices and environmental ...
Source: English Eastday

Bobb: Corruption crackdown results in $20M savings for DPS
Detroit -- The ongoing internal financial audits to root out waste and corruption in Detroit Public Schools have saved the district nearly $20 million in costs savings, Emergency ...
Source: detnews.com

Audits yield $19.5 million in savings for Detroit Public Schools
Ongoing audits and financial reviews within the Detroit Public Schools have brought the district about $19.5 million in savings. The figures were released by the district today to ...
Source: Crain's Detroit Business

Taxi company's licence revoked
Freedom Cabs Limited operate a fleet of around 15 cabs. The New Zealand Transport Agency says the company failed to meet Certificate of Fitness standards in May. It was also found ...
Source: NZCity

In Taxi Bribe Case, a Taste of Regulation's Perils
The recent indictments of D.C. Council member Jim Graham's chief of staff and 38 others on bribery charges may be a harbinger of things to come if the council continues to move ...
Source: Washington Post

Taxi company ordered off Hamilton roads
A Hamilton taxi company has been ordered off the road after its cars were found to be in breach of safety regulations. Freedom Cabs Ltd, which has a fleet of about 15 vehicles, had ...
Source: New Zealand Herald

UN expert on minorities Gay McDougall issues preliminary report on ...
Statement by the United Nations independent expert on minority issues, Ms Gay McDougall, on the conclusion of her official visit to Canada: During the course of my official visit ...
Source: Georgia Straight

Taxi Issues Go to Higher Authority
The Highway Traffic Board will be dealing with complaints about limos being used as taxis in Saskatoon. The city got some complaints about United Cabs dispatching luxury cars like ...
Source: Saskatoonhomepage

Creepy cabbie taxing your patience? Mexico's women-only taxis offer ...
MEXICO CITY - Each pink taxi comes with a beauty kit, a GPS system and an alarm button. The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico's colonial city of Puebla are driven exclusively by women ...
Source: 680 News

Interpreters to help taxi drivers
Shanghai taxis are being upgraded with a new dispatch system that allows English-speaking interpreters to talk to passengers at the touch of a button, local transport authorities ...
Source: English Eastday

What a deal!
It'll do everything but cheat for you: Computer maker Acer Inc. is releasing a laptop with a 3-D screen that with the help of special glasses appears to give three-dimensional ...
Source: Everett Herald

Robberies rattle Danville taxi company
DANVILLE -- Danville's Mr. Taxi will likely add safety features to its cabs following a dangerous October that left one driver seriously injured and the rest of them seriously ...
Source: News-Democrat

What's Up: 24-hour cab service hits the streets
People who need a ride from one place to the next now have another option in the Wausau area. Taxi Time of Wausau began running three cabs Oct. 9, with the potential to add more as ...
Source: Wausau Daily Herald

In Mexico city, pink taxis cater to women riders
The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico ’s colonial city of Puebla are driven exclusively by women and don’t stop for men. The cabs cater especially to those tired of leering male ...
Source: Daily Oklahoman

Pink taxis offer respite from leering male drivers
MEXICO CITY — Each pink taxi comes with a beauty kit, a GPS system and an alarm button. The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico's colonial city of Puebla is driven exclusively by ...
Source: sign on sandiego.com

Need a ride? It could be costly
Taxi fair in Dan Thomas' cab clicks away as he drives down Main Street in Salt Lake City. The Celtic cross rides with him. He says that he's been totaled four times in the past 5 ...
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

A cab on Halloween? Forget it!
Trying to find a cab to take home on Halloween will be scary, warns the head of the Old Strathcona Business Association, one of many groups bracing for a busy night on Saturday ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Cameras in cabs - A long time coming
Most cabbies and taxi officials credit cameras in cabs as well as safety training for the decrease. Since 2006, all cabs in Clark County have been equipped with video cameras that ...
Source: Canada Free Press

Taxis jostle over business in Airdrie
The number of taxis in Airdrie, just north of Calgary, has quadrupled in the last two years, prompting a cab owner to call for regulations. Mohamed Benini, owner of Avacab Taxis ...
Source: CBC News

Getting a cab in downtown Wilmington could be getting easier
It’s 2 a.m., the bars are closing, and you’re trying to find a cab. Beginning midnight Friday, finding a safe ride home might be easier if a plan officials are testing works ...
Source: Star News Online

Officially Rendered: 2010 Yenko Camaro
Using the V8-powered SS as a base, the "Phase I" Yenko Camaro will feature a supercharger to boost horsepower to 600, a Hurst short-throw shifter, larger brakes and Magnaflow cat ...
Source: autoblog

Cabs add fuel surcharge again
A taxi cab is shown in this file image provided by sister station WABC in New York. October 28, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Hailing a cab in Chicago after midnight tonight will cost an ...
Source: WLS

China’s enforcement officers turned thugs
SHANGHAI, Oct 30 — A highly publicised case of injustice has led to calls for the reform, or even abolition, of a law enforcement agency found in every Chinese city, and which is ...
Source: The Malaysian Insider

Entrapment probe goes citywide
SHANGHAI government said yesterday it was pursuing its investigation into entrapment tactics used in the Pudong New Area in a campaign against illegal taxis and will probe ...
Source: English Eastday

Your letter is in the cab: Royal Mail bosses beat strike using taxis ...
Royal Mail bosses today attempted to beat the three-day national strike by delivering post in black cabs. Managers were forced to leave their offices to keep the mail moving as ...
Source: Daily Mail

Who is the fairest cabbie of them all?
Awarding top actors and singers might be a long-standing tradition, but the City of Edmonton wants to add taxi drivers to that list. The city's vehicle for hire commission is ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Ready for fright
Trying to find a cab to take home on Halloween will be scary, warns the head of the Old Strathcona Business Association, one of many groups bracing for a busy night tomorrow. "I ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

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Most cabbies and taxi officials credit cameras in cabs as well as safety training for the decrease. Since 2006, all cabs in Clark County have been equipped with video cameras that ...
Source: Canada Free Press

Compressed natural-gas cabs now fly 1st class at D/FW Airport, cutting ...
Natural gas-powered taxicabs will be first in line for fares at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after its board approved a measure designed to improve North Texas' air ...
Source: Dallas Morning News

Raleigh cab drivers face changes
Posted: Today at 10:03 p.m. Updated: 20 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. — Cab drivers in Raleigh are required to start operating under new regulations on Sunday. The regulations cover ...
Source: WRAL

Visa gears up for 2010 FIFA World Cup with new branded taxi campaign
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ just a few months away, FIFA's exclusive Payments Partner, Visa, has recently launched its new 2010 FIFA World Cup™-branded London Taxi Cab ...
Source: Biz Community

The phone is ringing for radio taxis
NEW DELHI: One brand name Gaurav Sharma, a 27-year-old senior customer relationship manager at an IT company in Bangalore, uses a lot these days is Meru. Meru is not his favourite ...
Source: Economic Times

Unfree Enterprise
Lately, the lot of the New York cabbie has improved a bit. But there are still some major systemic obstacles that keep drivers and their passengers from getting the conditions and ...
Source: New York Times Blogs

It doesn't matter how you drink, you shouldn't drive
I could not disagree more with Sarah Longwell's op-ed " MADD 's ignition interlock proposal goes to far" (November 4). Ms. Longwell writes: "A 120-pound woman can reach the legal ...
Source: Baltimore Sun

Keep taxi zones on track cabbie
Keep the zones , It has no impact on me because I no longer use Taxi service in Halifax. I gave up on this service years ago. I wonder what will happen to their income when buses ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

Private taxi operators make fast bucks as Karwa cabs are hard to get
A mad scramble to get into a Karwa bus at the main bus terminal in Al Ghanim on the second day of Eid. DOHA: Private taxis did brisk business during Eid Al Adha holidays as Karwa ...
Source: Peninsula

Meru Cabs looks to double fleet size
Radio taxi service Meru is looking to double its fleet size in the next one year from the current 3,800 taxis. The fleet enhancement is in line with the company's plans to go to ...
Source: Hindu Business Line

Commercial motorcyclists stage violent protest in Calabar
Some commercial motorcycle (Okada) operators in Calabar, Cross River State, at the weekend took the law into their hands as they attacked and destroyed some of the taxi cabs ...
Source: NEXT

Squatters take over sidewalk
MANILA, Philippines— Illegal settlers have occupied the sidewalk on Banaue Avenue corner G. Roxas Street in Manresa, Quezon City. The MMDA must remove the illegal structures here ...
Source: Global Nation

Taxi feud blares over Cherry Creek mall access
Union Taxi drivers circle Cherry Creek Shopping Center on Saturday to protest the mall's exclusion of two companies from its taxi stand. The companies can still pick up clients ...
Source: Denver Post

2 Cab Companies Protest Cherry Creek Mall's Action
Dozens of taxi drivers say they are getting kicked out of the Cherry Creek Mall just in time for the busy holiday shopping season. Drivers from Freedom and Union taxi services ...
Source: News 4

Taxi drivers encircle Cherry Creek Mall protesting exclusive deal
About 100 horn-honking taxi drivers encircled the Cherry Creek Mall and passed out leaflets today protesting new restrictions that give preferential access to two cab companies ...
Source: Denver Post

Packed Shopping Centers
1. Only reason the upscale mall near me was crowded this am... Was the fact that a row of abour 40 taxi cabs were parading by in a demonstration targeted at getting a yes vote on ...
Source: Democratic Underground.com

TransGuardia Dispatch Technology Debuts In Medellin Colombia
(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) XA Worldwide is launching a revolutionary dispatch technology that will change the way transportation networks and systems work worldwide, which ...
Source: TMCnet

Island cabbies protest taxi takeover
A small but vocal group of former Silver Shadow Taxi drivers took to the streets of Ganges on Friday to protest wage cutbacks and what they claim was a “deceitful and underhanded ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Throwback Raptors win one ugly
I t was classic jersey night, and the Toronto Raptors went all out. Not only did they wear the blue and white of the Toronto Huskies, the Raptors put on an old-school display of ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Focus On: 244-TAXI
VALDOSTA — A mechanic and car salesman have joined forces to introduce a much-needed service in Valdosta — a 24/7 taxi service with meters. Known as 244-TAXI , the business duo ...
Source: Valdosta Daily Times

Riding the rails from New Orleans to LA
There was the south Florida beach club, where all the members seemed to be white, all the service staff black and everyone intent on not noticing a thing; the doting father keen to ...
Source: Stuff

Bloomington Could Legalize Bike-Powered Cabs
Bicycle-powered cabs similar to rickshaws could soon be legal on Bloomington streets, with some seeing them as a possible downtown attraction. A city councilman has introduced an ...
Source: WIBC.com

Ornaments from around the world sparkle with travel memories
I’ve just returned from my annual December journey to destinations around the world - still giddy after reminiscing with dear friends with whom I’ve tracked lions in Kenya ...
Source: SDNN: San Diego News Network

The party's over: police target drunk revellers
''THAT taxi driver just told me to piss off.'' The man pleading with police has probably been drinking all afternoon but at 3am, when he wants to go home, no one will take him ...
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Dubai Taxi serves 51 million passengers in 28 million trips during 10 ...
The above statement was made by Yousef Mohammed Al Ali, Director of Fleet Operations Dep't at Dubai Taxi Corporation, who narrated the statistics of Fleet Operations Dep't; which ...
Source: AME Info

Calabar hardly moves these days
The phase-out of commercial motorcycles (okadas) from the streets of Calabar has led to groans and grumbling by commuters, and may hamper movement during the Christmas festivities ...
Source: NEXT

New York hotel an affordable gem
More for your money: Bordering the Lower East Side, The Gem Hotel Soho on East Houston Street is a boutique hotel that offers understated luxury and great value. (Kathleen Jay ...
Source: San Francisco Examiner

Port of Seattle switches airport cab company
SEATTLE — The Port of Seattle is giving the contract for exclusive rights to pick up customers at the airport to a different cab company. For 20 years, drivers with the Seattle-Tacoma International Taxi Association, or STITA, held the exclusive ...
Source: Everett Herald

Keep tabs on those bad cabs!
Edmontonians are being warned to stay out of so-called "bandit" cabs this holiday season as city officials continue to hunt down the illegal and potentially dangerous vehicles ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Nicholas Hirst
IT'S that season again: the season of good will, good cheer, good food, and a scarcity of taxi cabs. I've written about this before. Getting a taxi at this time of year in Winnipeg ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Taxi licence prices tell tale
IT'S that season again: the season of good will, good cheer, good food, and a scarcity of taxi cabs. I've written about this before. Getting a taxi at this time of year in Winnipeg ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

El Paso taxicabs to serve the disabled
Ivan Garza, left, of Sun City Cab Co. talks with John Eger of El Paso on Thursday by a specially outfitted cab at Volar Center for Independent Living, 1220 Golden Key Circle. The ...
Source: El Paso Times

Combating drunken driving
All police agencies patrol for drunken drivers. AVOID is a consortium of local police agencies with regular programs such as DUI checkpoints and public service announcements to ...
Source: Bakersfield Californian

Fargo officials to offer taxi coupons aimed at curbing DUIs
It’s going to be $5 easier to drink responsibly over the holidays. Local taxi cabs will have coupons for $5 off the fare home from a bar during the holidays starting Dec. 23 ...
Source: Grand Forks Herald

Historic storm pounds D.C. region
WASHINGTON - The D.C. region is still reeling from a massive weekend snowstorm -- possibly among the biggest ever. A winter storm warning remains in effect for the entire WTOP ...
Source: WTOP

Governor Declares State Of Emergency; BWI Opened
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has declared a state of emergency as a powerful winter storm dumped snow across the state. "At 7 this morning, I must have called every cab service in ...
Source: WJZ

Travel Photo of the Day
Pioneer Elevator. Taken somewhere between Olds and Minaret, Alberta. One of the many beautiful flowers you will see in the Burmis area. Explore a land of mystic peaks, enchanted ...
Source: Vancouver Sun

Letters: December 26
Re: D. Dixon's letter Dec 19. Dixon is incorrect in saying there aren't enough taxis on the road. Edmonton has one of the highest taxi per capita rates in Canada! The problem lies ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

MADD Canada urges party hosts to ring in the New Year responsibly
Tips for New Year’s party hosts to reduce the risk of impaired driving. MADD Canada is urging party hosts to plan ahead and take steps to ensure their guests do not drive ...
Source: Abbotsford News

New standard for Airdrie cabs
A new taxi bylaw, aimed at putting standards in place for the previously unregulated industry, is set for implementation early next year. City council unanimously passed the bylaw ...
Source: Airdrie Echo

Police release photos of alleged attackers
West Vancouver are seeking this man in connection with an incident Sunday morning in which a cab driver was allegedly assaulted and robbed. (West Vancouver Police) West Vancouver ...
Source: CBC News

Benefit founder won't drop gloves for this fight
The hotly anticipated theme for this year's Bill Brooks Prostate Cancer Benefit is 'Show Some Love for the Glove.' Happening Friday, Jan. 22 at Hotel Arts and presented by the ...
Source: Calgary Sun

To word mavens, cabbie is king of the triple stacker
M artin Ashwood-Smith, a man of erudition, is not one to use a $5 word when a simple one will suffice. Or do. Not that he lacks for vocabulary, for he is a loquacious personage of ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Avoid unlicensed cabs, warns Calgary taxi association
Unlicensed taxis, sometimes called gypsy cabs, are picking up passengers on Calgary streets, warns the association that oversees taxis in the city. Using such cabs could prove to ...
Source: CBC News

Legal action being taken against taxi co
Trnasport Agency will review submissions made by Auck company AA Yellow Cabs as it takes action for failing to meet legal requirements
Source: NZCity

Indianapolis wants to boost fees
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis city government's plan to raise revenue next year by increasing various user fees brought this reaction from Sergio Gonzalez-Piriz: “Excuse me ...
Source: Courier-Journal

Prayers kept twins’ mother strong
Unceasing prayers and hope for the best kept Marilyn Sumbi strong during the most trying times of her life. Marilyn, a 30-year-old mother who was already experiencing severe labor ...
Source: Manila Bulleting Online

Heroes of the city
Every once in a while, someone writes a book that, on the surface, is simple and quiet, yet underneath is stirringly beautiful and full of life and love. Jill Ciment's Heroic ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Preparing to be busy... and safe as well
Ryan Miller, owner of Driving Impaired Can Kill Ltd., said he hopes to be busy on New Year s Eve. Remo Zaccagna Bars and restaurants across the city are gearing up for New Year's ...
Source: Daily Herald Tribune

Getting to and fro safely ensures a happy New Year
We're coming into the last 48-hour stretch of 2009 and that means it's almost time to celebrate. Along with party hats, noise makers and the occasional sip of a celebratory spirit ...
Source: Goderich Signal-Star

More taxis needed, says citizen lobby group
As New Year's Eve approaches there are new calls to expand Calgary's taxicab fleet, with some entrepreneurs offering unlicensed taxi services to take people to and from year-end ...
Source: CBC News

NYC taxis will display art
Artist and musician Yoko Ono will have her artwork featured on 160 of New York's yellow cabs in January. (Dave Hogan/Getty Images) ? The next place to see modern art in New York ...
Source: CBC News

City Council preview
Tuesday, Jan. 5 Proclamations and Honors: 5 p.m. Mayor Susan Narvaiz and the City Council will honor Police Corporal Frank Calabrese and Fire Captain Bill Schroeder with ...
Source: San Marcos Daily Record

Web site aims to help riders share a cab from Sea-Tac
To find a cab share at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, go to www.ridepenguin.com . You arrive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and want to catch a cab to your home in ...
Source: Seattle Times

Travel Stories: What trip left the most lasting impression?
My trip to Indonesia was the only one where I took no pictures. This was not by choice, but the project team was on a very tight schedule, and we left the hotel in the darkness of ...
Source: Wall Street Journal

Privatization could be 2010 trend for Indianapolis
Indianapolis - Mayor Greg Ballard begins his third year in office with a lot on his plate. He said his first priority remains public safety. While violent crime dropped in 2009 ...
Source: Democratic Underground.com

Many NYE Revelers Take Cabs To Destinations
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For many people out partying their way into 2010, finding safe transportation to their destinations was a top priority. With large crowds at the Kansas City ...
Source: KCTV 5

In China, ultramarathons and other grueling outdoor sports no longer ...
YUXI, China - Running ultra marathons that turn feet into blistered, bloody stumps. Nordic skiing in winter's brutal cold. Riding mountain bikes on rump-numbing trails across the ...
Source: Canada East

Nicholas Hirst
The decade just ended was good for Winnipeg and Manitoba. The city hosted the Pan Am Games just before the decade began. The chairman of the Games, Sandy Riley, remembered Winnipeg ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Windsor cabs fail safety inspections
A majority of taxi cabs in Windsor, Ont., need work, according to the results of a bi-annual inspection by the city's licensing department. The city inspected nearly 200 taxis on ...
Source: CBC News

Parker: Mayor indulges a taste for taxis
Call it Mr. Hickenlooper's wild ride. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is trading in his official city-owned SUV for a 1981 Checker A/8 Marathon taxi cab. "It's going to be the mayor ...
Source: Denver Post

Making scents in London
LONDON - This city is not known for its pleasant smells. English taxi cabs often leave trails of diesel exhaust; the red phone booths in Soho smell of urine; and sewage odors ...
Source: Boston Globe

Taxi system overhaul says a lot about Fenty
As Mayor Adrian M. Fenty prepares to seek reelection this year, a useful way to evaluate his impact on the District -- both good and bad -- is to look at the city's taxicabs ...
Source: Washington Post

Police seek motive in shooting of officer
Anchorage police said this afternoon they are at a loss so far for establishing a motive or identifying suspects in the shooting of an Anchorage officer early this morning. The ...
Source: Tacoma News Tribune

Old taxi rules to be dispatched
San Marcos — San Marcos’ laws regarding cabs are one vote away from being taxied into the 21st Century. Council members last week voted unanimously for an overhaul of the ...
Source: San Marcos Daily Record

Cabs in all shapes, sizes
GONE are the days when the majority of taxis on the roads were Toyota Crown sedans. Cabs are now coming in all shapes and sizes with the number of models having more than doubled ...
Source: Straits Times

Catch a cab, not a disease
Bruce Bumstead / Brandon Sun A Brandon taxicab offers free condoms as part of a program aimed at curbing sexually transmitted infections. BRANDON -- Some Brandon cabs have been ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Cabbie returns $21,000 lost by tourist
NEW YORK - A Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York City said he returned a lost purse containing more than $21,000 in cash and expensive jewelry because his mother always advised him ...
Source: CNEWS

NYC cabbie follows mother's advice to be honest, returns over $21,000 ...
NEW YORK - A Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York City said he returned a lost purse containing more than $21,000 in cash and expensive jewelry because his mother always advised him ...
Source: Canada East

Brandon cabs offer condoms
Two taxi companies in Brandon, Man. are helping drive home the message behind a public health campaign aimed at reducing rates of sexually-transmitted diseases. Free condoms are ...
Source: CBC News

Booze not race behind cabbie bashings in Ballarat: cops
A TOXIC combination of booze and youth is behind three attacks on Indian cab drivers in Victoria, say police who are insisting the violent outbursts are not race related. Two ...
Source: News.com.au

Attacks on cabbies due to booze: police
MELBOURNE - A toxic combination of booze and youth is behind three attacks on Indian cab drivers in Victoria, say police who are insisting that the violent outbursts are not race ...
Source: Tasmanian Examiner

Taxis not using GPS get taken off road
Taxis not complying with GPS laws were yesterday taken off the road for the first time since new laws were put in place The taxis were told by traffic officers at L.F. Wade ...
Source: the Royal Gazette

Yellow Cab spending up to $8 million to shift taxi fleet to natural ...
In a bid to cut costs and get front-of-the-line privileges at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the biggest taxi company in North Texas plans to convert nearly all of its ...
Source: Dallas Business Journal

Now, Victoria Police claims booze, not racism behind attacks on Indian ...
Melbourne, Jan 16 : Victoria Police has said that a combination of booze and youthfulness is behind three attacks on Indian cab drivers. Two Indian taxi drivers were assaulted at ...
Source: New Kerala

Booze not race behind cabbie bashings
A toxic combination of booze and youth is behind three attacks on Indian cab drivers in Victoria, say police who are insisting the violent outbursts are not race related. Two ...
Source: ONE News

TLC commissioner Matthew Daus steps down after 14 years
Matthew has done a fantastic job at the Taxi and Limousine Commission," said Bloomberg, who credits Daus with bringing credit cards and GPS to cabs, and creating ... He also will lecture at CUNY 's Transportation Research Center. "I am gratified that ...
Source: New York Daily News

Hockey’s Great One the one to take 2010 Games flame on final journey
VANCOUVER, B.C. - In this nation of hockey, where games of shinny on frozen ponds form part of the collective soul of the country and calls of "car" regularly clear the streets, it ...
Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

Taxi drivers want access to diamond lanes
Representatives from Winnipeg’s taxi industry will meet with Mayor Sam Katz over the next few days in an effort to convince the city to allow cabs to use diamond lanes during ...
Source: Winnipeg Sun

New arrest in cabbie attacks
Another female teen is in police custody, following one of the recent attacks on Winnipeg cabs. On Feb. 1, a taxi driver picked up a group of five women in the 600 block of Notre ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Cabs take HST hit
The meter is running — but it needs to run a little faster. “We have to work the HST into the meter,” Councillor Howard Moscoe, chairman of the city’s licensing committee ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Greece deal ready: EU
S everal key euro zone officials have reached a deal to help Greece in its debt crisis, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said on Thursday. The agreement was forged in ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Labatt Announces Pedi-Cab Service in Vancouver
Labatt's Make a Plan program was designed to help people address the changing circumstances that can unintentionally lead to drinking and driving. February 2010 will be an ...
Source: CNW Group

Road restrictions affect taxi business
Despite the thousands of tourists coming into Vancouver for the Winter Olympics, the taxi industry is not expecting a large boost in business, due in large part to numerous road ...
Source: CTV Olympics

Councillors idling again on taxi rules
SOMEBODY, PLEASE, call these clowns a cab and ship them out of town. It’s past time to demand value for money from our well-paid Halifax councillors, who are better at wasting ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

Here’s the scoop on travel in Rome, Venice in 2010
Rome and Venice are two of my favorite cities. But to enjoy these classic destinations fully, you need to be prepared for changes in 2010. Knowing about a few recent developments ...
Source: Everett Herald

Sex assault trial for cabbie rescheduled
A Halifax cab driver will stand trial in May on a charge of sexually assaulting a female passenger. Ravinder Pal Singh Arora, 50, of Parkland Drive is alleged to have grabbed a 21 ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

Halifax cabbie faces May 25 trial on sex assault allegation
A Halifax cab driver will stand trial in May on a charge of sexually assaulting a female passenger. Ravinder Pal Singh Arora, 50, of Parkland Drive is alleged to have grabbed a 21 ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

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A 2010 Toyota Corolla is seen. Toyota is stricken by massive recalls in the U.S. and stalled sales at home, but it is not without a lifeline - big, fast-growing markets like China ...
Source: Squamish Chief

DDS Wireless Lands Customer in Greater Toronto for its Pathfinder ...
Vancouver, BC, February 16, 2010--(T-Net)--DDS Wireless International Inc. (TSX:DD) reports that its Taxi business unit, Digital Dispatch, has signed a contract with A1 Taxi, the ...
Source: BC Technology

Montreal taxi industry reaches deal with city
The city of Montreal and the taxi industry have reached an agreement that allows cabbies to put advertising on the roofs of their cars. The taxi industry said it has been trying ...
Source: CBC News

Prius brake woe slows Calgary taxi rollout
Toyota's popular Prius is the subject of a recall prompted by a problem with the hybrid car's braking system. (Itsuo Inouye/Associated Press) A Calgary taxi company operating ...
Source: CBC News

Toyota rules in emerging nations
TOKYO -- Toyota is stricken by massive recalls in the U.S. and stalled sales at home, but it is not without a lifeline -- big, fast-growing markets like China and Southeast Asia ...
Source: Detroit Free Press

Taxi! Take me to a green empire
Slumped in the back of a cab at 4am, Jonny Goldstone had a moment of clarity. “I was looking up in the sky at these buildings with all their lights on, and it all seemed so ...
Source: Times Online

SFist Interviews: M.C. Mars
M.C. Mars is a 59 year-old rapper with HIV who has been driving cabs for over thirty years. He’s also a published writer and a former sex machine. No big deal, really. The cool ...
Source: SFist

Crazy cabs and walking infants
Posted: Today at 7:41 a.m. I have ridden in a cab once -- a break-neck journey from the Portland, Maine, airport to a hotel. It could have been worse, though. Check out some of the ...
Source: WRAL

Side shields coming for cabbies?
New shields, new lights, new education: Manitoba cabbies will get something to keep them safe this year. But the details are still to be decided. Exactly what? And exactly when? In ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Bigger shields, distress lights coming for Winnipeg taxis in wake of ...
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg taxi drivers will soon be required to install larger shields and brighter distress signals, in an attempt to combat a rising number of attacks that have left ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Partitions for cabs for starters
In the past month serious attacks on Winnipeg’s taxi drivers including beatings, carjackings with pepper spray involved, knifings and much more have skyrocketed prompting ...
Source: Winnipeg Sun

Charged B.C. MLA should step aside: MADD
B.C. Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite says she was charged with impaired driving after she was stopped at an RCMP road check Monday. (janethornethwaite.ca) The Vancouver head of ...
Source: CBC News

Taxi board OK's bigger cab shields
Winnipeg taxi drivers will soon have to install barriers protecting them from front-seat passengers under a plan to combat rising violence against cabbies. A safety committee at ...
Source: CBC News

Taxi service to return to Yokota Air Base
Officials at Yokota Air Base in Japan are working to return improved taxi service to the base. YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN — Taxi service is on track to resume at Yokota in the next ...
Source: Stars and Stripes

Cabs Install Cameras
In an effort to put their employees at ease Co-Op Taxi, in Regina, is installing cameras in their cabs. The move is in reaction to an increase in violent robberies against their ...
Source: News Talk650

4,000 cabs to exclusively serve Shanghai Expo
SHANGHAI: Shanghai has formed an army of 4,000 cabs dedicated to serve the World Expo 2010 due to open on May 1, municipal traffic authorities said Thursday. The cab team consists ...
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Kim fever grips Korea, boosts Games bid efforts
SEOUL : As South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na glided elegantly to gold on the ice in Vancouver, her countrymen were watching with bated breath. Whether in taxi cabs, dentist ...
Source: Arab News

Olathe smoking ordinance to remain intact following statewide ban
Olathe’s smoking law will remain intact despite the statewide public smoking ban passed Thursday by the Kansas House. The legislation passed by the House, and passed by the ...
Source: Olathe Daily News

Cab study coming up
Thunder Bay‘s accessible taxi services are going to be put under the microscope after a local advocacy group aired its concerns before the police services board Thursday. Persons ...
Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

Hybrid cabs show promise: Study
A Toronto taxi firm’s test comparison of 11 hybrid cars with five non-hybrid vehicles has provided pollution-and economy-conscious cabbies with cause to be cautiously optomistic ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Peirce: Hybrid taxi fleets, why not now?
Why in the world should Congress be considering a Green Taxis Act? It's because New York - plus Seattle, Boston, San Francisco and several other cities - want to switch their taxi ...
Source: Denver Post

Wheels of Change
We gdan Saeed has sworn off cabs. The 22-year-old college student took a black-and-white taxi from her home in Mohandiseen to her friend’s apartment, exactly two blocks away. The ...
Source: Egypt Today

North Pole woman tried using cabs to steal TVs, police say
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Fairbanks police say a North Pole woman accused in December of stealing televisions and hiring a cabbie as her getaway driver is now accused of trying it again ...
Source: KTUU

Police: N Pole woman tried using cabs to steal TVs
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Fairbanks police say a North Pole woman accused in December of stealing televisions and hiring a cabbie as her getaway driver is now accused of trying it ...
Source: KTUU

GPS eyed in drive to nail meter-cheater cabbies
Crooked cabbies trying to pull off the same massive meter scam as ex-driver Wasid Khalid Cheema -- who holds the record rip-off crown -- could soon find themselves tripped up by ...
Source: New York Post

How We Met: Xochi Birch & Penny Rudge
I first met Penny when we both started jobs as computer programmers in London; we sat next to each other in our training sessions. We clicked right away. She was easy to talk to ...
Source: The Independent

London cabbies to learn art of silence
Drivers of London's black cabs are famous for their skills as talkers, a trait that delights some passengers but annoys others. Image Credit: AP London: Drivers of London's black ...
Source: Gulf News

Dubai Metro gives boost to public transport in city
Since its launch on September 9 till the end of February 2010, some 11.29 million passengers have already used the Dubai Metro with average daily ridership of 80,000 commuters ...
Source: Gulf News

NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus
Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by ... a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday. At least 1.8 million trips were wrongly charged at the suburban rate ...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

NYC taxis overcharged $8.3 million
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Safety measures OK'd for cabs
The Manitoba Taxicab Board has approved a mandatory side shield to protect drivers from attacks by front-seat passengers. The shields are expected to be in place by the summer ...
Source: CBC News

Cabbies don't like mandate for side shields in their ...
Taxi driver Darshan Singh says side shields in cab won't improve safety and could hurt business. (TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) NEW safety measures that require all taxis to ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Nicholas Hirst
Let's see if this is right. Let's assume that the federal government's plan to liberalize foreign investment in the telecommunications industry comes to pass. Then, conceivably ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Cabbies call on the city
Edmonton’s cabbie association wants the city government to take over the cab dispatch business. Some drivers see it as a way to bypass cab companies and take control of their own ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

NYC Taxi Service Over Charging Passengers In $8.3 ...
A passenger contacted New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission claiming that they had been overcharged for a recent taxi ride. New York City yellow cabs have been required to ...
Source: E Canada Now

Do cabbies cheat? Are cabs yellow?
NEW YORK - For Robert Carrizzo, the daily commute from his midtown Manhattan office to the Staten Island Ferry is typically filled with precise rituals. But there is always one ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Fare's fair! Cab credit refunds
Taxi passengers who were taken for a ride by greedy hacks who illegally charged higher rates will likely get some money back, city officials said yesterday. The head of the Taxi ...
Source: New York Post

Visayas poll bets campaign during Pacquiao fight
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local candidates took the opportunity to show “goodwill” to prospective voters in Cebu, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Iloilo by sponsoring ...
Source: Inquirer.net

A taste of paradise awaits in the Caribbean islands
“It’s the sand,” says one patron on a bar stool overlooking the cay. “No, it’s the colour of the water,” says a friend leaning on the bar. “You’re both wrong ...
Source: StarPhoenix

Spontaneous beach-hopping trip to Mexico cures winter blues
I've heard despair is a positive emotion because it spurs one to action. As winter clenched its icy grip around Calgary, I despaired. No amount of friendship alleviated my malaise ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

A fight for the right to live their lives
KAMPALA, Uganda — A woman in her late 20s stands outside a hotel in Kampala waiting for her colleagues to arrive for a meeting. Bulky trousers, a loose-fitting dress shirt and a ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Robbery suspect held
A 23-year-old Thunder Bay man who once vowed his name would never be heard in court again has been arrested in connection with a series of high-profile taxi robberies in the city ...
Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

A winner at the races
Although the fabled British Bentley name is now part of the Volkswagen group, most of its life was with Rolls-Royce (now owned by BMW). It was a kind of understated Rolls ...
Source: Financial Post

Taxi robberies connected, say police
Thunder Bay Police officers are investigating the city‘s third taxi robbery in less than a week, and are convinced that all three are connected, a police spokesman confirmed ...
Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

City needs taxi board: report
Recommendations of the report, commissioned last fall, are still in development, but a draft summary was obtained Tuesday by The StarPhoenix. The final report will be developed ...
Source: StarPhoenix

Photos ordered in cabbie’s racial bias case
A human rights tribunal investigating an allegation of systemic discrimination in the Toronto taxi fleet has ordered the city to produce thousands of photos of licensees, which may ...
Source: Toronto Star

Council to meet with air authority over cabs
It’s a compromise most are content with — for now. After two hours behind closed doors, city council decided to create an ad-hoc committee to meet with the Calgary Airport ...
Source: Metronews.ca

Breaking News Alerts
Sign up to receive e-mail alerts on breaking news from The Vancouver Sun. Canada's lawyers are warning the Harper government against a new law to impose random sobriety tests to ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

China rides: Middle class driving demand for cars
On a warm afternoon in late April, Yu Aao sits in the plush customer lounge at the SAIC Anji Buick dealership in Beijing, watching Chinese soap operas and sipping on a cool drink ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Pearson Airport prepares for high alert during G8 and G20
TORONTO, Ont. - Pearson International Airport is preparing for the arrival of the G8 and G20 leaders in June and that will mean some big headaches and delays for passengers. For ...
Source: 680 News

Man charged with 1981 rape and murder of Edmonton ...
EDMONTON — Nearly 30 years after barber Steve Luc discovered the half-naked body of a woman in the back seat of her cab, Edmonton police charged a man with her murder. Luc had ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

CHINA RIDES
Feng Li, Getty Images Chinese automaker GWM's Greatwall SUV on display at the Beijing Auto Show. On a warm afternoon in late April, Yu Aao sits in the plush customer lounge at the ...
Source: Financial Post

'Cyclops draped in Union Jacks'
They are one-eyed, futuristic blobs of steel. They are also the mascots of the London 2012 Games. British organizers unveiled the metallic twins -- Wenlock and Mandeville, the ...
Source: The Province

Treatment at customs unfair
I agree with Nina Vroemen in the fact that something needs to be done about the attitudes and preconceived notions that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel inflict on ...
Source: Windsor Star

A new ''green'' bus for London
London has long been famous for its retro-style taxi cabs and bright red double-decker buses. The urban landscape will slightly change with the arrival of new ultra-modern buses in ...
Source: Auto123

Cabbies want fare increase
Ottawa cabbies want fares to increase 11.5% to offset the new harmonized sales tax and other expenses. The city says that increase is too much, but it’s willing to adjust the ...
Source: Ottawa Sun

Free bus rides to the park this weekend
The County of Grande Prairie and the Stompede Association are offering free return bus service from the city to Evergreen Park for three days. Starting Friday, the bus will leave ...
Source: Daily Herald Tribune

Halifax cabbie guilty of groping young woman
Ravinder Pal Singh Arora tries to use the hood of his coat to hide his face from news cameras after leaving Halifax provincial court Tuesday. The Halifax taxi driver was convicted ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

No cameras in Abbotsford cabs
While cameras in cabs are now commonplace in the Lower Mainland, and a Chilliwack company is in the process of installing them, Abbotsford’s two taxi companies aren’t following ...
Source: Abbotsford News

China gobbling up brand-name cars
On a warm afternoon in late April, Yu Aao sits in the plush customer lounge at the SAIC Anji Buick dealership in Beijing, watching Chinese soap operas and sipping on a cool drink ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Cabbie convicted of groping woman in his vehicle
Ravinder Pal Singh Arora tries to hide from news cameras beneath the hood of his coat at Halifax provincial court on Tuesday. He was found guilty of sexual assault. (TIM KROCHAK ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

Group floats taxi changes
The city should bring in performance standards to lessen wait times for limousines and taxicabs, according to a paper penned by an advocacy group. Penned by Voters for Taxis, the ...
Source: Calgary Sun

Taxis unlawfully flag shorter trips at peak times
Three-quarters of Auckland taxi drivers are unlawfully refusing to take short fares during peak hours, a Herald on Sunday poll has found. Reporters approached 20 drivers at popular ...
Source: New Zealand Herald

Cabbies protest exclusive airport deal
Exclusive right to on-demand cab service at the Calgary International Airport was awarded to a sole provider yesterday, despite a protest held by city cabbies. Associated Cab (Alta ...
Source: Metronews.ca

Calgary Airport Authority signs deal with Associated Cabs
The Calgary Airport Authority has awarded a contract to have just one taxi company provide on-demand service. Associated Cabs has signed a six year deal that takes effect Monday ...
Source: Am770chqr.com

Associated Cab gets six-year deal at Calgary airport
Associated Cab (Alta.) Ltd will be the cabs of choice at the Calgary International Airport after an agreement was announced today via media release. The contract will last six ...
Source: Metronews.ca

Travel Photo of the Day
If you travel Metrorail during rush hour (Mon-Fri 5-9:30am and 3-7pm), you may not be so smitten with the system, since delays can be frequent, lines at farecard machines long ...
Source: The Province

At least five killed, 25 hurt in U.K. shooting rampage
A gunman killed at least five people in a rampage through quiet towns in and around the scenic Lake District of northwest England on Wednesday before police found a body they ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Green Taxi Fleet
Hybrid taxis could soon join the city's fleet of cabs. A report for the Community and Protective Services Committee recommends the city repeal provisions that currently prevent a ...
Source: 580 CFRA

Hudak says he'll limit HST bite
Tim Hudak won’t promise to repeal the Harmonized Sales Tax but he promised to try and limit its reach if elected premier next year. “As far as I’m concerned all options are ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Bylaw Targets Bandit Cabs
Residents are being urged to avoid bandit cabs this summer. The warning comes as Bylaw Services launches a new crackdown on illegal cabs on Ottawa streets. Dozens of related ...
Source: 580 CFRA

The Calgary Airport Authority Announces Completion of Request for ...
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2010) - This afternoon, The Calgary Airport Authority and Associated Cab (Alta.) Ltd. signed a six-year contract to provide on-demand taxi ...
Source: Market Wire

Police weigh clampdown on smoking in cabs
Owen Sound police are considering clamping down on cab drivers who smoke in their taxis contrary to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. A public meeting at 11 a.m. Monday upstairs at the ...
Source: Owen Sound Sun Times

Cabbies pinched by G20
Downtown cabbies have been asked by Toronto Police to be their eyes and ears on the street and report suspicious behaviour during the G20 Summit. But, Toronto taxi drivers said ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Entrapping that cabbie was heavy handed
I have a great deal of sympathy for Gurmeet Sangha, the Surrey cabbie fined a whopping $1,150 for picking up a bogus fare in Vancouver. It's way over the top. Sangha clearly was ...
Source: The Province

G20 survival guide
Michael Budahi plans on ditching the car, and taking the GO Train if he comes into work next Thursday and Friday. So far, his plans are to keep his store at King St. and Wellington ...
Source: Toronto Star

My mom is too old to drive
A sure sign that it’s time to give up driving is your family’s refusal to ride with you. So is forgetting how to find your way home, or arriving home with bumper damage and ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Cabbies fined $1,150 for picking up illegal fares
A Surrey cabbie slapped with a $1,150 fine for picking up passengers in Vancouver is claiming entrapment. Gurmeet Sangha of Guildford Cabs had just dropped off a passenger in ...
Source: The Province

Dozens of cab drivers ticketed in undercover sting
Dozens of cab drivers were ticketed on Saturday in an undercover sting that is part of a continuing campaign to ensure they are following provincial rules. Dozens of cab drivers ...
Source: Calgary Herald

The first-timer's guide to London
This was my first trip to this city of lords and chimney sweeps. As I was raising four children, everyone else seemed to slip away to London except me. The London I finally ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Regina drivers trying to get used to downtown traffic changes
REGINA — Two days in, the jury was still out on just how effective and easy to understand the switch to two-way traffic on some downtown streets has been. While the changeover ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Travel Photo of the Day
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. The major street layouts in Beijing are often well planned: sidewalk for pedestrians, a fenced-off bike lane, two ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Cabbies barred from airport jostle for space downtown
Cabbies banned from airport pick ups have flooded downtown and into parking spots as the city looks to add more taxi stands in the core. City traffic manager Troy McLeod said he ...
Source: Calgary Sun

Taxi Drivers Should Be Declared "Workers" in Ontario
TORONTO , June 29 /CNW/ - Ontario Taxi Drivers from both Hamilton and Toronto presented proposals today to the Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Panel. Jaswinder Bedi of the ...
Source: CNW Group

Las Vegas
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. Unless you plan to spend the bulk of your vacation in a city where walking is the best way to get around (read ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Cabbies crowding the core
Taxis have taken over the core, and downtown dwellers say public parking spots are being swallowed up. City traffic manager Troy McLeod said he‘s aware of more taxis using ...
Source: Metronews.ca

The road warriors
W ith gas selling at just 50 cents a litre, Andrew Grant's co-workers at Yellow Cab thought he was crazy. It was November, 2001, and the Vancouver cabbie had just announced he was ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Cabbie’s protest promise falls flat
Halifax streets will be safe from protesting taxis during the Queen’s visit, cabbies say. Taxi driver Al DesLaurier told The Chronicle Herald last week that frustrated cabbies ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

A gastro-haven for eco-friendly diners
With gas selling at just 50 cents a litre, Andrew Grant's co-workers at Yellow Cab thought he was crazy. It was November, 2001, and the Vancouver cabbie had just announced he was ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Cabbies insist HST is 'un-fare'
John Strang is disgusted. On July 1, the new Harmonized Sales Tax takes effect and he says it will do nothing but hurt his company, U-Need-A-Cab. Our rates will increase 8% across ...
Source: North Bay Nugget

TAXIGUY and Molson Coors Canada Offer Free taxi App for Smartphones ...
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 30, 2010) - Photos and video for this release will be available on Marketwire's website. Just in time for Canada Day celebrations, TAXIGUY and ...
Source: Market Wire

Burrard Street Bridge bike lane to stay indefinitely
Protected bike lanes on the Burrard Street Bridge will become permanent, Vancouver City Council decided in a unanimous vote Thursday. After years of wrangling over the bike lanes ...
Source: The Province

Buenos Aires
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. The best way (by far) to get around Buenos Aires is the metro -- called the subte -- the fastest, cheapest way to ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Retirement: Don't let the numbers fool you
T he following passage is excerpted from Retirementology: Rethinking the American Dream in a New Economy, by Gregory Salsbury. If you have a question for Mr. Salsbury on retirement ...
Source: Globe and Mail

New Orleans
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. You really don't need to rent a car during your stay in New Orleans. Not only is the town just made for walking ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Biking a great way to explore the five boroughs
F. Scott Fitzgerald loved Manhattan. In The Great Gatsby, he described its "first wild promise of all the mystery and all the beauty in the world," when viewed from the Queensboro ...
Source: StarPhoenix

Taxi co-op goes hybrid
With gas selling at just 50 cents a litre, Andrew Grant's co-workers at Yellow Cab thought he was crazy. It was November, 2001, and the Vancouver cabbie had just announced he was ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Frisco comes to Granville Mall
Vancouverites looking for a taxi on the Granville Mall may have been a bit perplexed earlier this week. Several new cab companies seemed to have cropped up overnight, all bearing ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

State lawmakers target transit for the disabled ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Assemblyman Michael Cusick said disabled New Yorkers should be given "easy access" to transportation, including taxis and for-hire vehicles, and called on ...
Source: Staten Island Advance

Madison company has eye on traffic so you can avoid ...
That Bluetooth device for your cell phone or laptop computer can do more than just make a connection. TrafficCast International in Madison has found a way to use the wireless ...
Source: madison

Niagara police crack down on illegal taxi cabs
Niagara police have cracked down on illegal taxi cabs. A Niagara Regional Police blitz last weekend netted 35 charges under the Highway Traffic Act including driving without ...
Source: Niagara Review

Kami Cabs welcomes inspection attention
As the city pledges to get tough on local taxicab operators, at least one cab company welcomes the extra attention. The general manager of Kami Cabs said he has no ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Free park concert in Boise is big hit on hot Saturday ...
BOISE - Thousands of music lovers jammed Ann Morrison Park Saturday for Boise Music Festival performances by Macy Gray, Backstreet Boys, Bret Michaels and others. The ...
Source: Idaho Statesman

Music fans flooding in early to Boise's Ann Morrison ...
When: The fireworks display will start at approximately 10:15 p.m. July 4. Where: Ann Morrison Park, Downtown Boise. Cost: The event will be free and simulcast on Today ...
Source: Idaho Statesman

'Centerfield' -- whether in song or real life -- is ...
When the song came on the car radio, a smile inched across my face. And memories flowed, both about what the lyrics were saying and the images they were conjuring up. It ...
Source: My West Texas

China's vs. India's models
In the 20th century China went from imperial dynasties that ruled the country for thousands of years, to the Republic of China established in 1912 under Sun Yat-sen 's leadership ...
Source: Examiner

22 cab drivers busted in Seattle
SEATTLE - Seattle Police bust a major theft ring, involving almost two dozen taxi cab drivers. Investigators say the trafficking of stolen goods was going on for at ...
Source: KREM

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