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By Ian Hardy July 3, 2015

Ontario Court allows Uber to operate in Toronto, supports ridesharing services

Uber has been under pressure from many politicians and taxi companies to halt its services. In April, MPP John Fraser was seeking…

By Daniel Bader May 14, 2015

UberEats, Uber’s on-demand food delivery service, has gone live in Toronto. Our sister-site MobileSyrup brought you the…

By Jane McEntegart February 3, 2015

One of the biggest criticisms plaguing Uber is that of driver insurance. The company has long maintained that its insurance…

By Joseph Czikk May 15, 2014

As if Uber couldn’t get any more wacky with its offerings (ice cream, kittens, Christmas trees, a private jet to cannes…

By Joseph Czikk March 28, 2014

If there’s a night in shining armour ready to come to the defence of the helpless taxi fleets, losing revenue that could…

By Joseph Czikk November 13, 2013

On the same week that Uber Montreal is offering three free taxi rides under $20 to anyone who downloads the app, its main competitor…

By Joseph Czikk October 18, 2013

Love em’ or hate em’ after their surge pricing antics, but Uber keeps on expanding to new Canadian territory. The…

By Humayun Khan March 11, 2013

BetaKit last covered Handybook, the online home services booking platform, when it raised $2 million in seed funding, recently…

By Erin Bury March 1, 2013

Uber is arguably the best-known name in the on-demand car app space, and while it started with a focus on black cars, it has…

By Erin Bury February 5, 2013

Today UK-based taxi hailing app Hailo announced that it has added $30.6 million in Series B funding, led by NYC-based Union…

By Humayun Khan September 26, 2012

Today UK-based Hailo announced the launch of its taxi app in Toronto after building a presence in both London and Dublin, as…

By Darrell Etherington August 31, 2012

Uber today is announcing the expansion of its Toronto business to include cab service in addition to its black car and SUV…

By Darrell Etherington April 19, 2012

This week Uber announced a test project in Chicago where it will offer taxi booking in addition to its premium black car…

By Erin Bury March 15, 2012

On-demand car service Uber launches in Toronto today, the ninth city for the Silicon Valley uber-startup that has over $40…

By Darrell Etherington February 29, 2012

Exec, a new service from Justin.tv founder Justin Kan, makes its public debut today via the Exec iPhone app, available now…