Uber

An Uber driver is seen in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide minimum-wage measures and basic protections for ride-hailing and delivery workers using app-based platforms such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Minimum wage, other rules for B.C. app-based ride and delivery work

Province says first such regulations in Canada come into effect this September

 

Crash in Burnaby on Feb. 18, 2024 involved four women from Maple Ridge, killing one. Now a petition is calling for vomit bags to be mandated in all hired vehicles after the Uber driver had to pull over on the side of Highway 1. (Shane MacKichan/Special to The News)

Petition calls for vomit bags in all taxis, ride-hailing after fatal B.C. crash

Transportation Ministry says it is looking into the suggestion

 

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. Thousands of U.S. ride-hailing workers plan to park their cars and picket at major U.S. airports Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in what organizers say is their largest strike yet in a drive for better pay and benefits. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Delivery, ride service job action targets date night in US, UK

Valentine’s Day work stoppage could be prelude to more as workers lobby for better pay, conditions

 

Gig driver Kuljeet Singh supported BC’s new gig driver laws. Now he’s not so sure. Photo for The Tyee by Zak Vescera.

B.C. gig workers concerned pending regulations won’t be enough

Ministry of Labour working on regulations for jobs like DoorDash, Uber — expected sometime this year

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Gig driver Kuljeet Singh supported BC’s new gig driver laws. Now he’s not so sure. Photo for The Tyee by Zak Vescera.
The Uber App is pictured on a smart phone in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Monday, December 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Uber Canada rolls out changes for drivers, couriers 2 years after union deal

Further measures will see drivers in a pilot program granted the choice to record video of trips

The Uber App is pictured on a smart phone in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Monday, December 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Uber App is pictured on a smart phone in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Monday, December 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Fear of bears, cougars forced B.C. man to use Uber, lawsuit claims

Ride-hailing service used during wrangle over car purchase

The Uber App is pictured on a smart phone in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Monday, December 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Uber app is seen on an iPhone near a driver’s vehicle after the company launched service, in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Canadian teens will soon be able to hitch a ride through Uber. The tech giant says it will begin allowing people between the ages of 13 and 17 to make Uber accounts on the ride-hailing platform over the summer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Uber to allow Canadian teens to set up ride-share accounts this summer

Uber Canada says shift responds to needs of single-car families with multiple kids, multiple demands

The Uber app is seen on an iPhone near a driver’s vehicle after the company launched service, in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Canadian teens will soon be able to hitch a ride through Uber. The tech giant says it will begin allowing people between the ages of 13 and 17 to make Uber accounts on the ride-hailing platform over the summer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Passenger Transportation Board approved the ride share’s license transfer application, which allows Uber to operate in Victoria and Kelowna. (Black Press Media file photo)

Tap of a button: Uber approved to launch in Kelowna, Victoria

Passenger Transportation Board approved Uber’s license transfer application on May 10

The Passenger Transportation Board approved the ride share’s license transfer application, which allows Uber to operate in Victoria and Kelowna. (Black Press Media file photo)
FILE - An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Uber Eats launches cannabis delivery service in Vancouver, Victoria

Starting immediately, B.C. residents over the age of 19 can use the Uber Eats app to order

FILE - An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
The Uber app is seen on an iPhone near a driver’s vehicle after the company launched service in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Uber Technologies Inc. says it is bringing its shared rides offering back to Canada with a new name. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Uber relaunches ride share option in some Canadian cities under new name

UberX Share was previously known as UberPool and was paused when the pandemic hit

The Uber app is seen on an iPhone near a driver’s vehicle after the company launched service in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Uber Technologies Inc. says it is bringing its shared rides offering back to Canada with a new name. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An Uber Eats courier is pictured as they pick up an order for delivery. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

Victoria residents ranked as Canada’s top tippers on Uber Eats

Victoria was also the fifth most polite city on the 2022 Uber Eats cravings report

An Uber Eats courier is pictured as they pick up an order for delivery. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Taxi drivers protesting Uber coming to Kelowna (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘It’s going to kill the whole taxi industry’: Protest at Uber hiring fair in Kelowna

Debate over ability for Uber and taxis to co-exist in Kelowna

Taxi drivers protesting Uber coming to Kelowna (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Cannabis is shown in a display jar on the first morning of opening for Toronto’s “The Hunny Pot,” one of the retail stores licensed to sell Cannabis in Ontario, on Monday, April 1, 2019. Toronto cannabis shoppers will soon be able to request cannabis deliveries through Uber Eats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Cannabis is shown in a display jar on the first morning of opening for Toronto’s “The Hunny Pot,” one of the retail stores licensed to sell Cannabis in Ontario, on Monday, April 1, 2019. Toronto cannabis shoppers will soon be able to request cannabis deliveries through Uber Eats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Uber hopes to be operating in Kelowna and Victoria soon. (Photo/Black Press Media)

Uber applies to drive into Kelowna and Victoria

Uber has applied for a licence transfer from another company to operate in Kelowna and Victoria

Uber hopes to be operating in Kelowna and Victoria soon. (Photo/Black Press Media)
An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. As Uber pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws and used a “kill switch″ to thwart regulators and law enforcement. Uber also channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy. That’s according to a report released Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Report: Uber lobbied, used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny

Ride-sharing company funneled money through tax havens, considered manipulative public campaigns: report

An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. As Uber pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws and used a “kill switch″ to thwart regulators and law enforcement. Uber also channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy. That’s according to a report released Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, a Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver’s car next to an Uber sticker. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Women working in gig-economy face harassment, lack of safety support

A study found ‘gender agnostic’ design of apps allows women to be harassed with little recourse

In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, a Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver’s car next to an Uber sticker. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
FILE – An Uber driver is seen in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Man arrested after Uber driver assaulted by passenger in Burnaby

A 26-year-old man is facing one charge of assault

FILE – An Uber driver is seen in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE – An Uber driver is seen in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Regulator denies Uber expansion across B.C., ‘not convinced’ of need outside Lower Mainland

Financial effect on taxi companies also taken into account

FILE – An Uber driver is seen in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nanaimo top the lists for most polite city and best tippers in Canada in Uber Eats’ third annual ‘Cravings Report.’ (Uber Eats photo)

Canada’s best tippers and most polite takeout customers found in one B.C. town

Uber Eats reports on driver experiences, picky eaters, popular dishes and more

Nanaimo top the lists for most polite city and best tippers in Canada in Uber Eats’ third annual ‘Cravings Report.’ (Uber Eats photo)