Pandemic, rising costs push a quarter of Toronto s taxi drivers off the road
CBC News has learned there were 3,000 fewer taxis drivers licensed in the city last month compared to the same time last year. Drivers say the pandemic, additional cleaning costs, increasing insurance rates and competition with ride-sharing apps is forcing them off the road.
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Toronto condo owner says she s got nowhere after months reporting banned short-term rentals
A downtown Toronto condo owner says despite reporting banned short-term rentals operating in her building for months, the bookings continue and include self-isolating international travellers who she alleges sometimes flout Canada’s mandatory quarantine order.
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There could be more than 17,000 illegal Airbnbs in Toronto right now
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The City of Toronto introduced new regulations at the end of last year that required all Airbnb hosts to only rent out their primary residence and register their property as a short-term vacation rental, but thousands are likely still violating the rules.
After city councillor Paula Fletcher put forward a motion asking for an update on the city s short-term rental regulations at last week s Planning & Housing Committee meeting, city columnist Matt Elliott decided to crunch the numbers to see just how many Airbnb hosts have yet to comply.
Adamson BBQ is once again operating without a business licence in Toronto
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Adamson Barbecue has repeatedly been in the spotlight this year thanks to owner Adam Skelly s insistence on defying lockdown rules, and now it seems the restauranteur has once again decided to break the law by continuing to operate without a business licence.
After Skelly deliberately opened his Etobicoke location for indoor dining several times in a row despite laws against it back in November, it was revealed that his original Leaside location had been operating without a business licence for four years.
These are the fines for breaking lockdown rules in Ontario
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Ontario lockdown fines as well as penalties for breaking city bylaws in Toronto have long been steep, and that s certainly not about to change now that a province-wide shutdown is set to come into effect on Dec. 26.
The provincial shutdown features a host of rules and restrictions including the closure of most non-essential businesses and the banning of all indoor gatherings with people from different households, and anyone caught breaking one of the rules will have to face the strict consequences outlined in the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA).