Uber is set to allow for Canadian teens to set-up ride-share accounts this summer.
Starting first in Western Canada and Quebec before rolling out to the rest of the country, teens between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to make passenger accounts on the ride-hailing program.
The move is a departure from the company's current policy that prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from holding an Uber account.
The U-S tech giant made the announcement today at its global product showcase.
The ferry operator says it will add 95 extra sailings between May 18th and 23rd to accommodate the extra traffic, projected to be more than 430-thousand passengers and 170-thousand vehicles over the six-day period.
Hardik Arora was last seen on Wednesday at approximately 2:00 pm in the 13400 block of Central Avenue in Surrey. He has not been seen or heard from since. It is unusual for Arora to not be in contact. Police and family are concerned for his health and well-being.
Along with the excavators and industrial printers, hundreds of items were seized, including, numerous printers, hard drives, network storage, laser engravers, a VIN plate stamping machine and modifying tools, hundreds of fraudulent identification cards and blank identification cards, blank bank draft paper a handgun and ammunition.
The man was shot by Edmonton police last Friday after a 35-year-old woman and her 11-year-old child were stabbed outside Crawford Plains School in the southeastern part of the city.
Police say the 68-year-old was taking photos on a rock in Glen Canyon Regional Park when she slipped and fell into a creek. A friend who was with her called police.
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the government will continue to provide housing to people who need it most, but for now has halted new funding to Atira and will launch another audit.