Moncton cab driver numbers double over past year

It may be easier to hail a taxi these days but Moncton cab drivers say it’s getting harder to make a living.

CBC reports that the number of taxi drivers in the city more than doubled last year, from 159 in 2015 to 371 drivers in 2016. The number of licensed cabs also jumped to 207 vehicles in 2016, up from 127 the year before. Many drivers say they are being forced to work as much as twenty hours a day and for weeks at a time without a day off to make enough fares to pay the bills.

Riverview to honour Rebecca Schofield

Rebecca Schofield is due to be honoured by Riverview Town Council.

The Riverview teen is being recognized with a Community Day in her honour because of her social media campaign #BeccaToldMeTo.

Schofield is fighting brain cancer. Instead of washing for something for herself, Becca went online to request people undertake random acts of kindness and post it. Her campaign went viral, getting comments from around the world…and stories about her on NBC and CNN.