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St. John's cabbies protest insurance rates

Joseph Gibbons | Posted: Feb. 23, 2018, 12:35 p.m. | Updated: Feb. 23, 2018, 1:34 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Cab drivers make a taxi train around Confederation Building in St. John's Friday morning.
Cab drivers make a taxi train around Confederation Building in St. John's Friday morning. - Joe Gibbons

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With car horns blaring, cab drivers from various taxi companies in St. John's paraded around the Confederation Building just past 11 a.m. Friday morning.

hey were protesting proposed upcoming insurance rate increases and the lack of government response thus far on recent concerns they have brought to the government on the issue.

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