Checker Cab drivers demonstrate against costly insurance increase

Roughly 150 Checker Yellow Cabs drivers demonstrated in their employer's parking lot Thursday, angry over steep increases to their costs. The increase come as a result of changes to Alberta's third party insurance regulations, which company owners say put them on the hook for as much as $1.8 million in claims each year. The company says Alberta's shift to DCPD - or a direct compensation for property damage model - failed to take into account the impacts for some commercial insurance. "We have a