Uber launches in Laval and Longueuil

Uberis launching its popularridesharingservice beyond Montreal's city limits to the off-island communities of Laval andLongueuil.

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The ride-hailing app announced theexpansion on Thursday. Now it will serve close to 40 per cent of the Quebec population, it said.

The company is now also offering its services in Windsor and Kingston, Ont., as of today.

Taxi drivers have complained that it isunfair to force them tocompete with Uber, whichallows drivers to work with little overhead costs and to undercut traditional cab fares.