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I've only gotten four alerts blasted through my phone, so I'm not sure if it's something to be concerned about or not.

I think if we got three warnings back to back, three warnings spaced out, and then three more quick warnings everyone could be much more certain and could take actions accordingly.

(Please for the love of all of the gods can we have our emergency alert system revamped?)

I met a pet Shiba Inu outside yesterday and said hi to the dog, he was leashed and with the owner, he was just very excited and jumpy and in the process, he nipped my palm, it’s like a small red spot on my palm. I don’t think it bled.
Do I need to get a rabies shot at all? I’m just really scared as there’s no cure for the disease. Thank you.

So in November 2025 it was time for my boyfriend to renew his license plates. He had received a plate denial letter due to owing money for 407 tolls and a parking ticket. He paid the 407 bill 3 weeks before his renewal date. He went into Service Ontario a week before his birthday so he could pay the parking ticket and renew his plates at the same time. Easy enough, right? WRONG!

When he went to renew his plates and pay the parking ticket they told him he still owed $481 for the 407. He told them he paid it and showed them proof that his account was at zero and the receipt from 407 showing it's been paid. They told him he should've paid through the Service Ontario website to make it easier. He let them know he didn't realize it was an option until he had already paid the 407 directly. They then told him he could not renew his plates until the 407 let them know it was paid. It had been 3 weeks since he paid it so he was obviously frustrated but accepted his faith.

About a week later he went back to try again, this time they told him that he still owed on their end and that there was nothing they could do. They gave him a print out of what he owed and told him to go to the courts on Markham Road in Scarborough where we live. He reluctantly went, waited around for over an hour and when someone finally saw him, they asked why he was there. He told them the story and they said they only deal with moving violations, there's nothing they can do.

Fast forward a few more months I decide to try and get this dealt with because I really don't want him getting a ticket for this bullshit. I called the 407 and they confirmed he has a balance of $0. I told them the scenario and asked if they could send us a letter stating he was cleared so we could take it to Service Ontario they said they don't do that but opened a ticket and gave me the ticket number. They told me to take that to Service Ontario and give them the number, told me the Service Ontario employee could call them with the ticket number and they would clear it on the phone and the Service Ontario employee would then be able to override the block. Cool, simple enough, right? WRONG!!!

I send my boyfriend back to Service Ontario so proud that I made everything all better. He goes, he tells them the problem and gives them the ticket number. They say AGAIN, you owe money to the 407. He tells them to call the 407 with that number and they looked at him like he had 3 heads. He asked for a manager. Manager says the same thing, you have to pay your 407. Again, he tells them HE DID, 7 MONTHS AGO (and shows proof)!!! They basically say they won't call 407 and that they can't fix his issue and tell him AGAIN to go to the courts. Frustrated as hell, he leaves. He said there was a TTC driver next to him dealing with the exact same issue!

I emailed my local MPP about 2 weeks ago regarding this because we don't know what to do at this point. I've heard absolutely nothing back.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? If so, how the hell did you get the situation rectified?

TL;DR: Service Ontario refuses to renew plates even with proof that all fines have been paid. Not sure what to do next.

Edit: Added that proof of payment was presented to Service Ontario employee.

I'm a high school senior, don't really have a plan for next year. Id like to get into a trade, but I have no connections and don't have any plans to go to post secondary for it. I love driving and have since I was young, and am considering getting my az over the summer. I don't care about traveling or anything like that, as long as I'm working I'm cool with it. How realistic would it be to get into trucking right out of highschool? I'm a white, Canadian born male. Where should I start, aside from taking the mandatory training?

Does anyone remember that song? I was a little kid, probably early 70's and a guy was singing it in a hotel bar in Thunder Bay I think. We bought a 45 of the song.

I’m a tenant in Toronto and I recently filed an application through the Landlord and Tenant Board. My hearing is about a month away, and I’m looking for practical advice from people who have been through the LTB process before.

Since moving in, I’ve had multiple issues with the unit, including heating/thermostat problems, AC issues, and a water leak investigation that caused repeated visits to my unit. The thermostat was locked, so I couldn’t control the temperature myself, and when problems happened, the landlord blamed me for damage even though I believe the issues were caused by old/pre-existing maintenance problems. There was also a leak issue from around January to March where contractors/building staff came multiple times, sometimes with little notice, and I was even told not to shower until it was fixed. Later, the leak was apparently traced to a missing bathtub overflow plate, which I believe should have been inspected before I moved in.

On top of the maintenance issues, the communication from the landlord has felt accusatory and threatening. For example, I was blamed for damages I don’t believe I caused, and I was told that if I didn’t provide access, charges could be put on me. I’ve saved screenshots/text messages and I’m trying to organize everything properly before the hearing.

For anyone who has dealt with the LTB before:

Any tips would be really appreciated. I’m not looking for legal representation here, just practical advice from people who understand the Ontario LTB process.

For the last year I've been getting calls almost weekly from different collection agencies on behalf of KIA (they in particular called me 40+ times in a month), Ford, 407 ETR, and several other unnamed ones that are all asking for payments from the same person. I was hoping it would stop eventually but it really hasn't. Most (fuck you KIA, who I had to find their email address to remove it through) are capable of removing my number but its basically a whack-a-mole kind of situation.

This doesn't affect me aside from being a consistent inconvenience with bothersome calls and voicemails being left, but I'm more or less frustrated that there is nothing I can do to stop this guy from doing this. I tried calling Equifax and even my local police department but they basically have no suggestions for this situation. Just shooting my shot here in case anyone else has run into a similar issue like this before.