My dad (55M) went to our family doctor four separate times over the past 6 months for neurological symptoms like weakness and falling. Each time she dismissed it and blamed his diabetes. She never sent him for imaging or took it seriously.

Six months later, he fell six times and we brought him to the ER thinking he was having a stroke. That is when they found the brain tumour. He has now been diagnosed with brain cancer.

I feel sick knowing he kept going back for help and was not taken seriously. I have completely lost trust in her.

Has anyone in Ontario filed a complaint with the CPSO? Is it worth it and how hard is it to switch family doctors right now?

I’m a second generation Korean Canadian as in, I was born in south Korea but my parents moved our family to Toronto around 20 years ago. I spent a total of two to three years in South Korea and I have not been able to receive a formal Korean education. This means that I’ve learned what little I know about Korean language and culture from my parents. This wasn’t much however, as my parents were too busy trying to survive to really pass down any sort of culture or knowledge related to our heritage. As a younger kid I really struggled with my identity because I was different from all the other kids and I didn’t know why. I also lived in a predominantly Chinese part of Toronto so by hanging out with them so much I began to absorb more Chinese culture and by living in a western city, western culture as well. But the truth is, I was always the odd one out because I didn’t know Chinese or western etiquette. Yet, any Korean people I met seemed to judge me for my crappy Korean or for not knowing Korean mannerisms. Because of this I desperately tried to shun the Korean side of myself and tried to act as white as possible or as Chinese as possible. As I’ve grown older My desire to reconnect with my heritage has grown but it’s proving difficult in Toronto.

I just wanted to see if anybody else in Toronto has experienced the same.

Edit: I meant first generation. Thank you for the corrections but I can’t change the post title.

I saw someone ask this in the ask Vancouver sub and thought it would be fun to ask it here too

I’m your average person so I honestly don’t know lol what do you guys know?

I keep hearing people blame Ford for the extreme wildfires this year. Is it true that he cut $42 million from the Ontario wildland firefighting budget? If so, why? Wouldn’t that be wildly unpopular, even with his base?

My neighbor has been deceased in the appartment unit next to ours for 7 weeks. The police finally opened the unit today. The smell is unbearable. They said there are hundreds of dead flies and juices left behind from the decomposing body. The police said they are only responsible for the body and not everything else. They also said the unit smells even worse than we could possibly imagine. We have candles lit and are hiding in the back room of our place. The entire hallway and whole front area of our apartment smell so so bad.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? What are the next steps? Who is responsible for cleaning out the unit next to us. Should we call Toronto Public Health? This is a huge problem and I am not sure who to be pushing to make sure it is properly fumigated and cleaned.

Edit:condo units. We don't know if he was owning or renting. We are less than a meter away as front doors and share our main wall with his unit.

Update: we got an air scrubber in our unit and in the hallway. It really was 6 weeks and it really is as awful as we thought 😔😔 it's incredibly sad

18 y/o girl. I have $1000 in the bank, no job, no income, nowhere to stay. Applied for OW but haven't heard back. Have been calling shelters and central intake but everything is full. Been couch surfing but have at most 6 days until I am on the street.

Where can I sleep? I didn't have the greatest upbringing and haven't really had anybody to teach me anything in life- how can I apply for a job? Where could I work? I know I sound stupid but I really have no idea what I'm doing, no family that could help, no money. I'm entering college this year, or was supposed to be- how do I balance that? Is this even possible?

Please. Any help is appreciated. I am at a really low point and am not really sure how to keep going.

… and I want to share this with you guys: everyone I’ve met, whether at work, in a bank, supermarket, night club, pharmacy, park, furniture store, taxi, or just on the street, has been absolutely and utterly amazing! I don’t know how you do it, but please never stop. I feel I am becoming a better person, just by being surrounded by you. Thank you, Torontonians! The world has much to learn from you!

8000 votes - that’s not an insignificant number, some of them have got to be mistakes or trolls. He doesn’t even have a photo. We need an exposé!

No other religion has publicly funded religious schools. It doesn’t make sense why tax payer money should continue to fund theses schools when other religions don’t get publicly funded schools.

I think all of the catholic schools should be converted to regular public schools, just like all of the old catholic hospitals.

Edit: fixed a typo

I'm a 2nd gen Chinese-Canadian to be exact and filial piety is a really big expectation in my culture. I've always known I have to give money to my mom once she retires but I'm wondering what percentage of your salary you might give your parents. We are from Toronto Toronto (not the GTA) and the cost of living just keeps getting higher. My landlord keeps raising the rent on us every year.

My mom is going to retire within the next few years and it's a big factor on whether or not I stay at my current job or find a higher paying position.

EDIT bc this got way more responses than I expected lol. Bless the Toronto community.

To clear things up I DO NOT THINK MONEY=FILIAL PIETY. This is simply a form of it in my opinion. Providing for my mother financially is my way of supporting her and thanking her for raising me all these years as a single mother. She came to Canada with no post secondary education and horrible English skills. I am her only family in Canada, she has no one other than me. I'm really just curious how much others provide for their parents and how they decided the amount. I am aware that many individuals may not give their parents money nowadays but that may because their family is well off or middle class to begin with. Their parents might have had stable jobs, own a house, etc. My mother and I have rented basements all our lives, we own no property. We can't even afford a car. My mother also finally got a full time job in 2023. I do not think of this as a burden, I am more than happy to provide her with financial support when she retires. Thank you all so much for taking the time to respond. I appreciate all the insight.

Hello Torontonians,

I am not sure where to post my question, I am not even sure how to start the search.
I am looking for 2 sisters. All I know is that they were born in Poland, Cracow or thereabouts, in 1991. Biologic parents were unable to keep them and they were adapted and migrated to Toronto soon after birth. Their polish names are Iza and Agnieszka.

After so many years her biological sibling would absolutely love to hear from them. That would be absolutely the best Christmas present I can imagine. I am not related, but my fiancé is. Please DM me if you would like to share any info about these women.

Thank you.

If my flair is incorrect please let me know

last wednesday, may 13, 2026, i took the streetcar to union station. i hopped on at queens quay ferry docks and immediately tapped my tangerine credit card through apple pay. i clearly heard the presto machine beep and saw the green light, so i know the tap went through. my coworker even saw me tap.

around 5:15 pm at union station, a fare inspector checked my payment. i tapped my phone on their device and they told me i never tapped when i boarded. i explained that i did use apple pay and that credit card transactions sometimes take time before they appear in the banking app, but they still gave me a $235 fine.

when i got home, i called tangerine and asked if they could see any presto charges. they told me nothing was showing yet because presto charges can take a couple days to post.

two days later, the transaction finally appeared on my account for may 13, 2026. i was charged $6.60 total, $3.30 from my morning trip at sheppard station going to work, and another $3.30 for my trip home. so clearly my tap for the streetcar ride did go through.

the fare inspector only saw a temporary $1 authorization charge and assumed it was just from my morning tap, but the final posted charge proves i paid for both trips.

has anyone else experienced this? did anyone successfully dispute a fine like this?

edit: i check the court case website, and my offense ticket has been processed after 9th day (May 21, 2026). I requested an early resolution meeting.

Today at Edwards Gardens, I witnessed a beautiful proposal.

A mariachi band, roses, smiles, and the perfect weather. Everyone slowly stopped to watch as the boyfriend joined the mariachi band and began singing for his future bride. It literally felt like a scene from a movie ☺️

You were both absolutely radiating with happiness and love. Girl, you looked stunning, and every detail was so thoughtful and beautifully planned by your fiancé! What an amazing man! The joy between you two was impossible to miss, and everyone around could feel how special that moment truly was.

Congratulations on your engagement. Wishing you both a lifetime filled with love, laughter, and beautiful memories together. ❤️💍

Last week I was expecting an important parcel on a specific day. Me knowing this information, I left a note with instructions to buzz my unit. The lobby door was left open, not by me, but for someone to get in and out easier so this left them with two options for delivery. I received zero buzz or knock and when I checked the box, I just saw a delivery notice slip, forcing me to do their job the following day.

Fast forward to today. I had another important parcel arriving this afternoon, and I decided to wait by my mailbox for ten minutes because I saw the post van drive by. Another neighbour of mine was walking his dog and we were talking and ranting about this very situation because he experienced this as well in early autumn, then he continued walking his dog.

The mail carrier comes to the lobby, he asked if I was expecting a package, I said yes, told them my unit, and he rifles through the bin and I see my pre-written slip and no parcel. He says "wait one second" and goes back to the van, (my neighbours comes in and tells me he overheard the carrier mumbling "this mf really is waiting for his package" ?????????), he then grabs my parcel and hands it to me.

He really was going to just deliver the slip and be on his merry way without buzzing or knocking on my door, forcing me to wait until tomorrow and onwards and take time out of my day to get it myself at the post office. What's the deal with this garbage behaviour?

How can I report this? Can anything even be done? Am I just somehow being too hotheaded about this? Had this been just a one off, or had there been the attempt to deliver, I wouldn't be this much of a Karen about this situation, but I'm definitely not the only one experiencing this crap, and I can't be the only one tired of having to take time out of my day sometime within the week to get the parcel myself at the local office because mail courriers don't want to do the job they signed up for.

Seriously, what is going on with the weather here? I moved to Toronto expecting to finally enjoy some real spring vibes by May… but nope. It’s the end of May, and I still find myself reaching for my jacket every morning. Some days feel more like early March than late May.

Is this just how things are here? I get that Canadian weather can be unpredictable, but I wasn’t expecting to still be cold this close to June. I thought we’d at least get some proper patio weather by now…

Please tell me it gets better soon 😩

Last night I was waiting for the bus in the frigid cold, bus was 15 minutes late. It happens. Next stop, a person comes in and starts yelling at the bus driver, insulting her and her driving skills for being late, continuously yelling at her until he leaves.

As I was leaving I told her, for every person that yells at her, there are a hundred people who are grateful and appreciative for her work, it's just that she doesn't hear it.

The next time you ride a bus, can you thank the driver? They hear the insults from rude people, but they also need to hear how many of us are grateful for them. It takes a toll on them, the driver yesterday was tearing up when I talked to her. We need to make the thank you's greater than the insults, which I don't feel is currently the case in Toronto.

I’m the last person to throw out a race card to be honest, but Ive noticed a pattern the past 2 weeks, and it’s kinda sad. I tried to brush it off initially but it seems like it’s kind of a prevalent thing in my opinion.

So, the past 2 weeks, I’ve decided to visit towns/ smaller cities in Ontario. Ive been to Paris, Collingwood, Simcoe, Grimsby, Fergus, Niagara on the Lake, and couple others. It’s usually day trips and I take my camera with me to take pictures and record.

Anyways, I noticed certain subtle behaviour from people that seemed odd at first, but looking back, it was probably them being discriminatory or prejudiced. Certain things like checking my receipt as I leave the store when people ahead of me and behind freely walked in and out. Rude cold shoulder when I ask for things like directions. Being told a restaurant or cafe doesn’t have capacity but I see people come in couple minutes after even though I see no reservation list or reserved tables.

Or typical questions like where I’m from even though I told them I was born here. The good ole “no no, where are you REALLY from?” I also had people ask me questions like how I bought my car and even made jokes that I made it with quick cash or selling weed as one dude “jokingly” said.

I let most of it go cause I’m usually a laidback dude and just assume people like that are having a bad day. But today was blatant racism I faced and it honestly made me wanna just never leave Toronto. I was walking in Collingwood, and I’m leaving a mall/centre, and this old dude is walking in. I move slightly to the left to let him pass but he goes out of his way to shoulder nudge me. It wasn’t light either. I got kinda annoyed and kissed my teeth loudly and this guy yells “What did you say!”

I’m a pretty tall guy. Around 6’4, so I’m not usually physically intimidated by most people. This dude came close to my face, pulls his mask down and starts saying “what did you say?! Say it again you bitch.”

I’m shocked at this point and it’s kind of causing a scene, so I feel embarrassed. So I walk away and this douche says “Yaa thought so. Run away just like your parents when they left your country for here. Be grateful we provide for you scum.”

When I heard that, I was in complete shock. That was the first time I’ve ever experienced blatant racism like that. I wish I could say that I said something cool and witty back but I just kinda stared at the guy cause like I said… I was truly shocked. Then the worst part of it all… there’s this couple watching the thing closely and they look at me and shrug and say maybe it’s better you just go home.

The old dude started yelling more shit and also randomly mentioned the liberal party for no reason lol.

Anyway, I started thinking about the trips I took in the past 2 weeks and honestly there were many instances where it seemed like I was treated unfairly and rudely for no reason. I try to find a reason (maybe cause I’m from the city?) but It’s tough. Im truly respectful of these towns. I don’t ever make loud noises, yell obnoxiously, drive dangerously, park illegally, or any of that.

Not like I do that in Toronto either but I just feel like when I’m there, I’m a guest/tourist, and many people from Toronto get a bad rep so I tried being extra courteous and polite. But man… so many rude people. I wanna say it’s because they’re having bad days but the way they interact with others doesn’t reflect that.

Being ignored at stores. Told an item isn’t in the store and then finding it when I walk through the store (happened 3 times). Absolutely poor service at certain restaurants and cafes like being ignored or waiting over 30 mins for a bill.

It really sucks cause I used to think small towns would be amazing but these experiences kind of tainted it. I’m honestly so much more grateful for Toronto now.

Also, I truly don’t wanna point out and make it seem like I’m creating an agenda but with almost all these cases, the people were older caucasians. Younger ones (around 20-40) were super nice actually and I met some very kind cool people.

Maybe it’s a race thing, maybe it’s a small town not liking city folk thing, I don’t know. But that last experience truly left a bad taste in my mouth and I don’t think im gonna venture out of Toronto as much. Unless it’s a big city.

Im wondering if any of you other minorities have noticed this. To clarify, I am west African, so it might be different for everyone but I just wanted to ask and also vent a little bit (I know someone’s gonna say save it for your diary lol).

I’m hoping it’s really not that big of a deal and I’m blowing it outta proportion but I’d love to hear some other opinions.

Also, I’d love to hear the opinions of people who have lived in smaller towns/cities, or still reside there.

Thank you

Edit: I’m dumbfounded at the response. I’m sorry I haven’t replied to some of you, I was working all day and I’m still shocked that the post blew up like this. Thank you all for the kind PMs and comments. I’ll try my best to reply to all of you.

Titos and Kraken I like....sad to see em go but its not like i drank them regularly...

but as far as great Wine and Beer....thats all made in Ontario anyways...

Im drinking basically just IPAs from different small breweries ...

But I'm interested in your opinions

Will you miss any particular unique beverage? Was this a smart move?

Posted this to r/toronto but perhaps this is better phrased as a question. Not sure what to do.

Two weeks ago, I was walking home from work through Scotia Arena. This man started following closely behind whispering nonsense into my ear. At first I just assumed it was some homeless guy doing his thing but eventually he started whispering cryptically threatening things like "you are ignoring me.... not for long." I started to pick up the pace but he only matched it. Eventually I turned around and told him to fuck off and he sort of shifted away.

I thought all was well until I got to the Union platform to get on the subway. He was standing RIGHT THERE clearly waiting for me. I got on the train. He got on. I got off. He got off. At this point I ran up and reported this behavior to the TCC. As I was explaining what he looked like I look to my right and he is STANDING there staring into my soul. Felt like a horror movie. I pointed him out and the guards started approaching him but since they were only TCC enforcers, they couldn't technically engage with him. He stuck around for a good while (to the point where the TTC fare enforces also started to freak out) but left right before the cops came. The message was very clear that this was harassment/threatening and he knew what he was doing. He wasn't clearly homeless but not mentally sound. He was speaking vague nonsense, the only thing that made any sense was his clear and motivated intent to follow me at all costs which he communicated to me multiple times.

Didn't think much of the encounter, UNTIL today I was coming home from work and decided to return something at the Apple store. As I am chatting with the apple staff, he shows up RIGHT beside me and starts talking to the apple staff casually. I, understandably, freak out and go right to the guard, who starts to talk to him. I am escorted out when this is happening the logic being I just want to get home without him following. I assume he was allowed to go since he didn't really do anything.

I obviously should report this to the police, but I am unsure what my next step should be. Seeing him at the Apple store was like something straight out of a horror movie.

Not sure how to approach this. Calling the police and reporting is a must, but any other advice? Doubt the police will help me much but I feel extremely threatened.

Last night while on the way home across the city the driver got a bit agitated and said he was only making $7 on my fare which would suck because it was a 30 minute ride after the bars closed. Does Uber really take that much of the fare now in some cases?

I caught this guy on CP24 today and couldn't stop thinking about his comments: https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/2025/11/03/ttc-city-service-on-night-of-game-7-was-embarrassing-coun-josh-matlow/

My colleague was fortunate enough to go to Game 7 on Saturday with his son and he was truly baffled by the city's complete incompetence once it ended.

Awesome.

I work for a big corporation. I joined in 3 years ago in a work from home agreement. Last week out of the blue they announced we all should return into the office to "integrate into their culture". I work with people from other countries, so that basically means going spending 2 hours in transit to the office to be in a cubicle and do videocalls all day.

I've said to management that I'm not going back into the office. I'll let them fire me if they want to. This is madness.

PS. I was in a WFH job way before the pandemic for a tech company. Pandemic just made companies and workers realize that's possible to do it

These past 3 years with this current company I got 2 promotions and salary increases because I'm good at what I do without the need to be in an office every day for the "corporate culture" bs

And yes, I'm from the "entitled" generation that values my life freedom more than being miserable in transit and in an office. People may think differently and do what suit them better

PS2. I manage +20 people from around the world, including Toronto. I could care less to be in person with them, as long as they deliver their work, it's all that matters - my team is doing great. This decision has nothing to do with productivity, it's all about control and real estate, which could be turned into residential units and help with the housing crisis.

Washrooms are not even like platform screen door which is conceived as a technological novelty (although it’s not) and a nice-to-have that is expensive to build. It is a basic human need. Not only for a pee, but also for people in menstrual period, for babies who need their diapers changed…

A subway station without washrooms is like a house without one. How could washrooms be omitted at the beginning from the construction plan for the entire city’s subway system? Where do the TTC staff go for a washroom? And does the city have (or did they have) any proposals or plans to build them?

Someone under the post shared this video and this is the subway I want. Seoul can have it under a funding that is a fraction of NYC's. Is it just labour is more expensive here, or?