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Just had a pleasant interaction with 407, who'd a thunk it.

Got a bill for my late wife's transponder lease renewal, enquired if I could transfer it to my name and pay the bill via her estate account. "We can't transfer transponder ownership but I've removed all charges. Please return the transponder at no cost, sorry for your loss."
 
Years back my wife accidentally paid the 407 by mistake (online banking) when trying to pay another bill (clicked on the wrong one). And to top it off, it was for a car/account that was long gone and she noticed weeks later...

I basically told her good luck getting that money back (I expected runaround)! She called them, they answered the phone and they straightened it out right away, refunded the money.
 
•Is there a history of disease in the family?

•My twin father and twin brother both have lymphoma...does that count?
 
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The finish line was in Spain. How did this racing pigeon end up in Nova Scotia?​

The homing pigeon, named Peter, is recovering after going wildly off course during a race​

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Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 24

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How this Spanish pigeon ended up on Sable Island

When a Spanish fancier released his eight-month-old pigeon for its very first race, the bird was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it ended up on Sable Island, more
 
MacDoc said:

The finish line was in Spain. How did this racing pigeon end up in Nova Scotia?​

The homing pigeon, named Peter, is recovering after going wildly off course during a race​

giuliana-grillo-de-lambarri.jpg

Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 24

peter-the-pigeon-on-sable-island.JPG

How this Spanish pigeon ended up on Sable Island

When a Spanish fancier released his eight-month-old pigeon for its very first race, the bird was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it ended up on Sable Island, more
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I knew a guy that raced pigeons and tracked their performance, giving the slower ones to a friend of his wife. I asked what she did with them and was told "She cooks them." Now there's an incentive plan.
 
Meet Carl Edgar – the West Coast Trail legend who's celebrating his 50th season ferrying hikers across the Nitinat Narrows. Not only does he ferry hikers, he and his family run the famous Nitinat Crabshack, serving up seafood for hungry hikers for many years.
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It would be easy, at 18 years old, to let all that spotlight, the headlines, the attention, get to one's head.
Not Summer McIntosh.
She's coming off an unforgettable Canadian swimming trials in Victoria that saw her break three world records, and post Canadian records in two other events. Each swim was a personal best for her.
She broke the 400m freestyle, 400m individual medley and 200m individual medley world records. She clocked the third-fastest 800m freestyle time ever and the second-fastest 200m butterfly time ever.
After receiving her gold medal and a stuffed animal at the close of each victory ceremony throughout one of the greatest meets by an individual in history, McIntosh quickly worked her way over to young kids in the stands — she'd first throw her stuffy into the crowd and then give her gold medal away.
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That's right, McIntosh gave all five of her record-setting gold medals away to young kids who were gobsmacked by their sporting hero, and a once-in-a-lifetime keepsake
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