Dr. Shoshanah JacobsDr. Shoshanah Jacobs, College of Biological Science, appeared on CBC Radio’s Ontario Today to discuss the topic of close calls with wildlife. Jacobs offered some stories of their own wildlife encounters and provided their expertise about how to find such encounters less frightening and more enriching. A professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, Jacobs studies biomimetics (biomimicry), biodiversity, ornithology and the effects of plastic pollution on wildlife.

Household tasks such as cooking are good ways to help you make good money doing things for others that you’re probably already doing for yourself. If you are a person who loves household tasks, you should check out homemaker hustles. These side hustles can help you make good money doing things for others that you’re probably already doing for yourself. AdvertisementHomemaker hustleHomemaker hustles involve cooking, cleaning, sewing, handyman/woman work, as well as shopping for groceries and caring for others. Here are a dozen online platforms that can help you find homemaker hustles.

Join CBC Kids Book Club live for an opportunity to be on the CBC Kids Book Club show! Meet special guests Janaye and Gary the Unicorn for shows at 10:15am, 11:15am, and 12:15pm. There will also be presentations by local authors Kiranjot Kaur (Sanjeet and the Missing Beat) and Kuljinder Kaur Brar (My Name is Saajan Singh). You will have an opportunity to meet the authors between the presentations starting at 10:50am. Other on-site activities include:Making picture books and bookmarksPlaying with Lumoplay (an interactive play station for kids)Meeting Walter the Library Mascot

More than 120,000 striking federal workers headed back to work Monday after the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Treasury Board reached a tentative contract agreement. I'm super happy to go back to work and I'm very happy for this success. The new language on remote work gives members "additional protection" from "arbitrary decisions," and it requires managers to assess requests individually instead of by group. I'm really happy and I think we're all really happy to be going back to work," he said. He said he's curious to know how managers will revisit the new language surrounding remote work and what that will look like.

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Partners share Moderator, Candidate Participation Criteria and other updatesTORONTO, May 1, 2023 /CNW/ - United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT), Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), and The Toronto Star (The Star) are excited to announce the moderator and candidate participant criteria for the upcoming mayoral debate: "Our Future, Our Vote: A Toronto for All." The mayoral debate will allow voters to hear candidates' approaches to Toronto's most pressing issues, helping voters make an informed decision on election day. More information can be found on the United Way Greater Toronto website. Daniele Zanotti, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way Greater Toronto. Mohamed Lachemi, President, Toronto Metropolitan UniversitySOURCE United Way Greater TorontoCisionView original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2023/01/c2184.html

The square was filled with 25 cardboard cut-outs with images of the wanted individuals, with the approximate weight and height of the individuals. The program, which stands for “be on the lookout,” aims to engage the public in helping police with information that can lead to the arrest of Canada’s most wanted individuals. The opening remarks were made by the wife of Alvarado, who would have been 50 years old today. Demkiw announced the award of $250,000, which will only be available until Nov. 30, 2023, for information leading to the arrest of Cuxum. With files from The Canadian PressAna Pereira is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto.

© Sam Tabone/WireImage/Getty Jock Zonfrillo. "MasterChef Australia" host Jock Zonfrillo has died at age 46. The award-winning chef's tragic death was revealed by Australian television network Network 10 on the same day the latest season of "MasterChef" was due to air. Oliver shared a photo of himself posing with Zonfrillo and "MasterChef Australia" judges Melissa Leong and Andy Allen, saying he was in "total shock." I truly enjoyed the time we spent together on MasterChef in Australia.

The recent dust-up between Twitter and the CBC over a “government funded media” label sparked fiery rhetoric from both sides. Monica Auer, the executive director of Canada’s Forum on Research and Policy in Communications, recently wrote about that issue and she joins the Law Bytes podcast to assess whether the CBC is as independent as it says it is. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod. Credits:CBC News, CBC Pauses Twitter Activity After Being Labelled ‘Government Funded Media’

A photographer from Dildo, Newfoundland captured a photograph of an iceberg that looks exactly like a huge wang! It is now known across social media as the "dickie berg" and can be found off the coast of Newfoundland. Click here to see the pictures and to read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/oddly-shaped-iceberg-nl-1.6825578

© General Mills screenshot-2023-04-30-at-2-37-58-pm.pngGeneral Mills issued a voluntary recall for Gold Medal flour over the potential presence of salmonella, the company said Friday. The recall was issued after salmonella infantis was discovered in a five-pound bag of flour during testing. Other types of Gold Medal flour are not impacted by the recall. People should dispose of any flour that falls under the recall guidelines, General Mills said. In late March, the CDC said in an investigation notice that flour is believed to be the source of a multi-state salmonella outbreak.

In 2018, Maureen Beck became the first adaptive climber to summit the 2,600-meter White Lotus Flower mountain face. A remarkable accomplishment for anyone, Beck also happened to be born without a left hand. She said that she didn’t truly comprehend the idea of a disability until she met other disabled climbers in her 20’s. Making Waves for VisibilityWithin this community, Beck is a superstar. Paula Zonneveld, an occupational therapist and volunteer co-ordinator with the Canadian Adaptive Climbing Society, said Beck’s accomplishments are “huge,” not just for adaptive climbers, but anyone who climbs.

The majority of milk from Newfoundland and Labrador used for secondary processing is shipped out of province. A group of farmers on Newfoundland's west coast is trying to change that. The $25 million project is spearheaded by 13 local dairy farmers and an Irish dairy company. Chaffey said the plan was born from frustration about exporting milk from Newfoundland and Labrador to other provinces for secondary processing. Chaffey said the engineering work should be finished within a few weeks and further work will be put to public tender.

Craig Norris: Why do we find cherry blossoms so alluring? The first thing is that cherry blossoms are kind of the earliest harbinger of spring. A person takes pictures of the cherry blossoms in Toronto's High Park earlier this month. People take in the cherry blossoms in Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto in May 2022. LISTEN | UW psychology prof explains why we love cherry blossoms:

The risk is particularly high in the city’s burgeoning Anchorage Hillside neighborhood, where multi-million dollar homes have pushed further and further up steep slopes and to the forest’s edge. The prospect of a major wildfire there keeps Anchorage Fire Chief Doug Schrage awake at night when conditions are hot and dry. More than 4,844 square miles (12,546 square kilometers) burned statewide last year — an area just under the size of Connecticut. Since 1950, there have been 14 years in which more than 4,687 square miles (12,139 square kilometers) — the equivalent of 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares) — have burned during Alaska’s short but intense fire season. Half of those fire seasons have occurred since 2002, including the worst year on record — 2004 — when over 10,156 square miles (26,304 square kilometers) burned.