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.

It’s a big, big lift: Removal has begun of a Fredericton-area bridgeNewsDuration 1:26After serving as a crossing since 1964, the Nashwaak River Bridge — also known as the Penniac Bridge — has been lifted and moved to shore, where it will be dismantled.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), a labour union representing film and TV writers, is renegotiating a three-year contract for 11,500 members that is set to expire this week. Here's what you need to know about a potential writers' strike. Rather than the traditional pipeline of ordering a TV series from a pilot episode, some companies are now opting for script-to-series orders. The last writers' guild strike began in November 2007 and ended in February 2008 after 100 days. A potential writers' strike was averted in 2017 when both parties reached an agreement by their deadline.

With the beginning of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Ukrainian education faced enormous challenges. Therefore, the situation faced by Ukrainian students was a crisis. Of course, there are many Ukrainian children who dreamed of getting an education in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Now more than ever, world institutions are open to them. Have Ukrainian children changed during the war?

Rainfall warnings have been issued for Ottawa and across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. Rainfall warnings have been issued across eastern Ontario and western Quebec as downpours are expected to hit the region Sunday evening. In Ottawa, between 40 and 50 millimetres of rain could fall by tomorrow morning, Environment Canada said in a warning issued Sunday afternoon. Warnings were previously issued Saturday for places like Kingston, Napanee, Belleville and Prince Edward County. In Ottawa, the rain is expected to continue Monday morning before easing off near noon.

Infant missing, 6 bodies found near U.S. border in vicinity of Akwesasne, Que. Duration: 02:44The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service says the six people — including a young child under the age of three — found dead in the St. Lawrence River on Thursday were from two separates families and investigators believe they were trying to gain access to the United States.

Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur will soon have Highway 50 renamed after him. The highway goes past his hometown of Thurso, Que., where this statue of the hockey legend stands. (CBC/Radio-Canada - image credit)Quebec's Highway 50 is being renamed in honour of legendary hockey player Guy Lafleur, who passed away just over a year ago. His mother, Pierrette, said she was one of the first people to be informed by the office of Quebec Premier François Legault that the highway — which runs past Lafleur's birthplace of Thurso, Que. Pierrette Lafleur said she was moved to see that her son's is still so beloved in the community.

Q. I have been trying to get solar panels installed on my shared roof, which is maintained by the HOA. The CCRs state that the HOA can ask for removal of solar panels for maintenance, and the HOA is trying to force me to remove the panels twice every year so that the roofing vendors can perform maintenance. The law prohibits “unreasonable” restrictions against solar installations, and if the contractor says it’s unnecessary to remove the solar panels twice a year, that expense does sound unreasonable. It’s not unusual to ask homeowners to agree to remove panels if roof repairs require it, but you are saying it is not necessary. By installing solar panels on the roof you are not just pursuing an architectural change to your property, you are seeking to change common area.

After deplaning on Saturday, Stars coach Pete DeBoer said the franchise is operating under the belief that their second-round series will begin on Tuesday. In three games against Seattle, Dallas won twice in regulation, lost once in overtime, and outscored the Kraken 13-10. “They came out banging bodies in the early part of that series, and Pavelski got injured. I thought our team, you know, was kind of getting used to the pace of the physicality of playoff hockey. And games five and six were our best of the series.”Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

That gave the Jays their second walk-off win of the season and improved their record to 3-0 in extra innings. The move turned out to be a wise one as McGee carved his way through the Jays lineup with ease. In his first big-league starter, McGee struck out two and required only 65 pitches to get through 6 2/3 innings. Gausman gasRight-hander Kevin Gausman was just as effective for the Jays with a career-high 13 strikeouts across seven scoreless innings. In the first, Jarred Kelenic and Eugenio Suárez hit back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners with one out before Gausman struck out the next two batters.