Earlier that week in March 1984, the Globe and Mail had printed a story headlined "Prairie farmers ask for Toronto gulls." 'A dollar a bird'Throngs of seagulls are seen in the water and sky with the Toronto skyline in the background in 1984. (CBLT Newshour/CBC News)A University of Toronto researcher had estimated there were 370,000 seagulls on the waterfront, according to the newspaper. "There are fears at Toronto City Hall that the birds might arrive in Saskatchewan, and start flying east until they sight the CN Tower," she said. "Whether Toronto's seagulls will ever be invited to dinner on the Prairies is still a remote, although perhaps tempting possibility."

Source: CBC News March 28, 2020 12:22 UTC