A livestreamer in China lost drinking battles against other streamers and then lost his life after drinking yet more alcohol as a forfeit. He was last seen online in one of his videos the previous night, chugging four bottles of the potent baijiu, a colourless Chinese clear grain liquor with an alcohol content that ranges from 35% to 60%. In a video Zhao shared to mourn Wang, he wished “there would be no (livestream) challenges and baijiu in heaven”. In a previous video, Wang can be heard promising to consume a large amount of baijiu once donations from viewers reached the target he set. In 2021, a Chinese influencer died after being egged on by her viewers to drink pesticide in a livestream.

But federal transportation minister Omar Alghabra says this summer likely won’t see a repeat of the chaos that plagued Canadian airports last year. “I’m confident that we are not going to see the same level of disruptions that we saw last summer. For another, airport authorities across the country are doing a better job of spreading their flight schedules throughout the day, Alghabra said. At Pearson, the number of flights per hour is being capped at 75, down from 90 last summer. Everyone, said Alghabra, has a vested interest in making sure there’s no repeat of last summer.

Dr. Evan FraserDr. Evan Fraser, director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, and Dr. Thomas Graham, School of Environmental Sciences, made headlines this week discussing how Canada can begin to rely less on produce imported from areas of the U.S. struggling with drought. Fraser spoke to CBC Radio’s The Current about the drought affecting the Colorado river agricultural area could impact food exports to Canada. “Our entire country depends on a very small geographic area for the parts of our diet that we’re supposed to eat more of,” he said, adding that Canada needs to “take proactive measures to diversify where we get our salad from.”Dr. Thomas GrahamFraser, who helps lead the Food from Thought initiative and is the Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security, expressed similar concerns to the Toronto Star about Canada’s reliance on the U.S. for healthy food, and discussed the role that indoor and vertical farming couple play in reducing that dependency. Dr. Graham, the PhytoGro research chair in controlled environment systems, explained that while vertical farming can produce large amounts of produce all year round, its main drawback it that it uses high amounts of energy.

Earlier this spring, in a patch of woods in one of the parks along the west Don River, Steven Shpak, decked out in camouflage clothing, got down on the ground to capture photos of the big bird at eye level. “I’m just looking at this turkey walking up to me, closer and close, making me nervous, but I had to get those shots,” he said with a laugh. Shpak calls the variety of wildlife he sees in the Don River system “mind-boggling,” but he is concerned about how the animals’ habitat might be threatened by upcoming bridge construction. A chance encounter with a crying woman on a bench early in his exploration of the Don River trails drove him to want to share his work. Shpak also seeks to educate his audience about the importance of respecting any animals they may encounter, urging people not to approach them.

The City of Toronto has taken the extraordinary step of asking residents to turn up the heat on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government as the cash-strapped municipality presses Ottawa for COVID-19 relief. In the early stages of the pandemic, the federal government teamed up with the province to bail the city out. Tory and later McKelvie have been in negotiations with the federal Liberals about further funding since last year. But while he expects Ottawa could be “taken aback” by the city’s “peculiar” tactic, he’s not sure it will be effective. Reach him by email at bspurr@thestar.ca or follow him on Twitter: @BenSpurrMH Mahdis Habibinia is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto.

The Del Mar Wine & Food Festival will host events throughout North County, with the Grand Tasting event happening at Surf Sports Park. The Del Mar Wine & Food Festival will celebrate local tastemakers and the SoCal lifestyle alongside celebrity chefs, athletes and hometown restaurateurs. Former NFL quarterback and San Diego Charger, Drew Brees is throwing a celebrity pickleball tournament to raise funds for Feeding San Diego, the festival’s charitable partner. Del Mar Wine & Food Festival logo. For more information and updates on featured events, visit the Del Mar Wine & Food Festival website.

(AP Photo/Alberto Saiz, File)Repeated racist insults against Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior have unleashed a heated debate in Spain about tolerance for racism in a society that is becoming rapidly more diverse on and off the field. “Racism is normal in LaLiga,” Vinícius said of the top league in Spanish soccer on Instagram and Twitter after he was targeted with monkey chants from Valencia fans at a game on Sunday. “Zero tolerance for racism in soccer,” tweeted Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “The problem is ... that many people don’t want to recognize the racism that exists in Spain,” he said. Far from support, Vinícius has found himself the object of condemnation from some Spanish soccer authorities.

Dragons’ Den cast members, from left to right, Arlene Dickinson, Vincenzo Guzzo, Manjit Minhas, Robert Herjavec, Wes Hall and Michele Romanow. Some of the group have joined in a bid for the Ottawa Senators. (The Bulldogs are now a junior hockey team, and Andlauer is still the owner). They have since scaled-up their ambitions to buy the team, while adding a serious dash of musical panache to their bid group by bringing in singer Abel Tesfaye (a.k.a. He enlisted Snoop Dogg to his cause and temporarily grabbed the media spotlight when everybody was gushing about Ryan Reynolds.

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Morris Rosenberg’s Cannabis Act review will likely fail. What does this have to do with Rosenberg’s Cannabis Act Review, you may be asking? Rosenberg’s Cannabis Act Review PredictionsClearly, cannabis legalization in Canada was about “public health and safety.” And this was confirmed by the Supreme Court in a recent ruling on Quebec‘s home cultivation ban. Perhaps Rosenberg’s Cannabis Act Review will suggest higher excise taxes. While Rosenberg’s Cannabis Act review may cater to the business community and the economics of cannabis legalization, Canada’s cannabis connoisseurs have no reason to expect this.

New research has confirmed that the same gases responsible for climate change are cooling the Earth’s upper atmosphere, raising concerns about effects on orbiting satellites, ozone, and weather—and providing “incontrovertible” evidence of the human influence on global temperatures. The power of greenhouse gases to warm the troposphere is widely acknowledged, but their cooling effect on upper levels—like the stratosphere—is less well known. They are “driving dramatic changes scientists are just now beginning to grasp.”The rapid cooling is causing the stratosphere to contract, which in turn makes upper levels less dense. Upper atmospheric changes could also weaken the ozone layer and reduce the protection it gives humans from harmful solar radiation. There is also potential for changes in the upper atmosphere to affect weather closer to home.

Frustrated by special rapporteur David Johnston’s recommendation to not hold a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference, federal opposition parties are now trying to get Johnston to “answer for this decision” in front of a parliamentary committee. His decision was widely condemned by all opposition parties, which have been calling in unison for a public inquiry on foreign interference and increasing pressure to ensure that the government follows this route. The Conservatives, NDP, and the Bloc managed to pass a motion at PROC and in the House of Commons calling for such an inquiry. The issue of foreign interference in the election is significant and needs to be addressed with transparency. The opposition parties are demanding that the government follows the route of a public inquiry to get to the bottom of these allegations.

During this year's advance vote, Torontonians will be able to cast their ballot at any polling station in the city. The City of Toronto has also made a key improvement this time around: during the advance voting window, you'll be able to vote at any polling station you like. If you vote on election day, you will have to cast a ballot at a polling station in your neighbourhood. No, you can vote so long as your rent a residential or commercial property in the City of Toronto — even if you just moved here. If you're voting on election day, you'll need to vote at a polling station near your business.

A group of Chinese citizens living and working in Florida sued the state Monday over a new law that bans Chinese nationals from purchasing property in large swaths of the state. The suit says the law unfairly equates Chinese people with the actions of their government and there is no evidence of national security risk from Chinese citizens buying Florida property. The number of states restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land has risen by 50% this year. Heading into 2023, 14 states had laws restricting foreign ownership or investments in private agricultural land. Brown said the recent surge in state laws targeting land ownership by foreign entities stems from some highly publicized cases of Chinese-connected companies purchasing land near military bases.

Masai Ujiri was understandably vague in the immediate aftermath of the dismissal of Nick Nurse when he was asked about the attributes he wanted in the Raptors new coach. A month into the process — and there seems to be no imminent resolution coming — that takeaway has been proved true. Steve Nash, the 49-year-old Hall of Famer, Canadian basketball icon and the former coach of the Brooklyn Nets, is the latest name to be thrown into the mix. If he’s content to simply make tweaks, he probably wants someone with motivational skills who can quickly gain the respect of the players, like ex-Suns head coach Monty Williams. Nash was 94-67 as the Nets head coach, got the team to the second round of the playoffs in 2021.