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Logo: TVO Kids News.

Daniel dances in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, a gray TVO Kids T-shirt and an unbuttoned pale pink shirt.

He says WELCOME TO
TVO K NEWS,
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears a picture of a family outdoors with a caption that reads "Coyote sightings."

Daniel says AS THE DAYS GET LONGER
AND THE WEATHER GETS WARMER,
A LOT OF YOU ARE GOING
OUT FOR STROLLS DOWN
BEAUTIFUL TRAILS WITH YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND EVEN PET.
BUT, I URGE YOU TO STAY
ALERT AND STAY SAFE
WHILE OUT AND ABOUT.
RESIDENTS OF ETOBICOKE HAVE
BEEN ON EDGE AFTER
NUMEROUS CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH
COYOTES OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
BUT, THIS NOT A NEW THING,
COYOTES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM
IN ETOBICOKE BEFORE.
BUT THE SPIKE IN COYOTE
SIGHTINGS THIS YEAR
HAS PET OWNERS ON EDGE.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT COYOTES
WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF OVER 30 CATS
IN THE SUMMER OF 2015.
THIS IS SOMETHING THE
CITY WANTS TO
PREVENT FROM
HAPPENING THIS YEAR.
SO, ETOBICOKE CENTRE
COUNCILLOR, STEVEN HOLIDAY,
HAS A TIP OR TWO FOR
KEEPING SAFE.
THESE TIPS INCLUDE KEEPING
DOGS ON A LEASH
SO THAT THERE'S NO CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE ANIMALS,
TO MAKE SURE TO CLEAN UP
YOUR PET'S WASTE,
AND TO MAKE SURE NO FOOD WASTE
IS LEFT TO ATTRACT COYOTES.
ANOTHER GOOD IDEA IS TO EITHER
CARRY AN UMBRELLA
TO OPEN AND SHIELD YOURSELF AND
YOUR PETS FROM THE COYOTES,
OR A GARBAGE BAG TO
FLAP AROUND
AND MAKE NOISE TO
SCARE IT AWAY.
BUT, DON'T LET THIS SCARE
YOU FROM GOING OUTSIDE
WITH YOUR FURRY FRIENDS.
SO LONG AS YOU'RE WITH A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN,
AND YOU ARE STAYING ALERT
AND CAUTIOUS,
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER NO PROBLEM.
NOW, STAY TUNED BECAUSE WE HAVE
MORE HEADLINES COMING UP NEXT.

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