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Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection
Snowy owls that once glided across wide open spaces of the Arctic tundra are seeing their homes shrink under thickening shrubs. They face a gauntlet of other threats, all of which decimate their numbers. Yet the raptor’s path to legal protection moves at a sluggish pace. Source link
Heavy snow upends Olympic freestyle skiing, snowboard schedule
Heavy snow scrambled the Winter Olympics schedule in the Italian town of Livigno on Tuesday as organizers postponed the women’s snowboard slopestyle medal event and reworked the start times for freestyle skiing aerials. Source link
Rescued Manitoba lynx sent to Ontario for MRI after it started having seizures
An orphaned lynx named Lumi has received a diagnosis of trauma-induced epilepsy caused by a brain injury after going for tests in Ontario. Source link
Family says small option home abandoned man with Down syndrome at hospital
A 60-year-old man with Down syndrome has been living in the Inverness hospital since Dec. 22, despite the fact hospital staff say he does not require medical treatment. The small option home where he lived for 20 years says he cannot come back. Source link
Nova Scotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years
Nova Scotia’s lung screening program is still in its infancy, but those leading the effort say they’ve already been able to deliver life-changing, positive news to dozens of people who might have been given a terminal diagnosis in other circumstances. Source link
Transport Canada documents raise concerns over forever chemicals as far back as 1984
Files obtained through access to information confirm Transport Canada was concerned about forever chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as far back as the 1980s. Source link
Jesse Jackson, U.S. civil rights activist, dead at 84
Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protege whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. Source link
China showcases humanoid robots at Spring Festival gala
Four rising humanoid robot startups – Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab – demonstrated their products at the gala, a televised event and touchstone for China comparable to the Super Bowl for the United States. Source link
Mother, doctors call on N.L. government to expand coverage of RSV shots to all infants
When Michelle Pratt’s twins were born, she learned they didn’t qualify for an antibody shot that can prevent RSV. While Pratt decided to pay for the drug out of pocket, she wants to see Newfoundland and Labrador expand coverage to include all infants — not just those deemed at risk. It’s a stance that’s shared […]