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Calgary, Alberta's Rob McLeod is a master of the flying disc. You might know it better as a frisbee. And McLeod prefers to be known as "Frisbee Rob"! Frisbee Rob holds thirteen frisbee, or flying disc, records. There are ones on skates, ones on the ground, ones that are by himself, and ones with a dog partner.

Whoa! Rubber duckie chaos in Astrolander. (Lost Cartride Creations/YouTube) Many teens love to play video games. But how many of them are making their own? Maximus Trest of White Rock, BC is one of them. At just 13 years old, he has started his own game studio, Lost Cratride Creations, and is the creator of a fantastical outer space adventure called Astrolander. That's pretty remarkable. And it's not even the best part.

We are working on a new news site! (Possibly with the help of fun-loving dogs, you never know!) (ID 9336108 © Starblue | Dreamstime.com ) Dear OWLconnected Readers, We are excited to announce that we are working on a new and fun way to deliver your daily news! While we finalize the last details, we will be taking a short pause on OWLconnected.com.

Yesterday afternoon at a press event in Niagara Falls, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a big annoucement. After many months of debating and public pressure, his government is cancelling its plans to develop land in an area called the Greenbelt. The Greenbelt is protected land in southern Ontario that stretches from around Georgian Bay down through the Golden Horseshoe (which wraps around the west side of Lake Ontario).

It's a brand new Pokémon party! (Nintendo) Are you ready to catch ‘em all? With The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC for Pokémon Scarlet, now you can! This bonus DLC (downloadable content) is bringing back over 230 Pokémon that weren’t available in the Pokémon Scarlet base game, which means more battles, more challenges, and more fun! Although Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were released in November 2022, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC was just launched earlier this month.

"Going my way?" "Sure! Hop on!" (Atsuyuki Ohshima/Wildlife Photographer of the Year) Japanese macaques are very fun monkeys. They love to groom each other and to hang out in hot springs ... And ride deer? Yes, that too! Although it can be a bit of a challenge getting proof of it. That is where Japanese photographer Atsuyuki Ohshima comes in. While on Japan's Yakushima Island, he snapped a rare image of a macaque riding—or rather laying down—on the back of a sika deer.

On September 20, 1973 in the Houston Astrodome, Billie Jean King won one of the most famous tennis matches of all time. At the time, the American was one of the best women’s players in the world. She even won the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles at that summer’s Wimbledon! But this particular match wasn’t about winning a trophy. It was about winning respect! Her opponent was a male player named Bobby Riggs and the press called their match the “Battle of the Sexes”.

As part of an OWL magazine print subscription, you now have access to the fun and informative daily news platform, News-O-Matic! This awesome and engaging news website has been created in partnership with the team that brought you OWLconnected. Publishing digitally every weekday, each edition of News-O-Matic has five news stories from Canada and around the world.

Hey there, science-loving students! Don't forget that today is the 7th annual National Science Reading Day! This September 20, kids from ages 3 to 17 are invited to devote one period of the day to reading about science. These readings can be done either individually or as a whole classroom. And students can read about science in many different ways. You can read a: non-fiction book science-fiction novel science-themed graphic novel scientist's biography science magazine Fun, right?

Every two weeks, we publish a new issue of our tablet and computer-friendly eMag, OWLconnected. It's free for OWL magazine subscribers. Today we're releasing Issue 171, and it is an issue that we really LOVE. Why? Because it is all about World Heart Day, which is happening on September 29. This is a time to reflect on the importance of the heart and ways that we can keep ours healthy. And we know how to help you do that, too.