Sunday, October 29, 2023

Former NHLer dies after 'freak accident' during game in England

A hockey plahyer wearing a yellow, white, and black jersey is shown during a game.

American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a "freak accident" during a game in England on Saturday, his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield's Utilita Arena.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/former-nhler-dies-after-freak-accident-during-game-in-england-1.7011944?cmp=rss

To the delight of eager U.K. ecologists, London welcomes its first baby beaver in centuries

A brown beaver flecked with bits of green algae appears to nibble on a stick while lying in a pond.

Hunted to near-extinction during Elizabethan times, there is now a concerted effort to bring beavers back to Britain for the benefits they offer in flood management, water quality and fostering biodiversity.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/to-the-delight-of-eager-u-k-ecologists-london-welcomes-its-first-baby-beaver-in-centuries-1.7009202?cmp=rss