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Critter Corner • Check out these reader pet pics!

WHAT A HOOT!

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY February 4, 1938 • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released in theatres. It is Walt Disney’s first full-length animated movie produced in Technicolor. The release marks the beginning of the studio’s success in animation.

weird zone • STRANGE & TRUE STORIES IN THE NEWS

TRENDING • Tech, Apps, Games, and Books

HANG ON! • An ice climber in Whistler, BC, shows off their cool skills. Ice climbing involves scaling ice formations. Climbers use special tools like ice axes, crampons, and ice screws.

THE SPRUCE STREET SQUAD IN WILD CARDS

Welcome To The 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS • This year’s Olympic Winter Games are in Italy! Explore the venues, meet athletes to watch, and check out new sports hitting the snow and ice.

INTERVIEWS: CANADIAN OLYMPIANS SPEAK OUT! • Over 100 athletes make up Canada’s Olympic squad. Let’s hear from two of them: ice dancer Paul Poirier and ski cross racer Courtney Hoffos!

THE STOAT IS THE G.O.A.T. • This agile cousin of the otter is also the mascot of the 2026 Winter Olympics!

MEDICAL COUNT • Which path should the bobsledders take to the finish line to collect the most points?

CITY SEARCH • How many previous Winter Olympic host cities can you find in the grid? Look up, down, across, backwards, and diagonally.

ALL IN THE GAME! • Check out this timeline of record-breaking Black women in sports in honour of Black Histories and Futures Month (February) and National Girls and Women in Sports Day (February 4).

BEST BROWNIES • Power up with this delicious (and nutritious) recipe!

MEET A COMIC CREATOR!

DINOSAURS FROM OUTER SPACE • INTERSTELLAR REPTILES DISCOVERING INTELLIGENCE ON EARTH …

SPORTY SHOWDOWN • Should Kids Be Allowed to Compete in the Olympics?

TALK ABOUT IT • OWL readers share their advice.

Which GEMSTONE are you?

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Awesome Art • Check out these works of art.

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OWL CONTEST! • Design a snowboard and send in your drawing for a chance to WIN!

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Say what? • Readers showed off their bot talk skills!

50 YEARS OF FUN! • To kick off our birthday year, OWL’s Think Tank shared their favourite things about the magazine!