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IQALUIT, Nunavut (CP) - A mysterious skull discovered on the edge of the Arctic Circle has sparked interest in what creatures roamed Baffin Island in the distant past, and what life a warming climate may support in the future. Andrew Dialla, a resident of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, says he found the skull protruding from the frozen tundra during a walk near the shore with his daughter about a month ago. The horned skull is about the size of a man's fist. It resembles a baby caribou skull, except at that age, a caribou wouldn't have antlers, researchers and elders have pointed...

If you saw Wednesday's Herald, you, too, probably got a warm feeling looking at the picture of Richard and Betty Harrington, the ``miracle couple'' from Wakefield whose worries over staggering medical bills vanished when he realized he'd won $4 million with a scratch ticket. Who could help but rejoice for this woman who survived a double-lung transplant and her husband whose health insurance was canceled? Read on. ``I'll admit I was torn,'' Ruth said. ``Obviously I was happy for them because they deserved a break. But what drove me crazy was wondering how many other people who never bought a...