-Ashton Skrlik and Selena Sturmay are tied for first right now at the Alberta Scotties in Wetaskiwin, as they have perfect 4 & 0 records.
Casey Scheidegger is in second, followed by Kelsey Rocque and Jessie Hunkin in third.
Action gets underway again at 10 this morning. They’d love to see you in person at Co-op Place, but if you can’t be there, click on the link below to catch the livestream:
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She says experts and the public can give their opinions online, and then a final report and recommendations will come out in November.
Manning is getting 253-thousand dollars to be in charge of the group.
Some political scientists are concerned with the appointment, given that Manning doesn’t have a background in healthcare issues.
-Alberta Health Services is advising people to not do anything that would expose themselves or their pets to the water or shoreline of Big Lake along northwestern Edmonton.
They say it appears there are elevated levels of fecal bacteria in the water, after a pipeline carrying wastewater ruptured.
The spill-site is near Range Road 261 at Lakeshore Estates.
Gastrointestinal illness is a big possibility, along with skin, ear and eye infections.
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-Edmonton police say one of the suspects in a firearm incident on a city bus has been arrested.
Police say the man had actually been kicked out of West Edmonton Mall last Friday, because he was trespassing.
That’s when officers say he pulled a sawed-off shotgun out of his backpack and pointed it at security and shoppers, before he ran off and jumped on a bus.
Not long afterwards, he got off that vehicle and ran into someone’s yard around 89th Avenue and 178th Street.
Police say he pointed the gun at the homeowner before taking off.
Investigators say he was spotted at the Belvedere Transit Station two days later, where he was arrested.
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-A 20-year-old man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, after he was hit by a vehicle on the Henday yesterday morning.
Edmonton police say it happened after a car and truck had collided on the Henday between St. Albert Trail and the 170th Street overpass.
Police say the man driving the car got out of the vehicle right afterwards and ran into oncoming traffic, and that’s where he was hit by a third vehicle.
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-Edmonton police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing man.
Police were called to the North Saskatchewan River on December 8th, where they say a man was walking on the ice near the High Level Bridge.
Members of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services were on site with their “rapid deployment craft” and tried to negotiate with the man.
But they say he had been acting erratically and later jumped into the water.
He was pulled under the ice and is still missing.
Police say at this point, they haven’t been able to identify him, but say he appears to be in his 30’s, he’s white, skinny, about 6-feet tall and 160 pounds and had scruffy facial hair.
He had been wearing a grey winter jacket, black and blue plaid pajama pants, a dark-coloured toque and black shoes with blue stripes.
He was calling himself Tyler.
Police have released a composite sketch of him, along with a photo of the shoes he had been wearing.
Anyone with any information about the man’s identity is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
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-Don’t be surprised if we’re hit with another hike in the Bank of Canada rate next week.
Officials say they’re still trying to curb inflation, but the hikes that have happened so far haven’t had much of an impact on things such as food and gas.
The Bank is supposed to make an announcement on Wednesday.
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-With cardiovascular disease rising in women, the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance is hoping to bring more attention to the matter.
Edmonton’s Bobbi-Jo Green is a member of the group, and says even though she’s a runner who eats healthy and doesn’t smoke, she has heart issues.
And she says women have to advocate for themselves, because the healthcare system tends to focus on the heart health of men:
“I was accused of drug-seeking, I was accused of making things up, I was accused of it all being in my head. I couldn’t read to my children, because I was so short of breath all the time. I was a runner and I couldn’t even walk around the block, I couldn’t push a cart at Costco, I couldn’t do anything, but when I would go for help, I was accused of being what’s known as a frequent-flyer and what does she want now?”
You can find out more about women’s cardiovascular health by heading to wearredcanada.ca.
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-A 98-year old Edmonton woman who goes skiing every week at Snow Valley has become an inspiration to pretty much everyone who meets her.
Muriel Watterworth says she’s been skiing for more than 60-years, after her late husband introduced her to the sport.
She says it depends on how much energy she has, but there are times when she hits the hill more than once a week.
She’s a part of the Rocky Mountain Ski Club, and is their most popular member.
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-STARS air ambulance launched the 30th edition of its lottery yesterday.
They say it’s been their biggest fundraiser since 1993, as it ensures they’ll remain in the sky saving lives.
More than 21-hundred prizes are available, along with the highly popular 50-50 draw.
To find out more, head to starslottery.ca.
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-A man and woman from Stockton, California say if you want to test the security of new dog crates, make sure you don’t get in them at the same time.
That’s what they did, and they both wound up getting locked in.
The guy in the bigger crate managed to shuffle it in front of the one his partner was in, and she was able to reach far enough to unlock his crate door.
Their home security camera captured the whole incident,and it’s since gone viral online.
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-David Crosby has died following a lengthy illness.
He got his start with The Byrds in the 60’s, and was the founder of Crosby-Stills-Nash and Young.
Crosby was 81.
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