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A pair of contests set for Tuesday night will now take place at a later date.

Former St. Ignatius star will showcase her game against some of the top players in the U.S. and Canada in the prestigious April 1 contest in New York.

Rachel Homan, Kaitlyn Lawes, Kerry Galusha, Kate Cameron, Ontario's Danielle Inglis and four-time champion Kerri Einarson among the skips coming to Thunder Bay.

Sudbury and Toronto-based rink will represent the region at the Tim Hortons Brier, starting Feb. 28 in Kelowna, B.C.

Veteran skip made a game-winning draw in the 10th to edge Emma Artichuk 6-5 to capture the Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship.

Thunder Bay's Krista McCarville is gunning for her fifth straight Northern Ontario title, while Thunder Bay's Dylan Johnston is back in the championship for the second time, eight years after his first appearance.

Lakehead won its fourth straight to maintain a hold on top spot in the OUA Central at 14-2.

Olivier Pouliot scored twice, but it wasn't enough in Lakehead's 4-2 home-ice loss.

Sam Keene earned a 46-save shutout to lead Kam River to victory, while the North Stars scored a pair of unanswered goals in the third to double up Fort Frances.

Thunder Bay skip managed to score four in the 10th, down three to start the end, to pull off a 9-8 win over Timmins' Lauren Mann.