December 20, 2020 - 8:12 AM
VAL THORENS, France - Canada s Reece Howden claimed a silver medal in men s World Cup ski cross and teammate Marielle Thompson earned bronze in women s racing Sunday.
Howden, of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished behind winner Jonathan Midol of France and ahead of bronze medallist Florian Wilmsmann of Germany in the final.
âHopefully, I can keep getting into the top-eight, Howden said. I plan on being here a lot more and just excited to get more opportunities to get on the box.
âI had another Canadian in all my heats, except the big final. Getting to race with Kris (Mahler) and Chris (Del Bosco) was fun, working together on some great passes.â
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Young Calgarian who died rescuing girl from lake honoured with top heroism award
A young Calgary man who died saving a child from drowning in a B.C. lake is one of 17 people who were on Monday awarded the highest honour for civilian heroism in the U.S. and Canada, the Carnegie Medal.
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Jon Stein-Palmiere, left, was on vacation with his girlfriend s family at Lake Windermere when he heard his girlfriend s 10-year-old stepsister calling for help and swam out to her rescue. He died a hero, says his friend Dakota Hopkins, right.(Dakota Hopkins)
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is partnering with the Alberta Students’ Executive Council (ASEC) to bring students a virtual discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 Community Conversation will take place on Dec. 10 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Kristin Klein, Medical Officer of Health with Provincial Population and Public Health, will be discussing several developments regarding COVID-19, and a portion of the session is being reserved for student questions.
According to the registration page, AHS is looking to discover how they can better reach students with important public health messages and whether or not their “Straight Talk” campaign messaging is resonating with post-secondary students.