Portable, rapid-testing units grease wheels in Calgary curling bubble
The men curling in the Canadian championship don t much care there s a small, silver box processing their nasal and throat swabs in a matter of hours, but the result it produces matters deeply to them.
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CALGARY The men curling in the Canadian championship don t much care there s a small, silver box processing their nasal and throat swabs in a matter of hours, but the result it produces matters deeply to them.
A portable rapid-test unit the size of a tissue box not only greased the wheels for the curling bubble in Calgary, but it s also used in other sports across Canada to test for the COVID-19 virus.
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CALGARY — Wild Card Two s Kevin Koe was the first to book his championship pool ticket. Wild Card Three s Wayne Middaugh was the next to make the eight-team cut at the Canadian men s curling . . .
They reunited this season with Morris throwing second stones for Koe. Morris fills a vice role, however, plotting strategy with Koe and holding the broom for skip s rocks.
Koe s Wild Card Two raced into the championship round at the Tim Hortons Brier with a sixth straight win in Wednesday s early draw.
Koe, Morris, B.J. Neufeld and lead Ben Hebert out of Calgary s Glencoe Club topped Pool B at 6-1. They were the only unbeaten team left until a 9-3 loss to Ontario s John Epping in an evening matchup. We ve had high expectations and they re definitely not going to get any lower now, Koe said.
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