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Emma Miskew kept herself in the fight for the playoffs while Chelsea Carey took a body blow Tuesday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Team Nunavut second Kaitlin MacDonald stumbled on a stone in the seventh and Team Northern Ontario was awarded a steal of three as a result, helping them to a 7-6 win to improve to 3-1.

Kerri Einarson, the two-time defending Scotties champion, stayed undefeated with a 10-5, eight-end win over Albertas Laura Walker.

Wild Card No. 3, skipped by Emma Miskew, knocked off hometown favourite Krista McCarville 8-5, handing Team Northern Ontario its first loss of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Curling and kickboxing seem like two sports at the opposite end of the spectrum, but Mackenzie Zacharias, skip of the Manitoba rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., can connect the two.

Northern Ontario rink doubles up Suzanne Birt foursome 10-5 on Saturday night to share top spot in Pool A standings after two days of action at the Gardens.

Steal of three in the fourth blows open a 2-0 game as Team Northern Ontario gets into the win column early on home ice.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - A steal of three in the fourth end put Krista McCarville in the driver’s seat but her Northern Ontario rink knew it couldn’t take its foot off the gas during a 7-3 win over Chelsea Carey in Friday night’s opening draw of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Northern Ontario team opens against wild-card Chelsea Carey, who defeated Team McCarville in the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts final.

The Canadian womens curling championship has the green light to proceed in Thunder Bay.