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  CALGARY -- Art and Sandy Zimmerman are huge curling fans.  That's what makes it so hard about having the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Horton's Brier in Calgary, minus fans. Because the events are taking place in a bubble,  the Zimmermans can't go to any of the games or visit any of the dozens of curling friends they've made over the years. In the curling world, the Zimmermans are  rock stars who have opened the doors of their southwest Calgary home to  some of the top curlers in the world. Iit all started years ago when Ben Hebert, a  Saskatchewan curler, was in town...

Members of team P.E.I. sweep their rock during the 9th draw against team Quebec at the Brier in Brandon, Man., on March 5, 2019. A first-place position in the provincial standings wasn't enough for Team Jeremy Harty to get the nod as Team Alberta at the Tim Hortons Brier. While disappointed with Curling Alberta's decision, Harty still has a chance to get the third and final wild-card spot in the draw.HE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward There was a clear but unusual path for three Alberta-based teams to play in the Tim Hortons Brier this season. Curling Alberta made a difficult choice that will...

Gregory Strong Members of team P.E.I. sweep their rock during the 9th draw against team Quebec at the Brier in Brandon, Man., on March 5, 2019. A first-place position in the provincial standings wasn't enough for Team Jeremy Harty to get the nod as Team Alberta at the Tim Hortons Brier. While disappointed with Curling Alberta's decision, Harty still has a chance to get the third and final wild-card spot in the draw.HE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward January 19, 2021 - 4:47 PM There was a clear but unusual path for three Alberta-based teams to play in the Tim Horton...

Walker, ranked seventh in Canada, was expected to get the nod for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. However, the selection of the fourth-ranked Bottcher for the Tim Hortons Brier was tougher to predict. Sixth-ranked Kevin Koe and 15th-ranked Jeremy Harty also had a case. Koe didn't play in the last Alberta playdowns since he had a Brier entry as Team Canada, while Harty is the provincial standings leader. "This was an extremely difficult decision for Curling Alberta’s board of directors," Curling Alberta president Steven Young said in a release. "As a province, we were faced with a uniqu...

The long wait to learn who will represent Alberta at the national curling championships is over. The decision provided some clarity on the wild-card front t