Sudbury Daystarter: Dara Howell wins gold in slopestyle ski

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Caption: Gold medalist, Dara Howell, right, and bronze medalist, Kim Lamarre, both of Canada, celebrate their wins in the Ladies Ski Slopestyle final at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (The Canadian Press)

  • Dara Howell of Huntsville won the gold medal and Kim Lamarre took bronze in the women's ski slopestyle event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Tuesday. WATCH(external link)
  • The Brad Jacobs rink from Sault Ste Marie has suffered a second straight loss at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, falling to Sweden this morning by a score of 7 to 6.
  • Sudbury cross-country skier Devon Kershaw failed to qualify for the Men's Individual Free Sprint in Sochi. He placed 56th. Click here(external link) for results.
  • The Canadian women's hockey team, with Sudbury's Rebecca Johnston, beat Finland 3-0 yesterday. The team is now preparing for a big match up with the U.S. tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.
  • After capturing silver in the team competition, Meaghan Duhamel and Eric Radford start their push for an individual medal in pairs figure skating. The short program goes at 10 a.m.

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INVESTIGATION: OPP say a murder investigation in Estaire dating back to October continues. But so far, no charges have been laid, and police have not named a suspect in the case. Last year, Sherri-Lynn McEwan was found seriously injured in her home in Estaire - she later died of those injuries. Sergeant Carolle Dionne says a tip line set up to gather information on the case is still taking calls.​
BLASTING: Some people in Timmins may hear or feel blasting starting today. Construction is underway on the open pit at the site of the old Hollinger mine. Porculine Gold Mines says the first blasting for the project is expected to start later this morning and then continue on a regular basis through construction of the pit.
POLITICS: No provincial election has yet been called in this province, but another person has announced their intentions to seek nomination for the Liberal party in Sudbury. Elise Idnani made the announcement yesterday.
TRAFFIC CHANGE: If you see a flashing overhead sign on Lasalle Boulevard, you're asked to slow down and be aware of a funeral procession. The City of Sudbury has partnered with the Cooperative Funeral Home to install the overhead signs and flashing amber beacons at St. Jerome Street across from the Taxation Centre. The city says the beacons can be activated during peak traffic hours—9 a.m. and 3 p.m—to alert drivers to slow down.
For the latest info follow @CBCnewsSudbury on twitter. See breaking news? Call the CBC Sudbury Newsdesk: 705 688-3240.

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Mainly sunny today, but cool. Highs from -15 C to -13 C. More cloud expected along James Bay with highs of -16 C. Overnight lows will range from -17 C down to -21 C. Tomorrow light snow is expected across the Northeast, with most regions seeing 2 to 4 cm. Highs near -10 C, with wind chills in the -20s C. ,
For the latest on weather conditions tune into @MorningNorth live(external link) from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. each weekday morning. 99.9FM in Sudbury.

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Highway 652 near Cochrane is open to intermittent traffic after a tractor trailor carrying explosives was involved in a collision yesterday. OPP are on the scene directing traffic.
Major highways are mostly bare and dry. There is some partial snow pack in the Wawa district. Highways 101 and 129 in the Chapleau area continue to have some snow cover.
The Ministry of Transportation keeps an eye on the roads around the clock. Click here(external link) and then on the "road conditions" box in the new window to reveal the latest information.
See problems on the roads at highways? Send a note to @Sudburytraffic on Twitter, or phone the CBC Sudbury traffic line 705-670-3191.

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Caption: The senior girls volleyball team from Marymount in Sudbury (including Gabrielle Schwabe) show if their medals from a local tournament. (Markus Schwabe/CBC)

Now that Team Canada is starting to collect the hardware, we want to share in the celebration. We'll send you a CBC Olympic pin, if you send us a photo of you with a medal or trophy that you've won. Maybe you won a medal from a sport you did as a kid, or a spelling bee, or even perfect attendance. Whatever the reason, take a picture of you with your medal, or dig out that old photo, send it. We'll send you a CBC Olympic pin. Send your photo to morningnorth@cbc.ca(external link) , and we'll post the photos in an online gallery. If you prefer, tweet us your picture to @MorningNorth .

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@MorningNorth kicked off a week long series looking at sports in the spotlight at the Winter Olympics that are relatively obscurity here in the northeast. We spoke about freestyle skiing with North Bay's Steve Omischl, now the coach of the Canadian mogul skiing team. LISTEN(external link)
Find more interviews from Morning North(external link) and Points North(external link)