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Filing: Detroit girl says mother killed her siblings, made her put sister’s body in freezer
DETROIT – A teenager told authorities that her mother killed two siblings and forced her to put one of the bodies in the freezer of their Detroit home where both were found by an eviction crew.
Simmons looking for gold on home ice at men’s world curling championship
John Morris, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen are all former world men’s curling champions.
IOC panel visits Beijing’s 2022 bid sites as China fires back at human rights critics
BEIJING, China – IOC evaluators began a five-day inspection tour of Beijing’s bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday as Chinese organizers fired back at critics of the government’s human rights record.
Winnipeg’s McEwen beats Sweden’s Edin to win inaugural Syncrude Elite 10 event
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen swept past Sweden’s Niklas Edin to become the first-ever champion of the Syncrude Elite 10 on Sunday, the newest event in the Grand Slam of Curling.
Jones unable to end Canada’s gold-medal drought in women’s world curling final
SAPPORO, Japan – Jennifer Jones kept Canada’s medal streak alive at the women’s world curling championship, but she wasn’t able to end the country’s gold-medal drought.
Canada’s Jennifer Jones rink Russia 7-4 to move on to gold medal game
SAPPORO, Japan – Canada will play Switzerland for the gold medal at the world women’s curling championship.
Russia beats Scotland 7-2 to reach semifinals at world curling playdowns
SAPPORO, Japan – Russia’s Anna Sidorova defeated Scotland’s Eve Muirhead 7-2 in the Page playoff 3-4 game on Friday to reach the semifinal at the world women’s curling championship.
Canada advances to 1-2 Page playoff at women’s worlds after win over Germany
SAPPORO, Japan – Canada closed out round-robin play at the world women’s curling championship on Thursday with an 8-5 win over Japan in a tuneup for the Page playoff 1-2 game.
Morris in his wheelhouse as Canada’s third for world curling championship
CALGARY – John Morris says he’s comfortable Canada will be attached to Pat Simmons’ name and not his at the upcoming men’s world curling championships.
Canada’s Jones wins pair to remain tied in first place at women’s curling worlds
SAPPORO, Japan – Canada’s Jennifer Jones picked up two more victories Tuesday to remain tied in first place at the women’s world curling championship.
Canada’s Jennifer Jones beats Russia and China to move into first-place tie
SAPPORO, Japan – Canada’s Jennifer Jones earned two victories Monday to move into a first-place tie at the women’s world curling championship.
Canada’s Jennifer Jones rebounds for 7-1 rout of China at world championship
SAPPORO, Japan – Canada rebounded from its first loss at the women’s world curling championship by stealing six points in a 7-1 rout of China on Monday.
Jennifer Jones falls 8-6 to Sweden after 9-4 win over Scotland on Sunday
SAPPORO, Japan – Canada’s Jennifer Jones was happy to gain a split of her games Sunday at the world women’s curling championship.
Jennifer Jones two-for-two at world championship after 9-4 win over Scotland
SAPPORO, Japan – Olympic champion Jennifer Jones’ Canadian rink remains unbeaten at the world women’s curling championship after a 9-4 victory over Scotland Sunday morning.
Jones aims to make Canadian curling history at world women’s curling playdowns
Jennifer Jones didn’t let up after winning her first Olympic women’s curling title last year in Sochi.
Brad Gushue defends comments he made about bronze medal game at the Brier
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador skip Brad Gushue said he doesn’t regret his recent criticism of the bronze-medal game format used at the Tim Hortons Brier, although he admits the timing of his comments could’ve been better.
Team Canada defeats Northern Ontario to win 2015 Canadian curling championship
CALGARY – The first team to wear the Maple Leaf at the Canadian men’s curling championship can wear it again next year.
Canada captures men’s and women’s gold at world junior curling championship
TALLINN, Estonia – Braden Calvert defeated Switzerland 6-3 to capture the men’s title Sunday at the world junior curling championships and Kelsey Rocque completed the Canadian golden sweep with an 8-2 victory over Scotland.
Canada’s Morris wins Brier semifinal 8-6 over Newfoundland’s Gushue
CALGARY – The first Team Canada in the national men’s curling championship is a win away from keeping the Maple Leaf on their backs for an extended run.
Canada beats Scotland to advance to women’s championship game at world juniors
TALLINN, Estonia – Edmonton’s Kelsey Rocque booked her ticket into the final of the world junior curling championships with a 9-2 page playoff win over Scotland on Saturday.
Northern Ontario’s Jacobs into Brier final with win over Newfoundland’s Gushue
CALGARY – Brad Jacobs added another weapon to his curling team’s arsenal and used it to gain an express ticket to the Canadian men’s curling championship final.
Saskatchewan’s Laycock joins playoff teams at Canadian curling championship
CALGARY – A curling-mad province that hasn’t won a Canadian men’s championship in 35 years has produced a sort of fatalism there, according to this year’s skip from Saskatchewan.
Canada off to final of world junior championships after win over Switzerland
TALLINN, Estonia – Canada is off to the men’s championship game of the world junior curling championships after a 7-6 page playoff win over Switzerland on Friday.
Northern Ontario, Newfoundland, Canada claim Brier playoff berths
CALGARY – The Page playoff between the top two seeds at the Canadian men’s curling championship showcases the best two teams of the preliminary round.