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Ackland, Gushue advance to Canadian Open curling playoffs
CAMROSE, Alta. – Team Abby Ackland of Winnipeg, playing in their first Pinty’s Grand Slam…
Canada’s Bottcher tops Dropkin to remain undefeated at Canadian Open
CAMROSE, Alta. – Canada’s Brendan Bottcher earned a 4-2 win over American Korey Dropkin to…
Canada’s Gushue tops Whyte to advance at Canadian Open
CAMROSE, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue picked up a six-end, 5-1 win over Scotland’s Ross…
Reigning national champion Einarson dumps Lawes in five ends at Canadian Open
CAMROSE, Alta. – Reigning national champion Kerri Einarson defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon…
Long Road to Nationals: Provincial curling playdowns kick off this week
The long road to the Canadian curling championships begins in earnest this week with the…
Ideson to skip Canadian entry at 2023 world wheelchair curling championship
OTTAWA – Mark Ideson will skip the Canadian entry at the 2023 world wheelchair curling…
City routs Chelsea in FA Cup, 4th-tier Stevenage ousts Villa
LONDON – Different competition, same outcome. Manchester City beat Chelsea for the second time in…
This Korean-Canadian curler wants to make the sport more diverse. Here’s how.
OTTAWA – When Melvin Lee stepped onto the curling rink ice for the first time,…
In The Rings: Formative steps underway for curling players’ association
A new quadrennial has done little to improve the often perplexing elite curling scene. A…
Tottenham upset by resurgent Villa; Chelsea held at Forest
LONDON (AP) — Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal…
Olympic champ Edin named interim president of new Curling Players’ Association
Olympic champion Niklas Edin of Sweden has been named interim president of the new Curling…
With high-performance review underway, Curling Canada hopes new quad yields results
Curling Canada is hoping an ongoing high-performance review will help put the federation on track…
Carruthers curling team splits with third Jason Gunnlaugson
WINNIPEG – Reid Carruthers’ curling team and vice-skip Jason Gunnlaugson have split up. The Manitoba…
Canada wins way back into women’s world junior curling championship
LOHJA, Finland – Emily Deschenes skipped Canada to an undefeated record at the world junior…
World Curling Federation extends competition ban on Russia, Belarus
PERTH, United Kingdom – The World Curling Federation has extended a ban on Russia and…
Mbappé electrifies in World Cup epic, ends up on losing side
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick seemingly from out of nowhere…
Year in review: A look at news events in February 2022
A look at news events in February 2022: 1 – The demonstrators still taking part…
Paralympic curler Ideson says club accessibility in Canada lacking
Entering a curling club isn’t something Mark Ideson takes for granted. The three-time Paralympian in…
Einarson makes double takeout in extra end to beat Homan in Masters final
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kerri Einarson defeated Rachel Homan 6-5 on Sunday to win the Grand…
Homan, Einarson advance to final at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Canada’s Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson are set to clash for the…
Gushue, Dunstone to play for quarterfinal berth at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
Brad Gushue and Matt Dunstone are set to clash for a spot in the quarterfinals…
Kerri Einarson defeats Clancy Grandy 8-4 at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kerri Einarson kept her undefeated run going with a third straight win,…
Rachel Homan defeats Eun Ji Gim 6-2 at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Rachel Homan defeated South Korea’s Eun Ji Gim 6-2 on Wednesday night…
Calgary will host curling’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2024
CALGARY – The last time the Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place in Calgary, the…