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Refugees get crash course in curling as part of ‘welcome to Canada’ event
TORONTO – Roughly two weeks after arriving in Canada from Thailand, Arun Daniel isn’t quite…
Mixed doubles an Olympic afterthought for Canada’s elite curlers
Canada may be a dominant country in curling, but not in a version of the…
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Gushue beats Canada’s Koe for first Brier title
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – When Brad Gushue was a youngster, he wrote his 10 goals…
Newfoundlanders assessing damage after Saturday’s fierce storm
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Residents in Newfoundland and Labrador spent Sunday taking stock of the…
‘A ton of energy’: Curling fans party hard in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Ultra curling fan Nathan Woynarski is going on five hours sleep,…
Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc in Newfoundland, bringing traffic to a halt
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Vicious gales ripped through Newfoundland and Labrador Saturday, tipping over cars,…
Play at Canadian men’s curling championship delayed for hour by power outage
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Canada lead Ben Hebert set up a couple folding chairs and…
Local favourite Gushue tops McEwen in Page 1-2 game to reach Brier final
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Brad Gushue has played in the national men’s curling championship on…
Playoff picture far from settled at Brier as round-robin play winds down
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The pre-tournament favourites are playing like contenders this week at the…
Mo Knows: B.C.’s John Morris handles skip duties from third position
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Three-time champion John Morris is the only skip in the Tim…
Barcelona makes history with 6-1 comeback win over PSG
BARCELONA, Spain – Barcelona needed a miracle to make history Wednesday. Three, to be precise.…
World para-nordic ski champion Mark Arendz rehearsing for Pyeongchang
Mark Arendz had just landed in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when Facebook reminded him of the…
Cathy Overton-Clapham joins Chelsea Carey curling team for next season
CALGARY – Veteran curler Cathy Overton-Clapham has joined Chelsea Carey’s curling team. Carey announced the…
Defending Brier champs turn to Pfeifer with Hebert nursing knee injury
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Canada lead Ben Hebert called his right knee injury a little…
K-Mart Returns: Legendary curler Kevin Martin back at Brier in coaching role
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – You can excuse curling fans for doing a double-take at the…
Brier Nomad: Saskatchewan skip Casey playing for third province in four years
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Adam Casey has enjoyed a rather nomadic Tim Hortons Brier experience…
St. John’s skip Gushue delights home crowd with victory over Alberta at Brier
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – From playing in national finals to winning Olympic gold, St. John’s…
Early exit for Team Nunavut but Brier experience proves invaluable
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Expectations were kept in check for Team Nunavut at the Tim…
Curling: Not falling on your face is just the 1st challenge
EVERETT, Wash. – They make it look so damn effortless. Watching from afar, curling looks…
Gushue will have home fans on his side as St. John’s set to host Brier
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Everything appears to be lining up nicely for Newfoundland and Labrador…
A look at the entry list for the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Tim Hortons Brier begins Thursday night with the qualification round…
Oh Baby! Gushue has a friend in Cole, who also skipped for Newfoundland at Brier
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hockey isn’t the only winter sport close to Bob Cole’s heart.…
Kevin Koe’s team gearing up to defend Canadian men’s curling title
CALGARY – If Kevin Koe and his teammates are experiencing something like curling’s version of…
Ontario’s Homan wins Canadian women’s curling championship in extra-end thriller
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Already at the top of their game, Rachel Homan says her…