Curling

Defending champion Brad Gushue opens with victory at Montana's Brier

KELOWNA, B.C. — Records aren't on Brad Gushue's mind at the Montana's Brier. Another title for the reigning Canadian men's curling champion would make him the first skip to win four straight Brier crowns.

Feb 28, 2025 10:54 PM Read more >

Montana's named title sponsor of Canadian Curling Trials in Halifax this fall

KELOWNA, B.C. — Montana's has been named title sponsor of the Nov. 22-30 Canadian Curling Trials at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The event will determine Canada's four-player curling teams for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy.

Feb 28, 2025 7:39 PM Read more >

Laurie St-Georges' curling team changes after near miss in Tournament of Hearts

LAVAL, Que. — Laurie St-Georges' curling team has partially disbanded after narrowly missing the playoffs at the Canadian women's curling championship.

Feb 28, 2025 3:22 PM Read more >

Canada's wheelchair curling team seeks world championship as Paralympic Games loom

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Douglas Dean will wear the Maple Leaf for the first time at the world wheelchair curling championship. The 60-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., is also the first curler from Northern Ontario to play for Canada in the event.

Feb 28, 2025 12:05 PM Read more >

On Ice: Broomhead foam issues on hold for Montana's Brier, but curlers still fuming

KELOWNA, B.C. — The equipment technology tension that has engulfed the elite curling scene in recent weeks is expected to be put on hold at the Montana's Brier.

Feb 28, 2025 12:03 PM Read more >

Defending champion Gushue aiming to win Brier for a record seventh time

KELOWNA, B.C. — There was a time when a Canadian men's curling championship always seemed just out of Brad Gushue's reach. Now the veteran skip is simply the man to beat at the Montana's Brier. His St. John's, N.L.

Feb 27, 2025 2:26 PM Read more >

A capsule look at the 18 teams set to participate in the Montana's Brier

KELOWNA, B.C. — A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the Feb. 28-March 9 Canadian men's curling championship in Kelowna, B.C. Teams listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead, followed by hometown.

Feb 26, 2025 9:12 AM Read more >

Rachel Homan's curling team repeats as Canadian women's champions

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Rachel Homan's dominance of women's curling continued Sunday with a 6-1 win over Manitoba's Kerri Einarson to win the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Homan skips a team ranked No. 1 in both Canada and the world.

Feb 23, 2025 9:35 PM Read more >

Christina Black reaches new Hearts heights with her Nova Scotia curling team

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Christina Black's curling team reached a new level this season after pushing Kerri Einarson's veteran team to the brink in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts semifinal Sunday afternoon.

Feb 23, 2025 3:10 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia's Black beats Alberta's Skrlik 8-7 to reach Hearts semifinal

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Christina Black's deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

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