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Two-time Scotties champ Carey may have to focus on mixed doubles to get to Games
Curling’s free-agent frenzy wasn’t kind to Chelsea Carey. All three members of her rink moved…
U Sports cancels remaining national championships in 2021 because of pandemic
No national championships in Canadian university sport will happen this season. U Sports has cancelled…
Northern Ontario would anoint reigning champs for nationals if qualifiers cancelled
Team anointment at the national championships is a distinct possibility for at least one member…
Saskatchewan curlers make adjustments due to limitations from provincial rules
Braeden Moskowy has a new roommate in skip Matt Dunstone thanks to provincial rules that…
Team Tracy Fleury adds longtime skip Sherry Middaugh as coach
Team Tracy Fleury, a foursome that appears close to a breakthrough on the Canadian women’s…
Two-time Scotties champ Heather Nedohin to coach Team Kerri Einarson this season
Big-game skipping experience. Two national women’s titles. Two world women’s bronze medals and a world…
Burgeoning Stu Sells series an important part of curling calendar
A visit to the High Park Club during the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard is like…
Alberta plans joint men’s and women’s curling championship, no “bubble”
SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. – Alberta intends to hold its provincial men’s and women’s curling championships…
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6 p.m. Alberta is…
Canadian curlers prepare for prospect of a Calgary “bubble”
CALGARY – A potentially lengthy stay in Alberta, and trying to defend a national men’s…
Two Grand Slam events added to curling bubble at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary
After a long wait, some clarity finally arrived on the curling scene this week with…
India’s winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi
NEW DELHI – A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the…
Bubbles are best: experts say return of sports risky as COVID-19 pandemic continues
Watching Connor McDavid let a slapshot fly or Fred VanVleet sink a deep three can…
Northern Ontario to use previous results to determine entries for nationals
The weekend did little to settle the uneasiness that executive director Bobby Ray was feeling…
Forge FC loses to CD Marathon in bid to qualify for CONCACAF Champions League
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Forge FC’s long-distance Scotiabank CONCACAF League campaign ended Tuesday in an ill-tempered…
McCarville’s Northern Ontario team pulls out of Scotties due to COVID-19 concerns
Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville says her team is declining an invitation to participate in…
The Canadian Press team of the year award winners list
Winners of The Canadian Press team of the year award: 2020 _ Canadian world junior…
Curling broadcast experience will likely mimic other sports, mic’ed athletes a plus
Cardboard fan cutouts. Artificial crowd noise. In-house big screens. The curling broadcast experience in the…
Calgary pivots to pursue world snowboard and freestyle ski championships
Calgary is making a pitch to be the host city of the world freestyle ski…
Homan’s post-Scotties curling schedule uncertain with baby on way in spring
Skip Rachel Homan has pencilled in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on her calendar next…
Curling Alberta cancels provincial playdowns, reps for nationals yet to be named
EDMONTON – Curling Alberta has cancelled plans to hold its provincial championships later this month…
Nova Scotia cancels playdowns; Murphy back to Brier, Brothers gets Scotties invite
Nova Scotia became the latest province to cancel its curling playdowns Monday due to the…
Curling Canada adds three wild-card teams to field for the Scotties and the Brier
Teams on the bubble for the so-called Calgary curling bubble could breathe a little easier…
Dunstone and Anderson to play for Saskatchewan, Brothers accepts Nova Scotia invite
Three more entries were confirmed for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Thursday as Sherry…