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Fleury posts victory to remain unbeaten at Olympic curling trials
SASKATOON – Some favourites at Canada’s Olympic curling trials are in their expected spot at…
Gushue wins men’s final at Canada’s Olympic curling trials, Jones takes women’s berth
SASKATOON – Late misses helped decide a wild, entertaining and rather shocking women’s final at…
Travel restrictions amid Omicron variant force cancellation of Winter Universiade
More than 100 Canadian university athletes competing in the Winter Universiade were days away from…
Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships to revert to 16-team format
TORONTO – After tinkering with the wild-card setup last season, Curling Canada will revert to…
Moulding opens up on meeting with Team Bottcher that led to his dismissal from team
Darren Moulding had seen signs of fracture within Team Bottcher well before things came to…
Curling Canada cancels Continental Cup for a second straight season
OTTAWA – The Continental Cup curling competition was cancelled for a second straight season Wednesday…
Moulding not planning to make decision on future curling plans until New Year
Curling free agent Darren Moulding has had “some discussions” about potential plans for this season…
Curling bubble helped put sport back on track after being iced by pandemic
Veteran skip Brad Gushue admits he had a love-hate relationship with curling over the last…
Former Bottcher vice Darren Moulding to join Team James Grattan
It didn’t take long for Darren Moulding’s phone to start blowing up after news of…
NewsAlert: Canada’s Olympic mixed doubles curling trials cancelled due to COVID-19
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Canada’s Olympic mixed doubles curling trials have been cancelled. Curling…
Experts concerned about hospital capacity as Omicron spread continues
OTTAWA – A rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant of…
Canada’s Olympic mixed doubles curling trials cancelled due to COVID-19
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Canada’s Olympic mixed doubles curling trials have been cancelled because…
The Omicron flood and bells peel for Desmond Tutu: In The News for Dec. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Recent positive COVID-19 tests have James, Radford unsure if they’ll skate at trials
The final few weeks of Olympic preparation are pressure enough, says figure skater Eric Radford.…
Walker makes game-winning draw to win Alberta playdown and book Scotties ticket
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Laura Walker made a game-winning draw Sunday afternoon to win the…
Dueck: Canada’s Paralympic mantra for Beijing is “elevate, motivate, ignite”
Much of Canada had been plunged into another COVID-19 lockdown in the weeks before last…
Canadian women’s curling championship gets go-ahead in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Canadian women’s curling championship has the green light to proceed…
Chelsea shakes off blues with customary win over Tottenham
LONDON (AP) — Once Hakim Ziyech’s curling, dipping strike landed in the Tottenham goal, Chelsea…
Steal of three helps earn McCarville rink victory in opening draw of Scotties
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A steal of three in the fourth end put Krista McCarville…
No fans for Scotties finals due to COVID-19 concerns: Curling Canada
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Curling Canada says there will be no fans in the building…
Team Canada’s Einarson remains undefeated at Scotties with 10-5 win over Alberta
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Curling and kick-boxing seem like two sports at the opposite end…
Weidemann, Kingsbury earn Canada’s first medals at Beijing Games
BEIJING – Canada made its mark on the medal table early at the Beijing Olympics,…
Northern Ontario defeats New Brunswick in extra end to advance to Scotties final
Andrea Crawford thought she had the win until Krista McCarville snatched it away. McCarville’s rink…
Kerri Einarson wins 3rd consecutive Canadian women’s curling championship
Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada held off a late rally by Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario…