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Brier’s top seed Brendan Bottcher ousted from Brier in semifinal loss to Mike McEwen

The Brier’s top seed and the men’s curling team ranked No. 2 in the world exited the Canadian men’s championship in a Sunday semifinal loss. Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen reached Sunday’s final with a 7-3 win over Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher. A Saskatchewan team advanced to the Brier’s final for the first …

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Cameron advances to Canadian women’s curling championship semifinal with 6-4 win over Sturmay

A day after eliminating a heavyweight from contention, Kate Cameron continued her climb into Canadian women’s elite curling by reaching the national championship’s semifinal. Cameron’s team out of Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club downed Alberta’s Selena Sturmay 6-4 in a playoff game Saturday to get to Sunday’s semifinal in Calgary. After …

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Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes & Kate Cameron squeak into Tournament of Hearts playoffs – Winnipeg

Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes and Kate Cameron claimed the final two playoff berths at the Scotties. Lawes earned a Canadian women’s curling championship playoff berth with a 6-5 win Thursday over Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville. Cameron defeated BC’s Clancy Grandy 7-4 in the final draw of pool play for the sixth …

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Manitoba’s Jones drops first game at Scotties to Homan – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a battle of unbeatens Tuesday night, the Jennifer Jones rink finally suffered its first loss at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. A back-and-forth battle with Ontario’s Rachel Homan ended with the Homan rink winning 7-5 to move to 5-0. …

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Einarson opens defence of Canadian curling title with a win, but minus lead Harris

Kerri Einarson opened her bid for a record fifth straight Canadian women’s curling championship with a victory, but minus lead Briane Harris whose absence went unexplained. Neither the skip nor Curling Canada provided an explanation Friday on why Harris was abruptly deemed “ineligible” to compete at the Scotties Tournament of …

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Manitoban Nolan Thiessen appointed Curling Canada’s new chief executive – Winnipeg

Nolan Thiessen has gone from decorated athlete to Canadian curling’s big chair. The 43-year-old from Pilot Mound, Man., was introduced Wednesday as Curling Canada’s chief executive officer. He replaces Katherine Henderson who departed in August to become Hockey Canada’s CEO. Danny Lamoureux served as interim CEO. Thiessen is a world …

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Winnipeg injury rehab center champions inclusivity with wheelchair curling tournament – Winnipeg

First Steps Wellness Centre in Winnipeg hosted a wheelchair curling tournament on Saturday at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The centre, which specializes in spinal cord injuries and neurological conditions, hosted the event to encourage people to experience sport from a …

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Winnipeg’s Jones tops Strouse to remain unbeaten at Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 9, 2023 11:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones beat American Delaney Strouse 8-5 on Thursday morning to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National. Jones, who won the circuit’s season-opening HearingLife Tour …

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Fort Macleod Curling Club celebrates 125th anniversary – Lethbridge

By Micah Quintin Global News Posted October 27, 2023 11:16 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Fort Macleod Curling Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary this weekend. Longtime members of the organization gathered Friday morning for a few quick games and to look back on the …

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Matt Dunstone dumps top-ranked Brendan Bottcher at Grand Slam’s Tour Challenge – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 19, 2023 6:17 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Matt Dunstone defeated Brendan Bottcher 7-1 in a battle of Canadian skips on Thursday morning at the Grand Slam’s HearingLife Tour Challenge. Dunstone, from Winnipeg, MB, scored three points in …

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