Curling

Nine communities in BC will crown provincial champions in 2020, the 125th anniversary of curling in British Columbia. There will be competition taking place from Vancouver Island to the Kootenays and from the Okanagan to the Peace Region. The nine communities hosting Curl BC championships (including...

Colin Kurz and his Winnipeg-based team are a long way from home during the Thanksgiving weekend, but have plenty to be thankful for at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship.While the team remains unbeaten with a 3-0 record after another win on Monday, it...

Winning a Canadian curling championship of any kind, anywhere, is a special experience.But doing it in your home province, with friends, families and enthusiastic fans cheering your every move — and doing it without a loss, to boot?That’s rarefied air, indeed, and it’s now...

Fans in Sydney, N.S., will be treated to a world-class field of teams when the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts gets underway on Feb. 16 at Centre 200.Provincial and territorial playdowns wrapped up this past weekend, and we know 15 of the 16 teams...

The 2020 BC Championships in Cranbrook  are in full swing and the frontrunners are beginning to emerge.In men’s play, three teams remain unbeaten and will be looking for the first qualifier position and a playoff berth. The teams include Team Joanisse, Team Richard and...

Following on the success of the 2018 event in North Bay, Ont., another first-time host city will welcome the world’s best women’s curling teams in 2020, it was announced jointly today by Curling Canada and the World Curling Federation.The 2020 World Women’s Curling Championship...

Team Chelsea Carey knew the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Pioneer would be a dogfight.After knocking the previously unbeaten Lethbridge, Alta., Team Casey Scheidegger (substitute-skipped by Cheryl Bernard) 9-5, Calgary’s Carey fought her team back into the lead pack.In other Draw 4...

It will be a landmark edition of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts when the 2021 Canadian Women's Curling Championship is staged in Thunder Bay, Ont., it was announced today by Curling Canada.The 2021 event, which will be played Feb. 20-28 at the Fort Williams...

It’s not as simple as one plus one equals two, but the math is on Team Europe’s side at the OK Tire & BKT Tires Continental Cup.Heading into the final day of competition at The Sports Centre at Western Fair District, European teams have...

The final teams have qualified for the BC Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships in Cranbrook.The final open women’s playdown was held at Enderby Curling Club this weekend (Jan. 4-5) with Team Daniels from Delta Thistle and Team Gushulak from Royal City, Kelowna and Vancouver...

There will be no shortage of compelling storylines when the 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship kicks off on Sunday night at Foyer des loisirs et de la culture in Saguenay, Que.There will be family connections galore, along with a healthy smattering of past Canadian...