SWIFT CURRENT — Canada’s hopes of winning the Ford World Women’s Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, for the first time since 2008 came crashing down Saturday afternoon, when Russia’s Anna Sidorova defeated Chelsea Carey 7-4.

SWIFT CURRENT — Switzerland is one win away from winning its fourth Ford World Women’s Curling Championship in five years.

The 2016 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships begin Monday at the Digby Area Recreation Centre in Digby, N.S.

SWIFT CURRENT — A team meeting between draws helped reignite Team Canada when it needed a spark the most. Canadian third Amy Nixon credited “Auntie Laurie” for getting the team back on track.

SWIFT CURRENT —Thursday was an historic day for Japanese curling. The country earned its first-ever spot in the Page 1-2 playoff game after dismantling both Scotland and Canada on the final day of round-robin play at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A pair of teams took significant steps on Thursday morning toward nailing down playoff berths at the 2016 Ford World Women’s  Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT — Five teams remain in contention for four playoff spots after play Wednesday at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT — The odds are long for South Korea to make the playoffs at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, but the team pulled a shocking upset on the afternoon draw Wednesday.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Their coach, Calgary’s J.D. Lind, was a believer in Team Japan long before they arrived in Saskatchewan for the 2016 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT — Since Scotland’s loss to Sweden in its first game at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, the teams have gone in opposite directions.

SWIFT CURRENT — Canada’s Chelsea Carey won twice Tuesday at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, and did it without pulling her hair out. It was tempting, she said after the second game of the day.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — The Team Canada train kept rolling on Tuesday morning at the 2016 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT —There is a traffic jam unlike Swift Current has ever seen at the top of the Ford World Women’s Curling championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT — It was a bounceback day for Russia in a big way Monday at the Ford World Women’s Curling championship, sponsored by Meridian Manufacturing.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Team Canada’s late-game magic went missing on Monday morning, and it resulted in its first loss of the 2016 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.