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Howard, Sweeting win fifth-draw battle of heavyweights

December 5, 20140Comments

Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont., cooled off Mike McEwen’s red-hot Winnipeg team while Val Sweeting of Edmonton won the battle of the women’s heavyweights in Thursday’s fifth draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

ESPN acquires U.S. broadcast rights for Season of Champions

December 4, 20140Comments

Curling fans in the United States will have an unprecedented opportunity to watch Canada’s best curlers on the sport’s biggest stages, it was announced today.

Homan, McEwen maintain unbeaten pace

December 4, 20140Comments

Rachel Homan drew the button with final stone to score one and beat Heather Nedohin 5-4 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Thursday morning’s draw at the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

Olympic champs bounce back at Home Hardware Canada Cup

December 4, 20140Comments

Olympic champions Brad Jacobs and Jennifer Jones shook off earlier losses Wednesday to bounce back with wins in the third draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

A perfect opening day for Team Nedohin!

December 4, 20140Comments

Heather Nedohin of Edmonton scored triples in the third and ninth ends to knock off Olympic champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg 9-5 Wednesday in the second draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

Howard works overtime to beat Morris

December 3, 20140Comments

Glenn Howard drew the eight-foot with his final stone of an extra end to nip John Morris and his Calgary-based Team Canada rink 7-6 in Wednesday’s opening draw of the 2014 Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.

Big wins for Ménard, Carey, Laycock

December 2, 20140Comments

With the European Championships coming to an end on the weekend, there were dozens of points awarded on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit. Champion Binia Feltscher of Switzerland, silver-medallist Anna Sidorova of Russia and bronze-medallist Eve Muirhead of Scotland all earned big points, and moved up further in the Top 10, with Muirhead moving into the No.2 spot, passing Ottawa’s Rachel Homan.

A potential Tim Hortons Brier preview in Camrose

December 2, 20140Comments

The puck (rock?) drops Wednesday on the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Merian Manufacturing, and as always it is going to be quite a week of curling.

House Call: Getting Started sweeps across the Ottawa Valley

December 2, 20140Comments

The Ottawa Valley Curling Association has found a way to improve its already successful Getting Started in Curling for Adults program: they’re not just training new curlers, they’re training the trainers, too.

Home Hardware Canada Cup starts Wednesday in Camrose

December 1, 20140Comments

The race to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, begins for Canada’s top curling teams when the 2014 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, gets underway Wednesday at the Encana Arena in Camrose, Alta.

Koe opens with solid win

November 10, 20140Comments

The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is underway in North Bay, Ont.

Curling coaches receive Petro-Canada awards

November 8, 20140Comments

Four coaches who guided Canadian curling teams to major international successes during the 2013-14 season were the recipients of the Coaching Association of Canada’s Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards.