Curling News

Once the new silver bridge was slated for the Tulameen River, the old curling rink at Memorial Park was not available.

Team Saskatchewan skip Michelle Englot faced off against Team Quebec in the first draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Regina at the Brandt Centre in this 2008 photo.

Four years ago, Brad Gushue was just part of the pack, a lightly regarded entrant in that year's Canadian Olympic Curling Trials whom rival skip Jeff Stoughton described as having "no chance" at the event.

Newfoundland skip Brad Gushue celebrates his win over Kevin Martin of Alberta in the Tim Horton's Brier in March 2007.

Toronto's legendary "Dream Team" of curling received another honour during the Argos game at the Rogers Centre on Saturday.

Authorities are investigating whether a man whose home and yard harboured the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.

You're lucky this column is appearing today. After a half-hearted effort last Sunday, when I misspelled a few words and mangled a few sentences, my editor wanted to suspend me for a week.

The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan man in southern Ontario and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide in his home country.

A young man is dead after a stabbing at a sushi restaurant in the Annex last night, police say.

Captain John Terry put Chelsea five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League, with a second-half winner in the 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.

It was "a miracle" nobody was killed during a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the city's northwest end yesterday, police said.

In the sport of curling, the Scottish skip is as close as it comes to a young phenom.

The phone rang the day after Russ Howard won the Canadian Olympic curling trials in December 2005.

Let the final countdown begin. The 2010 Vancouver Games are 100 days from today, with about 2,500 athletes from 80-plus countries, including an estimated 220 Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports.

Jay Boaz demonstrates the new Sure Shot sticks that make it easier for seniors to participate in curling.

Thomas Dufour has represented his country in a total of 20 European and world curling championships and earned silver and bronze medals in the 1992 and - 93 global junior men's events.

So much, that there's rumours that some may retire if they don't advance. For those that may know , Canada has a multi-step qualifying process to select it's Olympic curling teams.

Scant few in life get a special opportunity like this. At 61, Moncton's Ellery Robichaud is embarking on an exciting new career in the sport he loves, curling.

Cassie Campbell and Kim St.-Pierre of Canada hold Canadian flags and celebrate their 4-1 victory over Sweden to win the gold medal in women's ice hockey at the Turin Winter Olympic Games.

Dethroned former Miss California Carrie Prejean is at the centre of a new scandal following reports she's the star of a new sex tape.