Glenn Howard, Ferbey Four inducted into World Curling Hall of Fame

PERTH - Canadian curling greats Glenn Howard and Team Randy Ferbey are heading into the World Curling Hall of Fame, World Curling announced Thursday.

The 64-year-old Howard won gold in all four of his appearances at the world men’s championship, twice playing third for his brother, Russ, a 2015 Hall inductee, and twice as a skip.

His 25-year span between his first world title in 1987 and his last in 2012 is the longest in the history of the event.

The Edmonton-based Ferbey Four won four Brier championships in five years and three world titles during a dominant run in the early 2000s.

Compact Slam schedule and Rock League campaign make for an unusual curling season

TORONTO - A curling season unlike any before it is underway as the sport's top teams prepare for the Grand Slam opener next month in Victoria.

The tour looks much different this season in the first year of the quadrennial.

Instead of being spread out over six or seven months like in regular non-Olympic seasons, the five Grand Slam events will be played over a compact two-month period this fall.

The Rock League pro circuit plans a one-month season starting in January ahead of an 11-day playoff in April once national and world championships are complete. With mixed doubles events also in play, it makes for a busy — and different — curling calendar.

CBC turns to curling to help fill Saturday vacancy after NHL departure

TORONTO - The CBC will beef up its curling coverage on Saturdays this season, a move that will help fill the vacancy created by the departure of the National Hockey League from its broadcasting lineup this fall.

The Grand Slam of Curling and Rock League will air on the network as part of a new five-year agreement, The Curling Group said Thursday. The CBC will provide coverage with current domestic rights-holder Sportsnet, which also agreed to a new five-year deal.

“CBC has a long history of curling coverage, and by providing a national platform to these premier curling tournaments for another five years, we hope to engage and entertain an even wider audience of fans," CBC Sports executive director Chris Wilson said in a statement.

"We're excited to share another season of Rock League with audiences across Canada, building on the momentum and excitement of the inaugural event.”

Champion curler Meleschuk never lost his passion for the game

At the height of his curling career, Orest Meleschuk balanced ferocity and finesse like almost no one else.

The Winnipeg product was a fierce competitor skilful enough to thread a rock through a window and find the button.

Known as “The Big O,” he curled competitively for over six decades, finding success at the local, provincial, national and global level, and his longevity on the pebble was notable before lengthy careers became the norm.

Meleschuk is still tied with his good friend John Usackis for the most appearances in the Manitoba men’s provincial playdowns, at 30.

Einarson, Dunstone among teams to pre-qualify for Canadian Curling Championships

Reigning champions Kerri Einarson and Matt Dunstone are among the six teams to pre-qualify for next season's national curling championships, Curling Canada announced Wednesday.

Wheat City wants Brier back in town for 2028

Seven years after hosting Canada’s top men’s curling tournament, the City of Brandon has made a bid to bring the Brier back in 2028.

World champion curler, long-time CBC broadcaster Don Duguid dies at 90

WINNIPEG - Two-time world curling champion and longtime CBC broadcaster Don Duguid has died. He was 90.

His son, Terry Duguid, the member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, announced the death in a post on the social media platform X,  saying his father died peacefully Wednesday night. A cause of death was not given.

The Winnipeg curler won three Brier titles, including back-to-back championships in 1970 and 1971, and skipped Canada to consecutive world titles those same years.

After his playing career, Duguid spent nearly 30 years as CBC's curling analyst and later worked as a curling commentator for NBC at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Curling great, broadcaster Don Duguid dead at age 90

Legendary Manitoba curler and broadcaster Don Duguid, a three-time Canadian men’s champion and two-time world champion, has died at the age of 90.

Canadian curling great Brad Gushue named high-performance director with USA Curling

Brad Gushue experienced the high of standing on top of the podium many times. USA Curling is hoping his guidance will help American curlers follow his lead. 

The recently retired skip, a six-time Brier champion who won Olympic gold in 2006, has accepted a high-performance director position with USA Curling, the federation said Wednesday. 

"I think the impact that I could have on a number of athletes and coaches is exciting (while) still staying in an industry that I've grown up with and I'm comfortable with," Gushue said.

Gushue, who will remain based in St. John's, N.L., will oversee national team operations, athlete development pathways and high-performance strategy. 

Canada tops Italy 11-3 to win bronze at world mixed doubles curling championship

GENEVA - Canada’s Kadriana and Colton Lott are world championship medallists.

The married duo from Gimli, Man., earned a dominant 11-3 victory over Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner on Saturday to win bronze at the world mixed doubles curling championship. 

The win marked Canada’s first medal at the world championship since 2019. It also marked Colton Lott’s second international medal of the 2025-26 season, after winning silver last month playing third for Team Matt Dunstone at the men's worlds.

“To share this together, to go on world stages to different parts of the world, it's something we want to continue, and we'll cherish these moments forever throughout our lives,” said Kadriana Lott, who earned her first career world medal. “Just super proud of us, and I'm happy to have that medal around our necks and happy to be standing at the podium at the end of this week.”

Canada loses 6-4 to Sweden in semifinals of mixed doubles curling championship

GENEVA - Canada will not compete for its first world curling mixed doubles gold medal this year after a 6-4 loss to Sweden in semifinal action on Friday.

The Gimli, Man., team of Kadriana and Colton Lott trailed the Swedes 5-2 after giving up a steal of three in the fifth end.

The Canadians scored two in the sixth to cut into Sweden's lead, but Therese Westman and Robin Ahlberg put the game away with a point in the seventh.

“I thought we had a good game and we made lots of good shots,” Kadriana Lott said. “There were just some rocks that we didn’t get on the right side of the inch. They played well, and it was a very good mixed doubles game.

Canada into mixed doubles curling semifinals with wins over Czechia, Switzerland

GENEVA - Canada earned a direct spot into the world mixed doubles curling championship semifinals after finishing the preliminary round with a pair of wins on Thursday.

Kadriana and Colton Lott followed a nervy 6-5 extra-end win over Czechia in the day's early draw to a more comfortable 10-5 win over Switzerland in the evening.

The wins ensured the husband-and-wife duo from Gimli, Man., would finish atop the Group B standings at 8-1. The top teams from each group advance directly to Friday’s semifinals, while the second- and third-place teams meet in a qualifying round.

"Couldn't be more proud. I think it makes it better that we're teammates, we're a couple, we're partners," Kadriana Lott said of teaming up with her husband. "It's great to do what we do and to travel and play on this surface together. It’s a huge feeling."

Curling Canada to look at timing of national championships in Olympic seasons

With a new quadrennial set to begin, one of many things on Curling Canada's to-do list is tackling a glaring inequality with its Olympic teams in 2026.

Rachel Homan's team was unable to defend its Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in Mississauga, Ont., last season and also missed out on a chance to go for back-to-back world titles. The Jan. 23-Feb. 1 Canadian playdowns were tight against the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Women's round-robin play started Feb. 12 at the Games. The national women's championship is traditionally played in mid-February.

Curling Canada required Homan, the Trials winner, to be in Italy for a training camp ahead of Olympic competition. Her team went on to win a bronze medal in Cortina.

Key steal of three leads Canada over Germany 7-4 at mixed doubles worlds

GENEVA - A steal of three points in the third end led Canada’s Kadriana and Colton Lott to a 7-4 win over Germany on Wednesday at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

Germany's Kim Sutor and Sixten Totzek opened with the hammer and scored two in the first end.

After the Lotts managed just one point in the second, the husband-and-wife duo from Gimli, Man., broke the game open in the third when they drew for three behind cover, and the Germans missed on their final shot.

"That definitely gave us control of the game," Colton Lott said. "Once we had the lead, we never let go. It was a great way to start strong."