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."

Canadians suffer first loss at mixed doubles curling worlds, 8-5 to Scotland

GENEVA - Scotland dealt Canada its first loss at the 2026 mixed doubles curling championship with an 8-5 victory in Tuesday's late draw.

Katie McMillan and Angus Bryce broke open a 3-3 tie with three points in the fifth end.

Kadriana and Colton Lott of Gimli, Man., responded with two in the sixth end before the Scottish duo cemented the win with two in the seventh.

Earlier, Canada posted a 10-7 win over Hungary. Dorottya Udvardi-Palancsa and Lorinc Tatar took an early 4-3 lead when they scored four in the second end. But the Lotts responded with four of their own in the third and stole another in the fourth en route to the win.

Canada edges Italy in extra end to stay unbeaten at mixed doubles curling worlds

GENEVA - Canada’s Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott defeated Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner 6-5 in an extra end Monday at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

The Gimli, Man., couple stole a point in the extra frame to improve to 4-0 and hand the reigning world champions their first loss.

The victory moved Canada into sole possession of first place in Pool B with a 4-0 record, ahead of Italy at 3-1.

Canada outshot Italy 89 to 66 per cent in one of its strongest performances of the week.

Canada beats Finland, U.S. at world mixed doubles curling championship

GENEVA - Canada's Colton and Kadriana Lott finished Sunday with a pair of wins thanks to a 7-3 victory over the United States at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

Canada (3-0) also defeated Finland 10-4 earlier in the day.

After the Canadians held a 4-1 edge at the midway point, the Americans answered with two points in the fifth end to cut the deficit to one. Canada then scored two in the sixth and one in the seventh before the U.S. conceded the final end.

Earlier in the day, after falling behind 3-0 after the opening end, the Canadians scored five in the the second followed by two in the third and one in the fourth to swiftly take an 8-3 lead over Finland. After the Finns answered with one in the fifth, Canada tacked on another two in the sixth before Finland conceded the final two ends.

Canada opens world mixed doubles curling tournament on victorious note

GENEVA - Canada's Colton and Kadriana Lott opened the world mixed doubles curling championship on a victorious note Saturday.

The Canadian squad scored three in the first end en route to a 6-4 victory over South Korea in the first game of the tournament for both teams.

"Usually, a big event like this, you're nervous to start and nervous to see what the ice is going to do and feel like,” Kadriana Lott said. “It was good to have a strong start.

"We do notice there are areas that we're going to work on, but now we feel more comfortable knowing what the ice is doing going into (Sunday).”

Accomplished curler Harris unable to land spot with women’s contender

BRIANE Harris was hopeful she’d land with a contender on the women’s circuit this off-season.

The four-time Scotties champion — who most recently played third for Kate Cameron — explored her options, but the ideal situation didn’t present itself.

Thankfully for the 34-year-old, she had an offer on the table from Kyle Doering to make the switch to mixed doubles. The pair of Manitobans recently announced they’re joining forces.

“I didn’t think I had any good (four-person) fits in the works, so I was like ‘You know what, let’s go with Kyle,’” Harris said Thursday.

Manitoba’s Lotts chase Canada’s first world mixed doubles curling gold

Colton and Kadriana Lott are among the most decorated mixed doubles curling teams in Canada and are determined to add to their medal haul.

The Gimli, Man., couple have won two gold, two silver and a bronze at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships since 2019, and now hope to capture Canada’s first title at the World Mixed Doubles Championship in Geneva, Switzerland, starting Saturday.

“Obviously, Canada hasn’t won gold in this discipline and that’s what we’re setting out to do. We couldn’t be more hungry and driven to do so,” Colton Lott said on a media call Tuesday.

The Lotts posted an 8-1 record at the 2024 world championship but failed to medal.