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The Brier, starting Friday in his hometown of St. John’s, will be the last for decorated skip Brad Gushue. His first event win in 2017 launched his team to more success in the ensuing years. So, this year’s Canadian men’s curling championship will also be packed with emotion for Gushue. CBC | Sports News
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Hockey’s Greg Westlake, nordic skier Mark Arendz, curler Ina Forrest front Canada’s Paralympic team
Veteran Paralympians Greg Westlake, Adam Dixon, Mark Arendz and Ina Forrest will lead Canada’s team at the Milano-Cortina Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian curler E.J. Harnden to retire from competition at end of season
Canadian curler and Olympic champion E.J. Harnden is calling it a career. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65
Jones’s celebrated career paved the way for other women in sport and broadcasting. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Soccer’s Sinclair, curler Martin, skier Guay among Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Soccer star Christine Sinclair, curler Kevin Martin and alpine skier Erik Guay are among the athletes who will be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame this year. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Curler Briane Harris not at fault for anti-doping rule violation, provisional ban lifted
Canadian curler Briane Harris can return to the ice immediately. Nearly a year after testing positive for a banned substance which she said she was unknowingly exposed to through bodily contact, Harris has won her appeal case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Curler Karlee Burgess joining Team Einarson to fill in for injured Shannon Birchard
Team Kerri Einarson is adding three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup as a fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the rest of the curling season due to a knee injury. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Curler Briane Harris frustrated at delay in decision on her appeal of doping violation
With the clock ticking on her athletic career and potential Olympic participation, four-time Canadian women’s curling champion Briane Harris is frustrated over how long it’s taking to reach a decision on her appeal of a doping violation. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Curler Briane Harris faces 4-year suspension after testing positive for banned substance, plans to appeal
Four-time Canadian women’s curling champion Briane Harris has been provisionally suspended for up to four years after testing positive for the banned substance Ligandrol. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Skier Beatty, curler Fediuk named Canadian flag-bearers for Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea
The opening ceremony will be held Friday at the Gangneung Oval. The Youth Olympic Games — for high-performance athletes aged 14-18 — will continue through Feb. 1. CBC | Sports News
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