Canada’s Brad Gushue beat top-ranked Joel Retornaz of Italy 7-6 on Sunday to win the Princess Auto Players’ Championship. Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni beat Sweden’s Isabella Wrana 6-5 in the women’s final earlier in the day at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., made a single in the eighth end for the victory....
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Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe’s human rights court | CBC News
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves. The European court’s decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have...
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Canadian soldier missing and presumed dead following Swiss avalanche, CAF says | CBC News
World Local authorities had reported that three people were killed in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn peak. Capt. Sean Thomas was on leave when slide occurred on April 1 The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 07, 2024 3:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 8 Rescuers...
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Gushue falls to Sweden but locks up playoff berth at men’s curling worlds, spot at Olympic trials in 2025 | CBC Sports
Brad Gushue’s win streak is over at five games after Canada lost 6-5 to Sweden’s Niklas Edin at the world men’s curling championship on Thursday. Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker fell to 8-2 and were in second place in the 13-team standings. Scotland was also...
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Gushue extends strong run of play with wins over Netherlands, South Korea at worlds | CBC Sports
Canada’s Brad Gushue extended his win streak to four games with another two-victory day at the world men’s curling championship on Wednesday. He scored a 7-4 win over Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands in the morning draw at IWC Arena and defeated South Korea’s Jongduk Park 7-4 in the evening. Gushue and his team of...
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Gushue wins twice at men’s curling worlds, including 50th of career at the event | CBC Sports
Canada’s Brad Gushue posted a pair of wins Tuesday to begin a busy stretch for his St. John’s-based team at the world men’s curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Gushue posted a 7-4 victory over New Zealand’s Anton Hood in the morning draw at the IWC Arena and then dumped American John Shuster 8-2 in the evening...
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Homan dethrones Switzerland’s Tirinzoni to win Canada’s 1st curling world title since 2018 | CBC Sports
Riding one of the strongest seasons in recent curling history, Canada skip Rachel Homan had every reason to be confident entering the final at the women’s curling world championship in Sydney, N.S. On Sunday night, she again showed no fear and it paid off with her first world title since 2017. Homan made a game-turning...
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Canada’s Homan advances to face Switzerland’s Tirinzoni for gold at women’s curling worlds | CBC Sports
Rachel Homan’s season has been noteworthy for win streaks, dominant play and a surge to the top position in world rankings. A 9-7 semifinal win over South Korea’s Gim Eun-ji on Saturday has set her up for a potential high point of an already sterling campaign — and on home ice to boot. Homan and...