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Gushue wins 2020 Brier

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Dylan Chenier 0 Comments 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue, Brad Jacobs, Brendan Bottcher, Brier, Brier Tankard trophy, Canadian National Curling Competition, curling, Darren Moulding, Dylan Chenier, Kingston, Leon's Centre, Matt Dunstone, Team Alberta, Team Canada, Team Newfoundland, World Championships

It was a dominant victory for Brad Gushue Sunday night at the Leon’s Centre, as his Newfoundland rink beat Alberta’s

Canadian curling sets example for acceptance of LGBTQ athletes

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Dylan Chenier 0 Comments 2020 Brier, 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Brier, coming out, competitive curling, competitive sports, curling, Dustin Kidby, Dylan Chenier, gay athletes, gay curlers, gender, homosexuality in sports, John Epping, Kingston, LGBTQ, sexuality, sports

The world of competitive sports has often been associated with rather toxic views of gender and sexuality. For years, gay

Team Alberta hopes to maintain winning streak in championship round

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Dylan Chenier 0 Comments 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Thiessen, Brendan Bottcher, Brier, Championship Round, Karrick Martin, Kevin Koe, Kingston, Matt Dunstone, Team Alberta, Team Canada, Team Saskatchewan, winning streak

Team Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher, in just his fourth appearance at the Tim Hortons Brier, knows what it takes to contend

Curling up north: Northern territories represented at the 2020 Brier

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Dylan Chenier 0 Comments 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Brier, Canadian National Curling Competition, curling, Curling Canada, Dylan Chenier, Edmund MacDonald, Jake Higgs, Jamie Koe, Kingston, North West Territories, northern Canada, Nunavut, Thomas Scoffin, Yukon

In 2018, Curling Canada, the sport’s national governing body, made some key changes to the men’s and women’s national championships.