April 1, 2008 at 11:23 pm in British Columbia / Canada

Iceman cometh

The World Curling Federation, together with Vanoc curling chief Neil Houston, recently decided that the two guys they will trust for the crucial job of making the Olympic ice are a pair of experienced Canadians — Hans Wuthrich of Gimli,…

April 1, 2008 at 11:20 pm in Canada

Prime Minister Harper congratulates Canadian women’s curling team on title win

Prime Minister Stephen Harper congratulated Canada’s women’s curling team Monday on their world championship win.

“On behalf of all Canadians, I would like to congratulate Canada’s women’s curling team on capturing the 2008 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship after defeating…

April 1, 2008 at 11:19 pm in Canada / World

Huge numbers tune in to see Jennifer Jones win women’s curling title

A record audience tuned in to watch Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones make her championship run at the world women’s curling championships.

An audience of 1.118 million viewers tuned in to CBC to see Jones defeat China 7-4 in Sunday’s championship game…