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Maybe it’s Michele Romanow’s youthful exuberance about tech — or her bubbly demeanor — but the 31-year-old sometimes seems an easy target on the set of the Canadian reality-TV show Dragons’ Den. During Romanow’s primetime debut, the angel investor endured relentless ribbing by her costar judges for asking the founders of the Vancouver-based Daily Delivery […]
Canada’s Brad Gushue completed a perfect run at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over Sweden’s Niklas Edin in the gold-medal game. Gushue drew to the four-foot ring to score two points in the ninth end and delivered a takeout for the win in the 10th. He defeated Edin […]
The numbers are in Brad Gushue’s favour at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. He posted impressive wins over Jaap Van Dorp of the Netherlands and Japan’s Yusuke Morozumi on Wednesday to extend his unbeaten streak to nine games. Gushue has outscored his opponents 77-29 overall and games have been called early on seven occasions. […]
Sharp rocks, challenging ice, and the steady buildup of frost made for a guessing game in Canada’s opener at the Ford world men’s curling championship on Saturday. Fortunately for Brad Gushue, his St. John’s-based team made fewer mistakes in a 7-5 win over Switzerland’s Peter de Cruz at the Northlands Coliseum. Swiss fourth Benoit Schwarz made […]
Canada’s Rachel Homan won gold at the world women’s curling championship thanks to an 8-3 victory in the final over Russia on Sunday in Beijing. Homan secured a direct berth into the gold-medal game after beating Russia’s Anna Sidorova in the Page playoff 1-2 game Friday. Canada swept the 11-game round-robin at the Capital Gymnasium to […]
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Canada has clinched first place after posting a pair of wins at the world women’s curling championship Wednesday in Beijing. Ottawa’s Rachel Homan opened the day with a 6-4 win over Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg, ensuring a berth in the Page 1-2 playoff game on Friday evening. The winner of that match will go straight to […]
When the New Mexico State Aggies hit the hardwood at this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament, the southern U.S. school will have plenty of support north of the border. Located in Las Cruces, N.M., the small public institution nestled near the Texas state line and the Mexican border is a long way from Canada. But it’s had […]
Canada’s Adam Hadwin overcame a late double bogey to win the Valspar Championship for his first PGA Tour title and a trip to the Masters. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., had a two-shot lead with three holes to play when he hit his tee shot into the water on the 16th hole and made double bogey […]
Canadian Cassie Sharpe won gold in the World Cup women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe event on Tuesday in Tignes, France. Sharpe scored 90.80 at the season finale, with Japan’s Ayana Onozuka and France’s Marie Martinod rounding out the podium. Canada’s Cassie Sharpe celebrates her gold medal in Tignes, France0:36 The 24-year-old native of Comox, B.C. now owns two World Cup golds after […]
