Overview
- Nova Scotia’s Christina Black defeated Kerri Einarson 6-3 in the Halifax semifinal, scoring three in the ninth for her first career win over the four-time national champion.
- Top seed Rachel Homan earned a direct berth to the women’s final after a 7-6 round-robin win over Einarson and will meet Black starting Friday, with Game 3 Sunday if needed.
- Black’s run marks the first time a Nova Scotia team has reached a Canadian Olympic Trials final, a storyline noted as the province mourns curling icon Colleen Jones.
- On the men’s side, Brad Jacobs secured the bye to the final with a 6-2 win over Matt Dunstone, and the McEwen–Dunstone semifinal Thursday night will decide his opponent.
- The Trials use a new format with round-robin winners advancing directly to best-of-three finals, and the men’s and women’s champions will represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.