Overview
- North Bay hosts Northern Ontario’s championships starting Tuesday with 16 men’s teams and seven women’s rinks, headlined by defending men’s winner Team Epping, ranked No. 8 globally.
- Sudbury representation is strong across both draws, including a Sandy MacEwan–skipped five‑man rink targeting a breakthrough after last year’s semifinal run.
- The SaskTel Tankard in Melville features nine men’s teams, with pool play beginning Monday, a Saturday 7 p.m. quarterfinal, a Sunday 9 a.m. semifinal, and a 7 p.m. final.
- The Bunge Prairie Pinnacle women’s event brings nine teams to an eight‑game round robin through Friday, followed by a Saturday 2 p.m. quarterfinal and Sunday semifinal and final at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Provincial champions will book spots at the Scotties in Mississauga (Jan. 23–Feb. 1) and the Brier in St. John’s (Feb. 27–Mar. 8), with Saskatchewan’s men’s winner joining pre‑qualified skip Mike McEwen.