The road to the 2026 Winter Olympics has reached one of its most crucial — and most debated — stretches this week in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The 2025 Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials are underway at the Andrew H. McCain Arena, running from October 20 to 26, and will determine the final men’s and women’s team heading to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Halifax next month.

Eight men’s and eight women’s rinks earned their place through last season’s CTRS standings, and as usual, the field is loaded with talent — and Manitoba flavour. On the men’s side, both Jordon McDonald and Braden Calvert are representing the province, while Beth Peterson’s rink carries Manitoba’s hopes on the women’s side. My old skipper Ryan Wiebe is also in the mix, throwing third stones for Ontario’s Sa

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