Curling

Krista McCarville's team will be the crowd favourite in Thunder Bay at the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Road closures and temporary traffic disruptions may occur in the area around Fort William Gardens.

Parking will be extremely limited around Fort William Gardens during the national women's curling championship, which starts next Friday.

The provincial champion will represent Northern Ontario at the nationals in Summerside, P.E.I. next month.

Defending champions knocked off Brian Adams Jr. 6-4 in Saturday's championship finale to win back-to-back titles.

Rachel Homan, Kaitlyn Lawes, Kerry Galusha, Kate Cameron, Ontario's Danielle Inglis and four-time champion Kerri Einarson among the skips coming to Thunder Bay.

Sudbury and Toronto-based rink will represent the region at the Tim Hortons Brier, starting Feb. 28 in Kelowna, B.C.

Veteran skip made a game-winning draw in the 10th to edge Emma Artichuk 6-5 to capture the Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship.

Thunder Bay's Krista McCarville is gunning for her fifth straight Northern Ontario title, while Thunder Bay's Dylan Johnston is back in the championship for the second time, eight years after his first appearance.

Thunder Bay skip managed to score four in the 10th, down three to start the end, to pull off a 9-8 win over Timmins' Lauren Mann.