The top 60 curling teams from Canada and around the world are in Regina this week to begin the Grand Slam of Curling calendar year. This is the 17th season for the curling series and it begins with Tour Challenge. Tier 1 features the top 15 men's and women's teams based on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit. Olympic trials in DecemberThis is no ordinary season for all the teams. With the Winter Olympics less than five months away the clock is ticking on the Canadian curling trials set to take place the first week of December in Ottawa.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2017 22:52 UTC