''The Curling News'' (TCN), formerly the ''Canadian Curling News'' is a publication dedicated to the sport of
curling. Formerly a monthly print newspaper, it now publishes its articles on-line with a partnership with ''
Sports Illustrated''.
The ''Canadian Curling News'' was founded in 1957 by future
Canadian Curling Hall of Fame The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. It is operated by Curling Canada, the governing body for curling in Canada, in Orleans, Ontario.
The Hall of Fame selection committee meets annually to choose induc ...
inductee
Ted Thonger in
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
. The publication had 7,800 subscriptions by the end of its first season in print.
Former editors of the publication include
Larry Wood,
Doug Maxwell, and
George Karrys
George Karrys (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian retired curler and journalist. He won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano .
Maxwell shut down the publication in 1994, but later brought it back. 1998 Olympic silver medallist
George Karrys
George Karrys (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian retired curler and journalist. He won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano bought the publication in 2003, and re-branded it as ''The Curling News''. Karrys served as Editor-In-Chief until 2019.
The Curling News was acquired by
Roustan Media in 2019. The publication suspended its print operation during the
COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Later that year, it formed a partnership with ''
Sports Illustrated''.
References
External links
Official website
1957 establishments in Alberta
Sports newspapers
Newspapers established in 1957
Sports Illustrated
Curling in Canada
Newspapers published in Toronto
Newspapers published in Calgary
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