Nova Scotia’s Black edges Alberta’s Skrlik to reach semifinal at Tournament of Hearts

Christina Black’s deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Black’s Nova Scotia team reached Sunday’s semifinal at the Canadian women’s curling championship with an 8-7 win over Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik in Thunder Bay, Ont….

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Canada’s Dubreuil wins silver in 500m speed skating at Poland World Cup

Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil earned silver in the men’s 500-metre speed skating event at the World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland on Friday, marking his 40th career individual distance medal on the international stage. The Lévis, Que., skater clocked at 34.73 seconds, finishing 0.24 seconds behind American superstar Jordan Stolz, who claimed gold in 34.49…

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