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POWER PLAYS: RENAMING THE WORLD Roger Schmidt reports exclusively from Moscow on the World Curling Federation’s new muscles – and what it could mean for North America
THE ZEN OF STICK Guy Scholz kicks off the subscribers-only xM section on the joys – and the surprise values – of stick curling
THE CURLING NEWS TV GUIDE All you need to know about television coverage in January – including something very new at the end of the month
INTERVIEW: ALL-STAR SCHLAM Larry Wood sits down with Kevin (Don’t Call Me Martin) Allstar, founder of the Bald Power and Swifty Swiffer Grand Schlam series
THE DOMINION CLUB CORNER Ontario gets shocked twice as Manitoba, Alberta capture Canada’s Club Championship titles
SHALLOW TALENT POOL The Canada Cup highlighted a growing disparity between high-performance men’s and women’s curling, says Fred Rinne, and that’s a big problem
TCN NEWSDESK Calendar Girls on Twitter… the Gunner-Reid Tour of Manitoba… the real Cowbell story… Vic and Shannon battle cancer… who was that fuzzy-haired Swedish skip… which Calendar Girl caught Sportsnet Magazine’s eye… and more
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