''The Curling News'' (TCN), formerly the ''Canadian Curling News'' is a publication dedicated to the sport of

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. Formerly a monthly print newspaper, it now publishes its articles on-line. The ''Canadian Curling News'' was founded in 1957 by future

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inductee Ted Thonger in

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. 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 Douglas Dean Maxwell (c. 1927 – August 31, 2007) was a noted Canadians, Canadian journalist and broadcaster, noted for his coverage in the sport of curling. Among his accomplishments, Maxwell served as director of the World Curling Championship ...

, and George Karrys. Maxwell shut down the publication in 1994, but later brought it back. 1998 Olympic silver medallist George Karrys 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

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in 2020. Later that year, it formed a partnership with ''

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'', which lasted until 2024.

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External links

Official website
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