Nova Scotia’s MacDougall uses five-point eighth end to win mixed curling nationals

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — Nova Scotia’s Brent MacDougall is the Canadian mixed curling champion.

The Nova Scotia rink, down 5-4 entering the eighth and final end, scored five to defeat New Brunswick’s Sylvie Quillian 9-5 in Saturday’s gold-medal final.

Nova Scotia took a 4-3 lead with a single in the sixth end before New Brunswick came back with two in the seventh end.

In the bronze-medal game, Northern Ontario’s Bryan Burgess beat Quebec’s Félix Asselin 4-3. Northern Ontario was ahead 4-2 with a single in the sixth, with Quebec scoring once in the eighth after a scoreless seventh end.

The Quebec rink, which went 10-0 leading into the semifinals, lost twice on Saturday. Quebec fell 5-3 to Nova Scotia in the semifinals.

New Brunswick handed Northern Ontario a 7-4 defeat in the other semifinal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2026.

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