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Brad Gushue of St. John's, N.L., improved to 2-0 at the National with a 5-1 victory over Regina's Matt Dunstone in Wednesday's night draw.

Brad Gushue opened up the National curling tournament on Tuesday with a 6-2 win over Scott McDonald in the opening preliminary-round draw.

Ottawa's Rachel Homan defeated Tracy Fleury of East St. Paul, Man., 9-4 on Sunday in the women's final at the Canada Cup, earning the first spot in the Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials in the process.

The men's and women's national champion curling teams will now be cashing in the same amount of prize money. Curling Canada CEO Katherine Henderson announced on Sunday that the Scotties and Brier champions will both receive $105,000.

Toronto's John Epping scored a 12-4 victory over Edmonton's Brendan Bottcher on Saturday in the Canada Cup semifinals, setting up a championship draw against Calgary's Kevin Koe.

Brendan Bottcher needed an extra end to complete a 5-4 victory over Brad Jacobs in round-robin play Friday at the Canada Cup.

Chelsea Carey handed Team Casey Scheidegger its first loss at the Canada Cup in Draw 4 action Thursday.

Brendan Bottcher defeated Brad Gushue 10-4 in the opening round-robin draw Wednesday at the Canada Cup.

Kelowna, B.C., is set to host the Canadian men's curling championship for the first time since 1968.

Watch live action from the Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic.