National Championship
Scotties Tournament of Hearts opens with youthful contenders
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The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins Friday in Mississauga, Ontario, featuring an open field without defending champion Rachel Homan, who advances to the Olympics after winning the Canadian Curling Trials. Teams like British Columbia's rookie squad led by Taylor Reese-Hansen and the Northwest Territories' youthful rink with three teenagers highlight the competition. Four-time champion Kerri Einarson enters as a favorite in the women's national curling championship running through February 1.
Top Canadian female curlers have convened in Mississauga for the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the nation's premier women's curling event. This marks the first time the championship is hosted in the Greater Toronto Area at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre. Eighteen elite teams are competing for the title and a spot at the world championship.
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High Tech High School in Secaucus, New Jersey, has won the Esports Gaming Federation's national chess tournament for high schools and middle schools. The online competition, which spanned several months, concluded on January 11, 2026, with the team's victory over Denison High School from Texas. Led by 16-year-old captain Ali Issa, this marks the program's first national championship.