Nova Scotia's MacDougall uses 5-point 8th end to win mixed curling nationals

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 in Woodstock, P.E.I.

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.

Congratulations to Team Nova Scotia’s Brent MacDougall (Brent MacDougall, Erin Carmody, Scott Weagle, Marie Christianson, and coach Danny Christianson) on winning the 2026 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship! https://t.co/xCPFQRCbUC

In the bronze-medal game, Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess beat Quebec's Felix 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.