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Spallumcheen’s Forrest continues winning ways with Canada

Ina Forrest and Team Canada have won five straight games at World Wheelchair Curling finals in Richmond
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Spallumcheen’s Ina Forrest and Team Canada have won five straight games at the 2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Richmond. (Angela Burger - file photo)

Two more wins Monday, March 6, have moved Team Canada into a three-way tie for first place at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Richmond.

Spallumcheen’s Ina Forrest is the third for Team Canada, which opened the 12-country event with an extra-end loss to China. Since, then, the Canadians have rattled off five consecutive victories.

Canada beat Japan 7-4 Monday afternoon, and followed that up with a 10-3 romp over Norway in the evening draw. Canada is tied with China and Korea at 5-1. The Koreans defeated China 7-4 Monday evening.

The United States and Norway are 4-2.

Team Canada plays Italy (1-5) at 12:30 p.m. and Scotland (3-3) at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 7.

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Roger Knox

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I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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