Manitoba skip Mike McEwen reacts sfter scoring three in the eighth end in draw 3 action against Newfoundland and Labrador at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship at Mile One Centre in St. John’s on Sunday, March 4, 2017. Manitoba won 8-4.

Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher beat Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 7-4 on Tuesday in the first draw of the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open. The event features a triple knockout preliminary round where teams must win three games before they lose three in order to qualify for the playoffs.