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The Grand Slam of Curling season is now underway here in Charlottetown with the HearingLife Tour Challenge. What a way to start the season with the largest event on the circuit featuring 64 of the top teams from around the world. The HearingLife Tour Challenge offers twice the fun from the highest ranked teams in Tier 1 to the next stage in Tier 2, including Charlottetown’s own Team Smith, looking to receive invitations to the WFG Masters.

Team Retornaz returns as the defending Tier 1 men’s champion while a new winner will be crowned in the Tier 1 women’s division after skip Jennifer Jones stepped back. Retornaz and Jones captured the titles last year in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

This is the first time Charlottetown has hosted a Grand Slam of Curling event, as well as the first time P.E.I. has hosted a Grand Slam of Curling event since 2014, and we hope the wait was worth it.

Another unique aspect of the HearingLife Tour Challenge is the event’s format.