Team Canada's Brad Gushue downed Alberta's Brendan Bottcher 6-4 in Sunday's final for a second straight title at the Tim Hortons Brier Canadian men's curling championship.

The ice is pebbled, the rings are painted and the Brandt Centre that normally houses the Regina Pats has transformed into a world-class curling stage, where some of the country’s top curlers are preparing to hit centre ice.

Mike McEwen came down with chicken pox during this year's provincial men's curling championship and he's still not completely healthy even though he came back to play in the provincial final more than three weeks ago.