Athletes at the 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Halifax took a moment away from competition to honour Colleen Jones and reflect on her legacy.

The world champion curler and journalist from Halifax passed away at the age of 65 on Tuesday following a battle with cancer.

"I remember being a young curler and watching her and looking up to her and she was always so helpful to me," Brad Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, told reporters.

Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65

Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her

Gushue, from St. John's, said he learned Jones had passed away after a game on Tuesday. He said she was a friend.

"She was an inspiration. During the time when I was growing up she was the biggest curler in Atla

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