VICTORIA – The Alberta Golden Bears claimed their fourth-straight conference banner while the host Victoria VIkes captured the women's title to become Canada West champions on the final day of action at the Canada West Curling Championships. 

The Alberta Golden Bears knew their chance to defend their title from 2022 was on the line on the men's side, but the Regina Cougars would not let them take the game easily. In the end it was the Golden Bears remaining undefeated with a 7-5 victory. The Golden Bears also earned wins over Brandon (7-3), Victoria (9-0), and Calgary (8-7), finishing the 2023 Championship with a perfect 4-0 record. 

The Alberta Pandas finished with a team silver medal, going 3-1 over the three-day championship in Victoria. Alberta's lone blemish came against the eventual champion Vikes, who beat the Pandas 7-2 on Saturday morning. The Pandas earned wins over Brandon (11-2) and Calgary (8-3), before clinching second with a 6-3 win over Regina on Sunday. 

The Golden Bears and Dinos on the men's side and Vikes and Pandas on the women's side have earned appearances to the U SPORTS Curling Championships March 15-19 at Laurentian University.

Women's Results | Men's Results
 
FINAL STANDINGS

MEN
 

TEAM	WIN	LOSS
Alberta Golden Bears	4	0
Calgary Dinos	3	1
Regina Cougars	2	2
Brandon Bobcats	1	3
Victoria Vikes	0	4

WOMEN
 

TEAM	WIN	LOSS
Victoria Vikes	4	0
Alberta Pandas	3	1
Regina Cougars	1	3
Calgary Dinos	1	3
Brandon Bobcats	0	4

CANADA WEST ALL-STARS
Men's
Lead – Gabe Dyck, Alberta
Second – Michael Keenan, Calgary
Third – Desmond Young, Alberta
Skip – Kenan Wipf, Calgary

Women's
Lead – Kate Ector, Calgary
Second – Chantel Hoag, Regina
Third – Talor Stermick, Regina
Skip – Kayla Wilson, Victoria

COACH OF THE YEAR
Men's – Cody Hall, Victoria
Women's – Tom Hamon, Regina