Alberta skip Kevin Koe shouts to teammates during play against New Brunswick at the Canadian Men's Curling Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Andy ClarkAndy Clark/Reuters
Alberta's Kevin Koe joined Nova Scotia with three wins at the Canadian men's curling championship Sunday.
Koe thumped Quebec's Robert Desjardins 9-2 to finish the day 3-0.
Nova Scotia's Jamie Murphy beat B.C.'s Jim Cotter 5-3 earlier for a third straight victory. The Halifax team was to face New Brunswick later Sunday.
Meanwhile, Ontario's Glenn Howard earned a 6-5 extra-end win against Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador. Howard moved to 2-0, while Gushue fell to 0-3.
Cotter rebounded from an earlier loss with a 6-5 win, also in an extra end, against Saskatchewan's Scott Manners. That put B.C. at 1-2.
Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs dropped to 2-1 with an 8-5 loss to Jamie Koe of Yukon/Northwest Territories.
Both Saskatchewan and the Territories are 1-1.