Category News & Updates

President’s Message – September 2025

I am extremely happy to see that our Canadian Clubs and players are excited about our Maple Leaf game initiative, a way that we can build community between Canadians and with our friends in other countries. We invite you to participate in the AGM on September 16, the Fall Online Team League. And dot to forget the Canadian Team Championships, whose round robin will take place online in January and February. We welcome Lois Matton (Zone 5) and Sondra Blank (Executive Director). Enjoy reading!

September 25 issue of Bridge Canada is online

Get to know Bridge Canada, the online magazine of the CBF. You can access the magazine through the top menu or the red tab on the left side of this page.
In this issue, read articles of interesst to everyone, as well as answer and comment from the panel of experts at the last Canadian Bidding Contest.
And let’s see the hand of a Lifetime! You pick up ♠ - ♥ AK98542 ♦ K ♣ AKQ105, and as you are rubbing your hands with glee, right hand opponent opens, you won’t believe it, 2♣, strong artificial and forcing!! To find out more, read Gary Westfall’s article.

CBF Annual General Meeting: SEPTEMBER 16

As announced previously, the Annual General Meeting previously held during the Canadian Championships, will henceforth be held online. allowing more people to attend and participate. We invite you to attend the 2025 AGM on Tuesday, September 16, at 7:30 PM ET on Zoom.
The agenda includes the approval of amendments to the By Laws, the presentation of the reviewed financial statements, and other business of primary importance for the CBF.
Continue reading to get the link to the meeting and all the documents.

Canadian Teams at the 47th World Bridge Games

The 2025 World Bridge Championships take place in Herning, Denmark, from August 20 to August 31. This championship will include the Bermuda Bowl (Open Teams), Venice Cup (Women Teams), D’Orsi Senior Trophy (Senior Teams), and Wuhan Cup (MIxed Teams).
WBF website: 47th World Bridge Championships.
Continue reading to see the teams/players representing Canada at these championships.
The World Transnational Teams follow the round robin of the afortournament championships.

Canada – Mexico: National Women’s Playoff

Canada – Mexico Women’s Team Playoff is occurring this weekend with the winning team advancing to the 47th World Bridge Team Championships! Best of Luck to Team Canada: Yuan Chen, Lisa hen, Weijun Chen, Xia Hong, Jingyuan Gong, Yimei Cao !
Follow their results: RESULTS..
TEAM CANADA WON THE MATCH. CONGRATULATIONS!

Bridge Canada – June 2025 Issue is Online

June Issue of Bridge Canada is now available online. A special issue in which you will like to see some photos of the medallists from the recent Canadian Bridge Championships, and read a report from the winners of 3 major events: CNTC Open, CSTC, CMTC. You'll also enjoy reading the responses and comments from the panel of experts at the Canadian Bidding Contest on the latest set of problems, the IBPA files, and other articles of interest to all.
You can access the magazine of the CBF through the top menu or the red tab on the left side of this page.

Message from the President – Shelley Burns

March 2025
As the newly-elected President of the CBF, I am honoured and excited to announce and welcome our three new Directors at Large: Marc-André Fourcaudot, Ginger Grant, Mike Hargreaves. These new Directors will greatly assist our Board in accomplishing our goals.
We look forward to serving our members. Please check our Website regularly to find out more about what CBF has to offer. We welcome your suggestions.

President’s Message – June 2025

June 2025
The last few months have been a busy and productive time for our Board as we work on making positive changes. Our goal is to listen to our members, and to implement financially sound initiatives that will both help grow our membership, and help raise funds to benefit not only our International players, but our Canadian Clubs and Club players. Read on for what’s happening at the CBF: New Board Members, Canadian Championships, New initiatives and events, Online AGM.
Shelley Burns, CBF President

CBF Update – December 2024

December 2024
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!. As another year comes to an end, your CBF Board of Directors would like to wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2025! As part of our mission, the CBF Board of Directors have been busy working hard throughout the year to reengage our members, promote bridge in Canada and provide the competitive forum required to choose the best of the best to represent Canada on the world stage. It has been a challenge, but we are listening and will continue to work tirelessly to improve and evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of our members in the post-pandemic bridge world.
The Board intends to provide periodic updates to keep you informed of various items of interest to the members.