Team Gushue, reigning Pan Continental champions, from St. John’s, ran their win streak to five Wednesday night at the Kelowna B.C. Curling Club, beating Australia’s Team Jay Merchant 9-4. Brad Gushue, vice-skip Mark Nichols, second E.J. Harnden, lead Geoff Walker, alternate Jim Cotter, team coach Caleb Flaxey and national coach Jeff Stoughton will take a 5-1 record into today’s action.

Canada, which still has a shot at finishing first in the round-robin standings, won’t know its semifinal opponent until after its final round-robin game on Thursday at 2 p.m. against Guyana’s Team Rayad Husain (0-6), whose 9-3 loss to Chinese Taipei’s Randy Shen (1-5) Wednesday night ensure that Guyana will be demoted to the Pan Pacific B division next season.

The semifinals are Friday at 9 a.m. (all times Pacific). The winners will play for gold Saturday at 3 p.m., while the losers will battle for bronze Friday at 7 p.m.