1968 Macdonald Brier  The 1968 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 4–8 at the Kelowna Arena in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Ron Northcott rink representing Alberta won their second title with an impressive 9–1 record. It was also the 10th title for Alberta. Saskatchewan were runners-up, with an 8–2 record. Prince Edward Island finished in third place with a 7-3 record. The final standings were as follows:  "Monday, March 4, 4:00pm"  "Monday, March 4, 11:00pm"  "Tuesday, March 5, 12:00pm"  "Tuesday, March 5, 5:30pm"  "Wednesday, March 6, 5:30pm"  "Wednesday, March 6, 11:00pm"  "Thursday, March 7, 12:00pm"  "Thursday, March 7, 5:30pm"  "Thursday, March 7, 11:00pm"  "Friday, March 8, 12:00pm"  "Friday, March 8, 5:30pm"    The record for the highest combined score in a single match was repeated. It was scored 33 points in the session 11 match between Prince Edward Island (Smith) and Newfoundland (Piercey). The score is 17–16 in the extra end. Previously, this result was in 1932 (session 6, Ontario (Bulley) - new Brunswick (Thibodeau), 17-16) and in 1957 (session 2, Saskatchewan (Campbell) - new Brunswick (Everett), 30 - 3).