The 1970 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York, United States, between 18 and 22 of March 1970.

The event was sparsely attended, with only 200–300 fans for some of the afternoon games and about 2,000 for the final.

In one draw, bored high school students began booing and cheering shots before throwing paperclips onto the ice, which "caused havoc with a number of shots.

"[1] Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan Wood Skip: Pierre Boan Third: Jean Albert Sulpice Second: Alain Bozon Lead: Maurice Sulpice Skip: Manfred Räderer Third: Ernst Hege Second: Peter Jacoby Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby Skip: Josef Bjaanaes[Note 2] Fourth: Knut Bjaanaes Third: Geir Søiland Second: Per Dammen[2] Skip: Bill Muirhead Third: George Haggart Second: Derek Scott Lead: Murray Melville Fourth: Claes Källén Third: Christer Källén Second: Sture Lindén Skip: Tom Schaeffer[Note 2] Skip: Roland Schenkel Third: Paul Metraux Second: Ernst Pochon Lead: Michel Weill Skip: Art Tallackson Third: Glenn Gilleshammer Second: Ray Holt Lead: Trueman Thompson