A new scoring rule is being tested at the event where a team will lose the hammer after two consecutive blank ends.

The decision was made following three straight blanks between Brad Gushue and Mike McEwen in their round robin match at the 2024 National.

Teams Jordon McDonald, Kayla Skrlik and Danielle Inglis made their top tier Grand Slam debut.

[5] For the first time since 2006, Brad Gushue finished with a winless record at a Grand Slam of Curling event.

In the women's division, the top eight teams on the Year-to-Date rankings qualified as Tier 2 winner Christina Black accepted an invitation to the 2024 National instead of the Masters as it conflicts with the 2025 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts.