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Bottcher defeated Brad Gushue of St. John's 6-3 in one men's semifinal, while Retornaz defeated Ross Whyte of Scotland 6-3.
Gushue did well to blank the opener but Dunstone sat three in the second end to force a draw.
Gushue drew the button but still left an around-the-horn possibility that could have given New Zealand a whopping six points if made.
Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., won silver at last year's world championship in Las Vegas.
Harnden, who joined the Gushue rink after Gallant's departure last spring, won world silver in 2013 on a team skipped by Brad Jacobs.
In the night draw, Brendan Bottcher's Wild Card 1 side picked up a 10-3 win over Karsten Sturmay's Wild Card 3 rink, and Ontario's Mike McEwen topped Canada's Brad Gushue 6-4.
Mike McEwen of Ontario, Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador, Karsten Sturmay of Alberta and Brendan Bottcher of Alberta were winners as the 2023 Canadian men’s curling championship got underway in London, Ontario.
Several provincial playdowns remain on the men's calendar ahead of the March 3-12 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont. Brad Gushue of St. John's, N.L., is the defending champion.
"That was awful," Gushue said.