Alberta Sports

Hockey Canada chose 25 players Friday to represent the host country at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Three goalies, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were picked from a selection-camp roster of 46 for the tournament Dec. 25 to Jan.

Games will be played without spectators and teams will be walled off from the general public because of the pandemic.

Canada's 25-player roster will be announced following intrasquad games Wednesday and Thursday.

TORONTO — Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu will face Shane (Hurricane) Burgos at UFC 257 on Jan. 23. It's a high-profile card given it marks the return of Conor McGregor, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion.

From Banff Bear to Bristol Bear, Holly Phillips resilience in rugby has gotten her a contract with an English premiership team.

Hockey bubbles were successful in Edmonton and Toronto and the basketball hub worked near Orlando. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced both domestic and international sport to establish competition "bubbles", many without fans, to both operate and prevent the spread of the virus. 

The Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park features four sheets of ice, over a dozen dressing rooms, convention space and a commercial kitchen.

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The world championships were originally scheduled for Jan. 7-10 in Whistler, B.C.