National Sports

OTTAWA — Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov. Gen.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but the virus has caused it to put those plans on hold.

TORONTO — Rogers Sportsnet is parting ways with veteran Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Mike Wilner. The broadcaster announced the split on its Twitter feed Friday. A reason wasn't given for the decision.

Paralympian and world champion Maude Jacques has announced her retirement from the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team.

ZURICH — With Belgium still at No. 1, FIFA released its final rankings list for 2020 on Friday and set the seedings for the European portion of the World Cup qualifying draw.

Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker has been named Canadian Premier League player of the year.

Alberta's spike in COVID-19 infections and the virus's infiltration of Canada's team is concerning for the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, according to a health and law expert and an epidemiologist.

TORONTO — Woodbine Entertainment says it has officially cancelled the rest of its thoroughbred racing season following discussions with the Ontario government.

VANCOUVER — A unique piece of hockey history is up for sale, with a rare Vancouver Millionaires sweater hitting the auction block.

TORONTO — If the world figure skating championships do go ahead in a bubble in March in Sweden, there is a good chance Canada won't be there.