National Sports

Atletico Ottawa and York 9 FC are the latest Canadian Premier League clubs to get the green light to resume training. The two teams will begin voluntary workouts on Wednesday.

Blayre Turnbull knows how it feels to lose a parent at a young age. Her mother died of cancer when she was a teenager.

Blake Wheeler got a text from his dad the other day. In the message, James Wheeler told his son about growing up in Detroit in the late 1960s when the city and country were wracked by race riots and deep, painful divisions in society.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have parted ways with two veteran members of their communications department.

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau says the league is planning to play a full 68-game season in 2020-21 with "a certain percentage of spectators" in the stands.

WASHINGTON — Wes Unseld was an undersized NBA centre known more for his bruising picks, tenacious rebounding and perfectly placed outlet passes than any points he produced. He thrived in his role as a workmanlike leader.

OTTAWA — Canadian university sports has parted company with chief executive officer Graham Brown and appointed Dick White as interim CEO of the organization. Brown has been president and CEO of U Sports since 2015.

Quebec's Kim Clavel, the North American Boxing Federation light-flyweight champion who returned to nursing when the global pandemic interrupted her fighting career, has been named winner of the Pat Tillman Award for Service.

Kyle Dubas has spent enough of his still-young career as an NHL executive worrying about the draft lottery.

English Premier League players will be able to show solidarity with the George Floyd justice campaign during games without the prospect of facing sanctions.