WOMEN'S HOCKEY WORLDS ICED

The women's ice hockey world championships, set to be played in Halifax and Truro, N.S., have been cancelled because of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Canada, Hockey Canada said on Wednesday. The announcement came one day before the 10 teams were to arrive to begin their quarantine ahead of the May 6-16 tournament. “This is very disappointing news to receive with just a few weeks until the tournament was to begin,” International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel (pictured) said in a statement. “We strongly believe that we had the adequate safety measures in place to protect players, officials, spectators and all residents in Halifax and Truro, based on the IIHF and Hockey Canada's experiences from hosting the IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton . ... In the end, we must accept the decision of the government.”