The Ontario government paved the way Friday, easing restrictions on pro sports teams by allowing them to open their training facilities providing they follow their league's "established health and safety protocols" in response to COVID-19.

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With major sports leagues preparing for the eventuality of restarting behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, NBA commissioner Adam Silver reportedly took the concept to the next level on Friday.

This video of moms watching their kids win Olympic medals will pull on your heart strings.

CFL, CFLPA were scheduled to meet Friday to continue talks on potential contingency plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was first gathering after CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's admission Thursday night the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season.

After watching three of the world's top male pole vaulters test their athleticism in a virtual backyard competition on Sunday, Canadian-record holder Alysha Newman wants to be part of a remote women's event she believes will be held in the coming weeks.

The Canadian Olympic Committee CEO talks about state of Canadian sport during COVID-19 and how funding will help keep sport organizations afloat.

Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.

Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million US, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

A Winnipeg woman who was a subject of misogynistic comments in a private group chat involving NHL players said she will continue her campaign of encouraging body acceptance.

The Washington Capitals placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers on Friday, two days after it was revealed the forward made misogynistic comments in a private group chat. The team said the move was made with the intention of terminating Leipsic's contract.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the most famous goal in NHL History, Rob Pizzo breaks down why it is still being talked about today.

The federal government will provide relief funding to the country's sport sector that has seen myriad events cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stephanie Labbé, goalkeeper for the Canada's soccer team, and her long-time girlfriend Georgia Simmerling, a vital member for Canada's team pursuit in track cycling, have already qualified for the Tokyo Games. But the COVID-19 lockdown measures have rocked them. This Olympic couple had planned to retire. Now, instead of facing four months until retirement they face 16 months.

The veteran of 695 NHL games said: "I guess I'm not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I'm asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off!''

Team training facilities have been closed, other than for approved rehab, since the league suspended play March 12 due to the global pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that players would — at a minimum — need to follow quarantine protocols if they were to arrive in Canada while the border remains closed due to the pandemic.

The country’s professional soccer leagues will kick off Friday, also without spectators in the stadiums.

Premier John Horgan has written to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman pledging the government's support for Vancouver as a hub city if hockey returns this season.

Winnipeg-born NHL player Brendan Leipsic is facing massive criticism after private messages degrading women were exposed online.

"Our best-case scenario for this year is a drastically truncated season," Randy Ambrosie said. "And our most likely scenario is no season at all.''

The team says that after working closely with the local government, infectious disease experts and public health authorities, players will be allowed to access the OVO Athletic Centre starting next week.

The Washington Capitals announced in a statement Friday morning that Brendan Leipsic has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract.

When the season opened on April 11 after a three-week delay, only players, team personnel and cheerleaders were allowed in the stadium.

Tracing out the shape of a galaxy may offer clues to the size of its supermassive black hole. And a new study shows citizen scientists are actually better at it than computer algorithms.

An experiment on peer reviewers at a psychology conference suggests a positive result premium, which could drive publication bias.

As lightning crackled in the clouds, the GOES-16 weather satellite watched all the violent action from 22,000 miles away.

Keep that in mind the next time you hear about an asteroid that is passing ‘close’ to Earth.

Modern dating techniques are providing new time frames for indigenous settlements in Northeast North America, free from the Eurocentric bias that previously led to incorrect assumptions.

What day is it, again? COVID-19 has put our lives at a standstill. Here’s why that can make the whole experience seem longer.

Researchers say swearing might actually be good for you. #%$@ yeah!

Visual challenges remain before autonomous cars are ready for the masses.

In the long run, it could protect us from future COVID-19 outbreaks. To get there, we need an effective vaccine.

Antibodies should indicate if someone has had an infection in the past. But the promise of “immunity testing” is plagued by uncertainty about how the immune system responds to the coronavirus, as well as concerns about the tests’ accuracy.

Based on fossils and artifacts, archaeologists try to understand the differences between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

This quiet black hole sits just 1,000 light-years from Earth. But the two stars that dance around it are possible to pick out with the naked eye.

Remdesivir is currently the world’s best hope for treating COVID-19. But it’s not a silver bullet.

If both can make a dough rise, why does your dough recipe call for both?

Our best bet could be to send a swarm of nanospacecraft — propelled from Earth by a powerful laser — to take a look.

Even if you’re brand new to a hobby, it doesn’t have to take long before the activity can soothe you.

A key piece of the human family tree is still missing, waiting to be found.

The National Capital Commission has backed down from a decision to install signs to discourage people from taking pictures or – even stopping to admire – the Canadian Tulip Festival blooms. “Dear all: our bad!” the NCC tweeted Friday night after the move attracted controversy — and the ire of Mayor Jim Watson. The signs […]

Starting Monday, “park ambassadors” will be stationed at Ottawa’s busiest parks to provide information about what's permitted under pandemic rules.

Ottawa police received a call that a residence on St. Catherine near Percy Street had been shot at on March 26. No one was injured.

Saturday, May 9: Some odd musical instruments, the Official Plan and the pandemic -- you can write to us too, on these or any topics, at: letters@ottawacitizen.com

And let's move beyond the tiresome ideological battle lines of “private bad, public good.” It's not that simple.

To mark our 175th anniversary year, we feature a different front page each week from past editions of the Ottawa Citizen.

Chris Labelle has a hard time getting through his latest song, Frontliners, without becoming emotional.  The Ottawa country singer wrote the tune — an unabashedly sentimental anthem of gratitude for front-line workers — during one of the sleepless nights leading up to the birth of his first child with wife Julie. Their baby boy, Grayson, […]

Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from the homeowner at 6183 Carp Rd., reporting a detached garage was on fire. That was followed by a number of 911 calls reported heavy smoke coming from the area of Carp and Styles Side roads. While on route to the scene, crews spotted the heavy smoke and […]