The cancellation comes after teams from the United States, Russia and Czechia all had to forfeit games over the last two days due to positive tests within their teams.

Premier Jason Kenney was feeling “a bit congested” on Tuesday according to his office, so he took a rapid test — which came back negative — 30 minutes before attending an afternoon press conference to update COVID-19 case numbers over the weekend.

Three World Juniors games have now been forfeited due to COVID-19 positive tets.

Former Edmonton Stingers guard Xavier Moon has signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.

The games were scheduled for Edmonton on Jan. 3. and Red Deer on Jan. 6.