from the CP at TSN,

Alberta's top doctor is defending the province's decision to allow the world junior hockey championship to be played in Edmonton later this month while restrictions and cases mount during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday she feels the tournament can be safe.

"My team and I have worked with the organizers of the world junior hockey tournament to make sure their protocols are going to protect public safety, that they will be adequate to make sure the tournament can proceed in a safe way," Hinshaw said.

"I've made the decision to allow them to proceed based on that rigorous evaluation."

The 10 teams arrived in the Edmonton "bubble" on Sunday night following charter flights.

continued