TORONTO — The 2020 Canadian under-15 and U17 basketball championships have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The women's tournaments were scheduled to be held in Charlottetown while the men's events were set to go in Kingston, Ont., Aug. 2-9.

Dates for the 2021 U15 tournaments will be announced later this year. The U17 championships will be part of the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games.

"As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we have made the difficult, yet necessary, decision to cancel this summer's national championships to ensure the safety of all involved and our communities," Canada Basketball president and chief executive officer Glen Grunwald said in a statement.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2020.