Canada won’t let Russian players enter for ice hockey junior championship
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Canada.
Russian, Belarusian athletes and officials will be prevented from entering Canada regardless of their visa status.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from Canada, where the story is: Global News · how we count
- Nov 11, 11:36 PM UTCFirst reportIce hockey-Canada to block Russian players from entering for World Juniorschannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:09 AM UTC+33 minCanada says Russian players with visas will still be barred from World Juniorsglobalnews.ca ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 12:09 AM UTC · +33 min
- Nov 12, 1:27 PM UTC+14 h· you’re reading thisCanada won’t let Russian players enter for ice hockey junior championshipaljazeera.com ↗
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1h agoCanada won’t let Russian players enter for ice hockey junior championship Russian, Belarusian athletes and officials will be prevented from entering Canada regardless of their visa status.
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What moves the score
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
Moderate · How we score this