Canada to Bar Russian Hockey Team From World Juniors Over War in Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russian hockey players will not be allowed to represent their country at the 2027 World Junior Championship in Alberta, despite a sports arbitration ruling ordering Russia’s reinstatement to international hockey.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same announcement by Carney that Russia's junior team will be barred from the 2027 World Junior Championship in Canada, adding the immigration-law mechanism, and it does not confli
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