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Canada joins other nations in blocking Russia’s return to international hockey, citing the ongoing war in Ukraine as a moral barrier to competition.
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Canada joins coalition refusing to play ice hockey against Russia over Ukraine war
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Growing number of countries are resisting Russia’s reintegration into international hockey after a sports court lifted a ban on competitionCanada has joined a coalition of countries refusing to play ice hockey teams from Russia, with prime minister Mark Carney saying Russian skaters will not be able to compete in a world junior championship next month due to the war in Ukraine.“While Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal, unjustified, horrific war in Ukraine, as long as that’s going on, there will be none of those athletes competing for their countries in Canada,” Carney told reporters on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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