Canada bars Russian athletes from ice hockey tournament over Ukraine war

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russian and Belarusian athletes will not compete in Canada while the war in Ukraine continues, including at the World Juniors. Reuters reports the statement; @clashreport on Telegram relays it.

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• Canadian PM Mark Carney: 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… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Canada will not let Russians compete at ice hockey tournament, says Carney (Reuters)

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