Canada joins countries refusing to play Russian ice hockey teams

The Guardian reports Canada has joined a growing coalition refusing to play Russian ice hockey teams after a sports court lifted a ban, with Carney saying Russian skaters will not be allowed. Reuters and @clashreport report the earlier statement that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not compete in Canada during the Ukraine war.

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Sources

• Canada joins coalition refusing to play ice hockey against Russia over Ukraine war (The Guardian)
• 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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