Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will not allow Russian or Belarusian players to compete at next month's IIHF World Junior Championship in Alberta, even though the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the IIHF's ban on those countries. Canada is effectively using its own government authority to keep the teams out while the war in Ukraine continues, with Hockey Canada acknowledging the government's directive.

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The claim rests on on-the-record statements from Prime Minister Carney and Hockey Canada, reported by multiple outlets including BBC and The Globe and Mail, so the policy itself is solidly reported. The legal framing in headlines is slightly loose: the CAS ruling reportedly overturned the IIHF's ban, while Canada is relying on separate government authority to deny participation/entry.

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