# Canada joins coalition refusing to play hockey against Russia over Ukraine war

https://mins.news/en/item/128136

- The Guardian, 2026-11-04 01:31 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/canada-bans-russian-players-junior-ice-hockey-championships-ukraine-war

> Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russian players will not compete at next month’s world junior championship in Canada while Russia and Belarus support the war in Ukraine. Hockey federations in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia and the Czech Republic have also opposed playing Russia after the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted its competition ban.

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