Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Russia will not participate in the 2027 World Junior Championship on Canadian soil, temporarily putting to rest a boycott led by six European hockey federations that refused to face Russia.

“Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal and unjustified horrific war in Ukraine,” Carney said in Antigua at the Commonwealth Summit. “As long as that’s going on, there will be none of those athletes competing for their countries in Canada. So if you’re asking specifically about the world juniors, the Russians will not be there.”

Carney’s comments came on the heels of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s executive council tabling deliberations for at least two more days as the sport’s governing body attempts to wrap its arms around how to implement a legally binding requirement to reinstate Russian teams to world tournament competition.

The Council of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled last week that Russia........

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