Two killed after collision with truck on Hwy. 417 near Limoges, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police say two people were killed after a car and a transport truck collided in the westbound lanes of Highway 417 near Limoges, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon.
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tuesday the hosts have been given the green light allow China's men's hockey team to participate at the Beijing Olympics.following a council meeting in Zurich.
"The council confirmed that it will uphold the decision by the 2018 IIHF Congress to grant the Chinese men's national team a host qualification position in the 2022 Olympic Games," the federation said in a brief statement.
China opens the tournament Feb. 10 against the United States before playing Germany on Feb. 12 and Canada the following day to wrap up round-robin action in Group A.
NHL players are scheduled to participate in Beijing after skipping the 2018 event in South Korea, but the league could still pull out due to COVID-19 issues.
The IIHF has previously acknowledged concerns about China's competitiveness, but president Luc Tardif said last month the federation would not remove the team from the Olympics.
He then appeared to change that stance a few weeks later, telling reporters the IIHF and International Olympic Committee would have to see whether China could play, adding Norway could step in as a possible replacement.
Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League is being used as a proxy by China ahead of the 2022 Winter Games.
Most of the roster consists of North American-born players the KHL now lists as having taken Chinese nationality. The team has a 9-27-22 record this season in the Russian-based league.
China has never previously competed in a men's Olympic hockey tournament but gets an automatic berth for 2022 as tournament host. The country most recently played in the fourth-highest division of the IIHF world championships in 2019, before it naturalized foreign-born players.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2021.
Ontario Provincial Police say two people were killed after a car and a transport truck collided in the westbound lanes of Highway 417 near Limoges, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon.
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