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War, COVID-19, sexual assault scandal: Oddly timed world juniors attract controversy

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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. The world was a different place in mid-December.

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 had yet to truly make its presence felt. Russia had not yet invaded Ukraine. And chilling sexual assault allegations surrounding Hockey Canada were not yet public.

Later that month, the annual men's world junior hockey tournament barely got off its feet before a spate of positive tests among players and staff forced its postponement.

And so here we are in August, with the world juniors set to begin anew in Edmonton under dramatically different circumstances.

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