Canada has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft, effective immediately, as the federal government pledges more equipment for Ukraine.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced on Twitter Sunday that Canada’s airspace will be closed to all Russian aircraft operators.
“We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine,” he said in a tweet.
Canada’s move comes as other European nations banned Russian planes from entering their own airspaces, including Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Luxembourg, over the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has since closed its airspace to many of those same countries, as fighting between its forces and Ukraine continued for a fourth day Sunday.
The United Kingdom suspended Aeroflot’s foreign carrier permit on Thursday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly on Sunday afternoon announced that at the request of Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Canada will send $25 million worth of protective equipment to the country.
This includes helmets, body armour, gas masks and night vision gear.
Canada is working with Poland to ensure the equipment is transported to Ukraine, Joly said.
“And let me be clear,” she added, “we will send more.”
Defence Minister Anita Anand said Canada would provide additional airlift support through the Canadian Armed Forces to be used by NATO and for the delivery of the aid, with the first aircraft departing for Europe on Monday.
The Armed Forces also is working with the Communications Security Establishment to provide Ukraine with cybersecurity intelligence, Anand said.
“Through these tumultuous times, we must unite as a country and redouble our efforts to support our allies and trusted international partners,” she said.
Canada has joined its allies in imposing a number of sanctions on Russia, targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov specifically.
Trudeau also said Canada would support the removal of Russia from the digital payment and messaging network SWIFT, which connects thousands of banks worldwide.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland spoke to Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shymal to express their solidarity with the Ukrainian people, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
With files from CTV News, The Canadian Press and The Associated Press.
Effective immediately, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Russian aircraft operators. We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine.
TORONTO – Police say a man is dead after an industrial accident at Ontario Place.
Toronto police say officers responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to reports that a person was injured by construction equipment at the waterfront
Police say he died at the scene.
Ontario Place is set to be redeveloped under a controversial provincial plan that includes a new privately owned spa and a relocated Ontario Science Centre.
Police say the Ministry of Labour has been notified.
The ministry investigates all workplace deaths.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was higher in late-morning trading, helped by strength in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets also moved up.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 34.91 points at 23,736.98.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 178.05 points at 41,800.13. The S&P 500 index was up 28.38 points at 5,661.47, while the Nasdaq composite was up 133.17 points at 17,725.30.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.56 cents US compared with 73.57 cents US on Monday.
The November crude oil contract was up 68 cents at US$69.70 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up three cents at US$2.40 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US$7.80 at US$2,601.10 an ounce and the December copper contract was up a penny at US$4.28 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
HALIFAX – Police investigating the 2022 disappearance of a Halifax teen have charged two men following the discovery of human remains.
Halifax Regional Police say 26-year-old Treyton Alexander Marsman was arrested Monday and later charged with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Devon Sinclair Marsman.
Police say a 20-year-old man who was a youth at the time of the crime has been charged with being an accessory after the fact and obstructing justice.
Investigators did not say where or when the remains were found, but they confirmed the province’s medical examiner has been called in to identify the remains.
As well, police did not indicate the relationship between Treyton Marsman and the victim, but they said the accused had also been charged with causing an indignity to human remains and obstructing justice.
Devon Marsman was last seen on Feb. 24, 2022 and he was reported missing from the Spryfield area of Halifax the following month.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
