👉Large crowds gathered in downtown Toronto on Sunday for a “Mega March” in support of Ukraine, and condemnation of Russia’s attack on the country. Crowds carrying Ukraine flags and anti-Vladimir Putin signs gathered at Yonge and Dundas Square, and marched towards Nathan Phillips Square in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Toronto police temporarily closed a portion of Yonge Street and Dundas Street West to allow the demonstrators to march. However, in an update Sunday afternoon, Toronto police said Yonge Street and Dundas Street West had both reopened. Bay Street remained closed.✅ . . . . #ukaraine #russia #canada #MegaMarch #Toronto

👉Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine is already turning up the heat on commodity prices like wheat and oil, with experts saying a prolonged conflict could have a significant impact on food price inflation in Canada. 👉Russian attacks forced Ukraine to shut down its commercial shipping port Thursday, affecting the country’s major grain exports. Ukraine ships corn and barley to global buyers and also competes with Russia as a major wheat exporter in the continent. 👉Together, the two countries account for 29 percent of global wheat production, according to Reuters.✅ . . #foodprice #russia #ukraine #conflict #food

👉Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Sunday that Canada will send an additional $25 million of protective equipment to Ukraine. Joly said at a virtual press conference that the equipment will include body armour, helmets, gas masks, and night vision gear as requested by Ukraine. “We will send more,” said Jolly, adding that Canada is working with allies to “suffocate” the Russian regime.✅ . . . . #ukaraine #russia #canada #protectiveequipment #25million

👉On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry added 61 Canadians to what it calls its "stop list," prohibiting them from entering Russia indefinitely. All are accused of being "involved in the development, substantiation and implementation of the Russophobic course of the ruling regime in Canada," said the ministry..✅ . . #ban #toronto #stoplist #russia #russianministry #dailynewscanada #putin #mnm #vladmirputin #malayalisnearmeap

👉Canada is going after Russia‘s energy sector, as it imposed additional economic measures Wednesday against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, Global Affairs Canada said that the federal government was imposing restrictions on 10 key individuals from two important companies in Russia’s energy sector, Rosneft and Gazprom. “These measures are intended to put further pressure on Russia’s leadership to cease its violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” GAC said. “The sanctions are expected to be in effect in the coming days through orders made,” the statement added.✅ . . #globalaffairscanada #ukrainewar #dailynews #malayalisnearme #russia