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Politics

Canada to shut its airspace to Russian operators immediately

FILE PHOTO: An airplane takes off from Billy Bishop Airport after Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that passengers will require COVID-19 vaccination for air, ship and interprovincial train services, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

Canada has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft operators effective immediately due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Canada's minister of transportation said on Sunday.

"We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine," Omar Alghabra wrote in a Twitter post.

(Reporting by Denny Thomas; Editing by Will Dunham)

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