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Ukrainian-Canadians come together in support of their ancestral land

by Brad LaFoy
Edmonton, CANADA - Cold weather and mittened hands may have muffled the applause, but it did nothing to quiet the shouts of "Slava Ukrainy!" and "Weapons for Ukraine!" as thousands gathered in front of Alberta's legislature late on Feb. 24. As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, long predicted by the West, with volleys of cruise missiles and other weapons stretched into its second day, thousands of concerned Ukrainian-Canadians took to streets in Edmonton and other cities to