Russia bans 61 Canadians from entering country, calls Ottawa's actions 'Russophobic'A group of 61 Canadians will be “indefinitely prohibited” from entering the Russian Federation, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Thursday. Read more:Wimbledon bans Russian, Belarusian tennis players over Ukraine war“I’m getting a lot of ‘congratulations’ replies to this. I guess that was the problem.”Russia has already banned many prominent Canadians from entering the country, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, cabinet ministers and MPs from all parties. Several active military leaders are on the Russian list, including Maj.-Gen. Steve Boivin, commander of the special operations forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. Municipal politicians also made the list, including the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa, John Tory and Jim Watson.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2022 17:32 UTC