Alberta is donating over $10 million in aid to Ukraine — including $5 million for non-lethal military equipment.
Premier Jason Kenney announced the funding during a news conference Friday.
He says the $5-million donation to the World Ukrainian Congress’s Unite with Ukraine campaign will equip 5,000 members of the territorial defence force with flak jackets, helmets, bulletproof vests, first aid kits, communications equipment and fuel.
“Provincial governments do not have international development programs, but we feel so strongly, in part I think because of the deep historical and human connection between Alberta and Ukraine,” he said.
“We are so devastated to see
