Iranian Plane Crash

• Canadians mark anniversary of Flight PS752 crash in Iran that killed 176

  In a statement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau honoured the victims of the downed airliner and expressed solidarity with their loved ones.

  World

  Jan 8, 2021
  
• ‘We are looking for the truth’: Ontario father of Iran plane crash victim seeks answers, one year later

  Habib Haghjoo's daughter Sahar, 37, and granddaughter Elsa Jadidi, 8, were killed in a Ukrainian plane crash one year ago.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2021
  
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• Boeing 737 MAX flight certification tests scheduled to begin Monday: sources

  The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing's worst-ever corporate crisis, long since compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand.

  World

  Jun 28, 2020
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• Canada, Ukraine reject report Iran seeking legal immunity for fatal plane crash

  Earlier this week, a report from Radio Farda said Iran wants Ukraine to sign a memorandum of understanding in which the families of the crash victims would sign away their future rights for legal compensation.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2020
• ‘We are against war’: Montrealers rally against military intervention in Iran

  Hundreds of protesters rallied in Downtown Montreal on Saturday in a demonstration against war with Iran.

  Features

  Jan 25, 2020
• Iran plans to analyze downed airliner black boxes, no plans to send abroad: report

  All 176 people on board the plane were killed in the Jan. 8 crash. Canada, which had 57 citizens on board, and other countries that lost nationals have said the flight data and voice recorders should be analyzed abroad.

  World

  Jan 19, 2020
• Iran’s only female Olympic medalist, defects, flees from country

  Taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh posted the letter on Instagram as Iran's semiofficial ISNA news agency said she had fled to the Netherlands.

  World

  Jan 12, 2020
• Vigil for McMaster University students killed in Iran plane crash set for Friday

  Mourners will gather to remember graduate students Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian, as well as researcher Siavash Maghsoudlou Estarabadi.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2020
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• Iran plane crash: here’s everything we know so far

  The fatal crash — which sent ripples across Canada and the world — happened mere hours after Iran fired missiles at bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq.

  World

  Jan 9, 2020
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• Trudeau says Iranian missile likely brought down plane, killing dozens of Canadians

  “We have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence that indicates the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” Trudeau said.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2020