Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran.
Here is a look at some of the victims with ties to Canada:
NOVA SCOTIA
Masoumeh Ghavi and Mahdieh Ghavi
Ali Nafarieh, who teaches computer networking part time at Dalhousie and is president of the Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia, said he got to know 30-year-old Masoumeh Ghavi after she was admitted to the university’s internetworking program as a graduate student in September.
“She was full of energy,” he said. “You couldn’t believe how much energy someone can …read more
Source:: National Newswatch
