The large Canadian-Iranian community is determined that an investigation and apology is only the first step.
News that 176 airline passengers – 138 of whom were bound for Canada – lost their lives after an Iranian missile hit Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 continues to dominate newspaper front pages and lead broadcasts across Canada. The victims had made their homes in places like Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Halifax. Members of Edmonton’s large, tight-knit Iranian community estimated they had lost 27 people who called the city home – ten of them either students or faculty members …read more
Source:: New Statesman