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Iran’s president says Ukrainian jet unintentionally shot down, cites human error
Jan11

Iran’s president says Ukrainian jet unintentionally shot down, cites human error

OTTAWA — The president of Iran says a military investigation has concluded that missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of a Ukrainian plane and the deaths of 176 innocent people. “The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake,” Hassan Rouhani said late Friday in a post on Twitter. “My...

Iran’s president says Ukrainian jet unintentionally shot down, cites human error
Jan11

Iran’s president says Ukrainian jet unintentionally shot down, cites human error

OTTAWA — The president of Iran says a military investigation has concluded that missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of a Ukrainian plane and the deaths of 176 innocent people. “The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake,” Hassan Rouhani said late Friday in a post on Twitter. “My...

Number of Canadians killed in Iran plane crash lowered to 57
Jan11

Number of Canadians killed in Iran plane crash lowered to 57

Canada’s foreign affairs minister says that based on the latest information available, 57 Canadians were killed in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Wednesday. Previously, officials said 63 Canadians were among the 176 passengers and crew killed when the airliner crashed outside the Iranian capital of Tehran. “This...

Single mother of newlywed was one of eight Ottawans killed in Tehran plane crash
Jan11

Single mother of newlywed was one of eight Ottawans killed in Tehran plane crash

OTTAWA — “Now I can really enjoy my life.” These words now haunt Deniz Pourazar. They were spoken by her mother, Fereshteh Maleki, not long before she boarded the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed into a soccer field in Tehran Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard. After years of struggle as a single mother and...

Flight PS752’s last words with air traffic control were ‘peaceful’: Ukraine foreign affairs minister
Jan11

Flight PS752’s last words with air traffic control were ‘peaceful’: Ukraine foreign affairs minister

The last conversation between Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 pilots and air traffic personnel on the ground in Tehran before the plane crashed minutes after take-off was nothing out of the norm, said Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister. In an interview with CTV’s Question Period, airing Sunday, Vadym Prystaiko said all...

Donald Trump: The board game
Jan11

Donald Trump: The board game

The big hit around our house over this past holiday season was the recently released board game, Watergate, from Matthias Cramer and Capstone Games. There’s undoubtedly a German word for the special kind of serendipity where a gift purchased for one person—me in this case—ends up brightening up the holiday for a whole family, which is what...

Mourners at Kyiv international airport honour Flight 752 crash victims
Jan11

Mourners at Kyiv international airport honour Flight 752 crash victims

The memorial to the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 grows as more people arrive in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Global...

Iran approves 2 visas as Canada seeks more access to investigation
Jan11

Iran approves 2 visas as Canada seeks more access to investigation

Iranian authorities have approved two visas for Canadian diplomats and air crash investigators standing by in Ankara, as they wait for Iran’s permission to travel to Tehran following Wednesday’s deadly Ukraine International Airlines crash that killed 63 Canadians, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Friday....

Trudeau meets Iran plane crash victims’ families as dispute over cause deepens
Jan11

Trudeau meets Iran plane crash victims’ families as dispute over cause deepens

OTTAWA — An international dispute over the cause of the Tehran plane crash deepened on Friday even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the families of some of the dozens of Canadians killed in the crash and investigators scrambled to get into Iran. The private conversations between Trudeau and the families of victims in Toronto were the latest...

New video appears to show Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashing in Iran
Jan11

New video appears to show Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashing in Iran

The Kyiv-bound Boeing 737-800 crashed early Wednesday after taking off from Tehran, Iran, killing all on board. …read more Source:: Global...