Section: US & Canada
Just Run Out the Clock on Trump
President Donald Trump has staged an unprecedented attack on the peaceful transition of power. He has refused to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory, spread wild conspiracy theories, and incited a mob that ransacked the Capitol. Those who still deny that he is, and always has been, a danger to American democracy simply don’t want to see...
Canadians mark anniversary of downing of Flight PS752 in Iran
TORONTO — Memorial services are being held today for victims of a passenger jet the Iranian military shot down one year ago. The ceremonies are part of an international effort that began with a livestream on Thursday at 9:42 p.m. ET. That’s the exact moment Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 left Tehran’s international...
Canadians mark anniversary of downing of Flight PS752 in Iran
TORONTO — Memorial services are being held today for victims of a passenger jet the Iranian military shot down one year ago. The ceremonies are part of an international effort that began with a livestream on Thursday at 9:42 p.m. ET. That’s the exact moment Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 left Tehran’s international...
Ukraine imposes virus lockdown that many say came too late
Ukraine has imposed a broad lockdown aimed at containing surging coronavirus infections, but some cities appeared to be largely ignoring the restrictions and critics said the move was worrisomely tardy …read more Source:: ABC...
5 nations want Iran to deliver justice on downed plane
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The countries whose citizens were killed when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner said Friday they want Iran “to deliver justice and make sure Iran makes full reparations to the families of the victims and affected countries.” In a joint statement marking the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine...
Ukraine Flight PS752: One year later, victims’ families still asking why
Maral Gorginppour spent her first wedding anniversary this past week without fanfare or celebration. She wondered how, days later, she might commemorate the first anniversary of her husband’s death — Jan. 8, 2020 — when the airplane he was in on the first leg of his journey back to Ottawa from Tehran was shot down by Iranian forces. She...
Year After Iran Downed Ukrainian Plane, Victims’ Kin in US, Canada Want Justice
Relatives of those killed by Iran’s shoot-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last January say they do not want blood money from Tehran but rather an international trial to hold its leaders accountable, a procedure contingent on overcoming lengthy hurdles under global conventions.The Jan. 8, 2020, downing of Ukraine International Airlines...
How loved-ones are honouring the memory of those killed in Iran’s Flight 752 air disaster
Family and friends of victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 describe their legacies, and how cherished memories continue to be held close. …read more Source::...
Wall Street Journal calls on Trump to resign — says his conduct was ‘impeachable’
A pillar of the conservative establishment fully abandoned President Donald Trump with less than two weeks left in his presidency.On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal editorial board called on the commander-in-chief to step down: “It is best for everyone, himself included, if he goes away quietly.”The siege of the U.S. Capitol during...
Nancy Pelosi makes an impassioned demand for Trump’s removal: ‘Defeated, impeached — gone’
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference on Thursday — the day after a violent mob of far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol Building — she made it abundantly clear that she held him responsible. And the California Democrat made a passionate and emotional plea for him to be removed from office.”Yesterday, the president...
