Canada

'It's a huge loss for science': professors honour students killed in plane crash

Professors at several universities want to honour the young, promising scientists who were returning to Canada when their plane crashed in Iran, killing ev...

Jan 10, 2020

Canada offers more aid for Australia as bushfires burn across country

OTTAWA - Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help battle one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian ...

Jan 10, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who died in Iran plane crash

There were dozens of Canadians among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canad...

Jan 10, 2020

Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, corruption

MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on fraud and corruption charges stemming from construction deals in Libya. Bebawi wa...

Jan 10, 2020

A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada

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. Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

Jan 10, 2020

Iran plane crash complicating funeral plans for families in mourning

Distance, political tensions and the violent nature of the plane crash in Iran mean the victims' families won't be able to follow their traditional rituals that call for a quick burial. All 176 p...

Jan 10, 2020

Pompeo on Flight 752: World will 'take appropriate actions' after investigation

WASHINGTON - The United States will await the results of an investigation into what happened to flight 752 before taking the "appropriate actions" in response, Secretary of State Mike P...

Jan 10, 2020

In addressing Middle East tensions, Trump calls for end to Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump appeared to hold his fire Wednesday in America's standoff with Iran, opting instead to promise fresh economic sanctions, prod NATO allies to do more and&n...

Jan 10, 2020

Air Canada adjusts route to Dubai following restrictions in Persian Gulf region

TORONTO - Air Canada's flights to its sole destination to the Persian Gulf region have been rerouted to avoid Iraqi air space due to a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, the a...

Jan 10, 2020

Canada pushing Tehran for direct access on Iran plane crash, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Canada is pushing to be part of the Iranian-led investigation of the plane crash near Tehran that killed everyone on board, including 138 people bound for Canada,&nbs...

Jan 10, 2020