63 Canadians killed in Tehran plane crash

63 Canadians killed in Tehran plane crash

January 9, 2020 8:12 am EST.

As Canada’s Prime Minister vowed to get answers in the Ukrainian airlines crash, Iranian-Canadians are reeling after more than 60 lives were lost. Edmonton was the hardest hit Canadian area, with at least 27 members perishing in the crash- or roughly one percent of the city’s entire Iranian community.

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