A nation’s loss: Victims of Flight 752
Fifty-seven Canadians were killed when their plane was shot down in Iran. They included scientists, students, newlyweds and children from across the country.
Society
‘They were both go-getters’
Armin Morattab, 36, remembers his twin, Arvin Morattab, 1984-2020, and his sister-in-law, Aida Farzaneh, 1986-2020
‘Her heart was like the ocean’
Sisters Asieh Banisadr, 40, and Salmeh Banisadr, 40, remember their mother, Niloufar Sadr, 1958-2020
Walking in the footsteps of the victims of Flight 752
The Tehran air crash victims followed a path of hope to Canada. We learn much by walking in their footsteps.
‘They wanted a simple life’
Babak Ahmadi, 38, remembers his friends Razgar Rahimi, 1981-2020, and Farideh Gholami, 1981-2020, and his godson Jiwan Rahimi, 2016-2020
Dear Mike Sloan: ’You were a teacher offering a great gift’
Scott Simmie tells Mike Sloan, a friend who wrote about his medically assisted death on Twitter as @mikelondoncan, that he changed people’s lives
Desmond Cole: ’Canada insists on being surprised by its own racism’
Cole, a leading Black activist and critic of systemic racial injustices, sits down with Sarmishta Subramanian to discuss his new book ’The Skin We’re In’
Beijing’s credibility deficit makes the coronavirus crisis much worse
Terry Glavin: Never mind bogus web stories. The most egregious purveyor of ’fake news’ about the outbreak has been the Chinese government itself
You can buy a $98 Daryl Hannah-themed hot chocolate in Vancouver
Time was, the drink seemed decadent all on its own. A West Coast festival has changed that.
Solving the climate crisis isn’t on consumers. It’s on the people in power.
Mark Jaccard’s latest book on the climate emergency argues consumers should stop feeling guilty about their habits. But as citizens, they need to elect better leaders.