Iran plane crash
We all share this grief
Our editorial: On our cover this month, we offer a Farsi expression of condolence to illustrate a collective spirit of national devastation after the downing of Flight 752 in Tehran
Flight 752: A family torn apart
Abbas Saadat said goodbye to his family as they headed home to their lives in Edmonton. Don’t worry, they told each other. Life was good.
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.
‘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
Arrests will only thwart investigation of flight PS752
Christine Negroni: Crash detectives rely heavily on people—operational staff, air traffic controllers, airline schedulers. People are the greatest resource.
How Iran could have shot down a passenger jet
Safeguards should have stopped the targeting of an airliner. Tensions, egos and loosened rules could have got in the way.
Donald Trump gets impeached—57 Canadians die
Scott Gilmore: There are effects of the Trump presidency. Some will be felt in the decades to come, others are immediate and tragic.
To those who have perished since the Iranian Revolution
Marina Nemat: The time for democracy and fundamental change will come if war does not set fire to Iran
Trudeau confirms missile strike as likely cause of plane crash: Full transcript
Prime Minister Trudeau confirmed that Flight PS752 was likely downed by a missile strike. These are his remarks at a press conference in Ottawa.