Canada halts flights from U.K. in response to new coronavirus strain
Canada joined several European nations in halting incoming flights from the U.K. on Sunday in an effort to prevent a new, potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus from spreading to this country.
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Posted: Dec 21, 2020 3:51 PM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
Wreckage from Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which was shot down by Iran s Revolutionary Guard Corps on Jan 8., killing all 176 people aboard, including 138 people with ties to Canada. A recent report by Ottawa s special adviser on the issue says Iran should not be in charge of the probe.(Associated Press)
Iran s Foreign Affairs Ministry accused Canada on Monday of exploiting the grief of families of those killed during the downing of Flight PS752 in Iran early this year.
Speaking at a news conference in Tehran, ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said Canada wants to make a business out of the families suffering and that Canada s actions have been politicized and without legal basis.
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Mercedes Stephenson: This week on The West Block, the year that changed everything: a global pandemic, Iran, China and a new American president. My year-end interview with Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne starts now.
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins me now for our year-end interview. Thank you so much for making time for us, Minister. I know you have one of the busiest jobs in cabinet.
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne: Well thank you, and thank you for coming to Global Affairs. I must say, yes indeed, 2020 was eventful for all of us. But I think sometime when I reflected for this interview, I’d say, I think 2020 showed the fragility and resilience of humanity across the world and certainly in our country. So certainly, there’s a lot of lessons learned from 2020 and everyone, our watchers
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