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This Day in History (12-02-1397)
May 02, 2018 07:45Today is Wednesday; 12th of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1397 solar hijri; corresponding to 15th of the Islamic month of Sha’ban 1439 lunar hijri; and May 2, 2018, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar.
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Canada: 10 dead, 15 injured as truck runs over Toronto
Apr 24, 2018 06:13A driver plowed his white Ryder rental van into a crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with lunch-hour pedestrians, police said.
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Canada imposes targeted sanctions against Myanmar general
Feb 16, 2018 18:47Canada has imposed "targeted sanctions" against a Myanmar general who led an army crackdown that forced over hundreds of thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
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Trudeau promises new legal framework to guarantee indigenous rights
Feb 15, 2018 16:36Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is drafting legislation to create a legal framework aimed at preserving the rights of aboriginals in all government decisions.
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Man assails 11-year-old Canadian Muslim girl in Toronto, cuts her hijab with scissors
Jan 13, 2018 09:31An 11-year-old Muslim Canadian school girl has expressed horror after her hijab (Islamic headdress) was repeatedly cut by a male assailant while she was walking to school with her younger brother.
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Two airplanes collide on ground at Toronto airport
Jan 06, 2018 08:46Two jets collided on the ground at a Toronto airport on Friday, setting the tail of one aircraft alight and prompting passengers to evacuate the other via an emergency slide.
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Canadian judge suspends Quebec niqab ban
Dec 02, 2017 07:31A Canadian judge on Friday suspended part of a Quebec law banning people from wearing full-face veils when giving or receiving public services, handing a provisional victory to civil liberties groups who argued that the law is unconstitutional and discriminates against Muslim women.
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Iran’s UN envoy slams Canada’s double standards on human rights
Nov 15, 2017 13:07A senior Iranian diplomat has blasted Canada for proposing a “politically-motivated” UN resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran, while Ottawa, itself, has long been involved in a broad range of human rights abuses at home and elsewhere.
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Russia slaps sanctions on dozens of Canadians in tit-for-tat measure
Nov 05, 2017 12:48Moscow has banned dozens of Canadian individuals from entering Russia in retaliation for sanctions recently imposed by Ottawa against 30 Russian officials.
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Iran, Canada diplomats hold talks in Tehran: Qassemi
Oct 16, 2017 17:25A delegation from Global Affairs Canada has traveled to Tehran and held talks with Iranian officials in the continuation of efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.