Gbeck Future Film Festival picks five movies from Iran 

TEHRAN – Five movies from Iranian filmmakers will be screened at the 7th Gbeck Future Film Festival as “This Side, Other Side” from Iran won the award for best short animation beforehand at the Canadian event.

“The Recess” star Mojan Kordi crowned best at Living Skies festival

TEHRAN – Mojan Kordi won the award for the best performance at the 33rd Living Skies Student Film Festival in Canada for her role in the Iranian short drama “The Recess” directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad, the organizers announced on Sunday.

Iran says Canada misusing the grief of Ukraine plane victims  

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday lashed out at Canada for misusing the unfortunate downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane on January 8 near Tehran, saying the Ottawa government “is trading” with the grief of the bereaved families.

Tehran rejects anti-Iran human rights resolution

Among the countries that back the Canadian-proposed resolution are the Israel, S. Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, and Albania

TEHRAN — Tehran has dismissed as “unacceptable” a draft human rights resolution against Iran which was put forward by the Canadian government at the United Nations.

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Iran slams Canadian suits over downed Ukrainian plane as politically-motivated

TEHRAN — Tehran has reacted to reports of Canadian lawsuits delivered to Iran over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane by the Iranian military in January.

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Iran has final say over who analyzes black boxes of Ukrainian plane

Kathy Fox, the head of Canada’s Transportation Safety Board, has said that Iran has the final say over who gets to analyze the flight data recorders from the Ukrainian passenger jet accidentally shot down in January.

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Canada agrees with Iran on sending downed plane’s black boxes to France

TEHRAN — Canada agrees with Iran’s plan to send the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane directly to France instead of Ukraine, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Friday.

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Canadian politician hopes that world can finally see backside of Trump, applaud his exit

TEHRAN– Celina Caesar-Chavannes, a Canadian politician expressed hoped that world can finally see the backside of Trump and applaud his exit.

Shorts from Iran line up for Lakeshorts film festival

TEHRAN – A lineup of six Iranian films will go on screen at the 10th edition of the Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.

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Canada oil-sands plan collapses

Climate crisis pushing energy transition towards low-carbon products

Canada’s MEG Energy Corp has asked Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for a three-year delay for the approval process of a proposed oil sands project in the western province, the Globe and Mail reported Monday.

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U.S. customs chief admits misconduct towards Iranians at U.S.-Canada border

The Customs and Border Protection agency’s top official, in a rare admission of misconduct, said Tuesday that agents should not have detained Iranian Americans at the U.S.-Canada border last month, The Seattle Times reported.

Politicization of Ukrainian plane crash must be rejected, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that politicization of the Ukrainian passenger plane crash must be rejected.

Iran volleyball learn opponents at Tokyo 2020

TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team have learned their opponents at the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Canadian CEO says Trump is responsible for Ukrainian plane crash

The CEO of a Canadian company affected by the Ukrainian plane crash on Wednesday has said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East were ultimately responsible for death of victims.

Iran earn first win at 2019 FIVB World Cup

TEHRAN – Iran came from behind to beat Canada 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-19) at Nagano White Ring arena to register their first win at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup on Friday.

Egypt stun Iran at FIVB World Cup

TEHRAN – Iran suffered second defeat in a row at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup, losing to Egypt 3-1 on Wednesday.

MP urges seizure of Canada-destined ships in retaliation

TEHRAN – A top Iranian lawmaker has denounced Canada’s seizure of Iran’s assets, saying Canadian shipments crossing the Strait of Hormuz should be confiscated by Iran in retaliation.

Raisi: Iran to have Canada’s assets seized in retaliation

TEHRAN – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ebrahimi Raisi has warned Canada that if it does not reverse its decision on confiscating Iran’s assets, the Iranian Judiciary and Foreign Ministry will cooperate to identify Canada’s assets through international bodies and have them seized.

Kadkhodaei: Seizure of Iran’s assets in Canada is an example of ‘economic terrorism’

TEHRAN – Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, has described the recent move by Canada to sell $30 million worth of Iranian assets as a blatant example of “state-run economic terrorism.”

Canada taking hostage welfare of 400,000 Iranian expatriates for political ends

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the Ottawa government has been taking hostage the welfare of 400,000 Iranians living in Canada for political ends.

Canadian Inspector Reveals Bolton’s Involvement in Money Laundering

A Canadian Police inspector has disclosed the results of investigation into a drug-trafficking case that provide clues about US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s involvement in money laundering and suspicious financial transactions.

Iran victorious over Canadian team at William Jones Cup

TEHRAN – Iran U23 basketball team defeated University of British Columbia (UBS) Thunderbirds 72-61 at Day 5 of the 41st William Jones Cup.

Iran extend winning run to six in 2019 FIVB VNL

TEHRAN – Iran swept past Canada in straight sets (25-15, 26-24, 25-16) at the third competition week of the men’s 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Urmia, West Azarbaijan province on Friday.