Canada closes embassy in Iran

News Agencies – September 7, 2012   The Canadian Harper government has closed the Canadian Embassy in Iran and ordered all Iranian diplomats in Canada to leave the country. The move effectively severs ties with the Islamic Republic after years of increasingly tense relations marked by accusations, warnings and sanctions. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in…

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Passengers Must show “Entire Face” under tougher Canadian Air Security Rules

The Globe and Mail – September 17, 2010 The Canadian Harper government has quietly tightened air security rules to make it absolutely clear that airlines must check a passenger’s “entire face” before they board a plane. The measure stems from an early August 2010 controversy in which a video released on YouTube showed two Muslim…

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