On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran, by two Iranian surface-to-air missiles. Fifty-five Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents were among the 176 people killed in this national tragedy.
I personally knew one of those passengers who was on that flight, a lovely customer of mine with her Mom who was just returning home from a holiday vacation. To this day I remember her life and how it was cut short for no reason other than ageless hate. We remember you Alina and are better people for having met you. As they say tears are not enough.