Institutions throughout the country are planning a moment of silence at 1 p.m. EST
At least 86 victims of the deadly crash had ties to Canada, many of them students and professors returning after winter break visiting relatives in Iran.Universities across Canada are coming together today to honour the victims of a plane crash in Iran that left no survivors a week ago.
The Canadian Press has independently confirmed at least 86 victims with ties to Canada, many of them students and professors returning after spending the December break visiting relatives in Iran.Now institutions throughout the country are planning a moment of silence at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, according to the industry association Universities Canada.Similar events have played out in cities across the country in the last week.
Western University, in London, Ont., will host a memorial in the late afternoon to celebrate the lives of Hadis Hayatdavoudi, Milad Nahavandi, Ghazal Nourian, who were graduate students, and Sajedeh Saraeian, an incoming student. “It’s been a very tough week on campuses right across the country as so many people who perished have got connections to the university community,” he said.“The loss to our community is profound, the loss of potential, the really bright minds and engaged people who were pursuing research interests that were diverse, that were from all fields...it’s a very far-reaching loss.
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