In all, 57 Canadians died and a number of other victims appear to have been Iranian students studying in Canada. Although the crash has spread grief throughout the Iranian diaspora in Canada, the tragedy has disproportionately struck the city of Edmonton, capital of the oil-rich province of Alberta. Today, by some counts, Canada has the third-largest number of expatriate Iranians in the world, and its universities are a top destination for Iranian graduate students. Reza Akbari, the current president of Iranian Heritage Society, in Edmonton, Canada on Jan. 10, 2020. Of the 176 victims, 57 Canadians died on the flight that crashed on its way from Tehran to Ukraine.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2020 13:41 UTC