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At least 16 people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, according to CTV Nevs, qouting Police Commissioner Brenda Lucki.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide passed 1.98 million on April 15 as the pandemic swept across the globe.

Johns Hopkins University's website showed over 126,000 people have died from the virus.

The total number of people recovered from COVID-19 reached passed 493,000 according to the data.

Americas

The coronavirus has reached the highest levels of government and the sporting world, with Canada's prime minister isolating himself when his wife tested positive, the Arsenal manager and a Chelsea player being diagnosed and the Australian Grand Prix cancelled just hours before the event was due to start.
China

Iran has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, an Iranian official said on March 11, a move that would end a two-month standoff over the recordings from the jet.   

Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev has had talks in Ottawa with David Morrison, Foreign and Defense Policy Advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It was reported that lifting of short-stay visas for Bulgarians in Canada has opened up new opportunities for contacts between people and business, BNR reported.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a phone conversation on Jan. 22.

The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional issues.
During the Cold War, political relations between Turkey and Canada evolved mainly around military and security cooperation within NATO.

The first remains of a Canadian who died when Iran shot down a passenger plane earlier this month arrived in Canada on Jan. 21. 

At the request of the family, no name was released.

"There has been one repatriation of remains which took place, and we respected the wish of the family to respect their privacy," said Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

A video verified by the New York Times reportedly shows an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand.
It is a location near the Tehran airport, where the Ukrainian aircraft stopped transmitting its the signal before it crashed.

The Ukrainian airliner that crashed killing 176 people was likely downed in error by an Iranian missile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Jan. 9.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Jan. 8 it was a "somber day" after a plane leaving from an airport in Iran crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians.

On video carried live by Canadian news services, Trudeau addressed the tragedy.