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A house fire in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, kills seven children from a Syrian family.
2019-02-19

Israel Defense Forces extract 98 White Helmets and 324 others from recently recaptured southwestern Syrian territory into Jordan, at the request of Canada and the United States. Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany offer refuge to some of them. Two other groups intended for rescue, comprising about 800 people, do not escape.
2018-07-21

John Baird resigns as the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2015-02-3

Canada closes its embassy in Iran and orders all Iranian diplomatic staff out of Canada, citing Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran's "among the worst" human rights record, its lack of respect for the Vienna conventions, its nuclear program and the security of Canadian diplomatic personnel. It sees Iran as the world's "most significant threat to global peace and security." Minister of foreign affairs Baird says the Canadian government files Iran as a "state sponsor of terrorism" under the Canadian
2012-09-7

Eyewitnesses claim that Syrian security forces killed four protesters in the coastal city of Banias.
2011-04-10

Security forces in Syria arrest dozens of people following pro-reform protests.
2011-04-2

Snipers in the city of Latakia, Syria, kill at least three people as protests continue.
2011-03-26

Syrian protestors call for "a day of anger" against the Syrian government.
2011-02-4

2011 Syrian protests: Social media mobilises the people of Syria for rallies demanding freedom, human rights and the end to emergency law, scheduled for Friday and Saturday in front of the parliament in Damascus and at Syrian embassies internationally.
2011-02-3

Canada's Transportation Minister John Baird orders an inquiry after a video surfaces showing two figures boarding a flight without showing their faces.
2010-08-3