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April 23, 2013
10:57 am

Illustrative photo of a Via Rail (Canada) train (photo credit: CC BY-SA by Randy Plunkett, Wikimedia Commons)

Canada plot raises questions on Iran link to al-Qaeda

International Sunni terror group has been maintaining a clandestine presence in Shiite Iran since at least 2001, analyst says

By Charmaine Noronha and Rob Gillies

May 20, 2012
11:58 am

Transgendered beauty queen Jenna Talackova, center, appears in the Miss Universe Canada pageant in Toronto on Saturday May 19, 2012. Talackova sparked global attention when she was initially disqualified from the pageant. (photo credit: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Iranian model wins Miss Universe Canada

Other finalists were born in Ghana, Amman; first transgender contestant loses

By Charmaine Noronha and Times of Israel staff