The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Sept. 26
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CANADIAN-IRANIAN PROFESSOR FREED FROM PRISON IN IRAN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a retired Canadian-Iranian professor has been released from a Tehran prison and will soon be reunited with her family, friends and colleagues. Homa Hoodfar had been held at Tehran’s Evin prison since June 6th. Margie Mendell, a Concordia professor and close friend, says she was told Hoodfar is very frail and looks extremely thin. Since Canada does not have direct diplomatic ties with Iran, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says Canada had help from other countries to free Hoodfar — including Oman, Italy, and Switzerland.
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