Canada is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of Iran in the world. There are over 280,000 Iranian Canadians living here. 

The rallies they've held in recent months have been some of the largest that Canada has ever seen. According to the CBC last month, 350,000 people took to the streets in Toronto. And that was before the war had even begun.

Today we’re checking in with three Iranian-Canadians as they watch history unfold.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits:  Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

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Photo: Sima Ghaffarzadeh

More information:

• An estimated 350,000 people rally in Toronto in support of Iran protests, police say — CBC
• Iranian-owned gym in Thornhill hit by gunfire — Global News

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