A total of 55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents of Canada died in the tragedy. The court had ruled that the downing constituted as an" act of terrorism" which allowed the kin of the victims to bypass Iran's legal immunity and seek compensation for their losses.... Hours prior to the downing, Iran had fired ballistic missiles at American bases in Iraq in retaliation for the US drone strike that assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The flight crashed outside Tehran with 176 onboard,