Thirty-five years ago, on September 5, 1983, Canada’s External Affairs Minister Allan J. MacEachen and Transport Minister Lloyd Axworthy announced that Canada would suspend all flights by Aeroflot into Canada for 60 days. The move came in response to the September 1, 1983, downing of a South Korean airliner (KAL Flight 007, flying from New … Continue reading Septеmber 5, 1983