Indigenous rights activist Miskwasine Agnew is expected to arrive in Toronto today after being part of a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza.
Agnew, a Cree and Dene woman and member of the Salt River First Nation, is among six Canadians on board the ship Conscience, which was intercepted by Israeli military forces earlier this week.
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Gur Tsapar, speaking on behalf of six Canadians aboard the Conscience, confirmed that Agnew is expected to land today at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport at approximately 4 p.m.
Khurram Musti Khan, from Milton, Ontario, is expected to land at the same airport from Istanbul on Sunday evening.
Although Nima Maasov has been released and deported to Istanbul, Tsapar said it is not yet known when she will be able to land in Canada.
He said Newfoundlanders Sadie Mays, Nikita Stapleton and Devonie Ellis remain detained in Israel but are expected to be deported to Jordan on Sunday.
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