Ottawa, June 23 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday paid solemn tribute to the victims of the Air India Flight 182 'Kanishka' bombing on its 41st anniversary, saying Canada stands with the survivors, families and communities who continue to carry the loss of one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history.

In a message issued on the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, Carney honoured the victims of the 1985 bombing and reaffirmed Canada's commitment to combating violent extremism in all its forms.

"Forty-one years ago today, the bombing of Air India Flight 182 claimed 329 innocent lives, including 268 Canadians. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Canada's history," Carney said in...