カテゴリー: Canada
Downing of Chinese balloon off the US coast has been followed by three incidents, raising questions about North American securityThe downing of a huge Chinese balloon off the US coast, followed by the shootdowns of two smaller objects over Alaska and C…
Move shows ‘what is happening to the Uyghurs is unacceptable’, says MP after non-binding parliamentary ballot with prime minister’s supportCanada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China, but are now…
The UK, US, Canada and Australia have announced a range of measures aimed at punishing Myanmar’s militaryThe UK, US and Canada have imposed fresh sanctions against Myanmar’s military, including some measures aimed at stopping the supply of aviation fue…
PM says officials signed contracts that have ‘questionable levels of security’ and could leave country exposed Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to review a contract awarded to a Beijing-linked firm to supply and maintain federal police …
China accused of illegal activities but Beijing embassy says locations are merely ‘service stations’ to renew driver’s licensesCanada has summoned Beijing’s ambassador following reports of a network of illegal Chinese “police stations” in the country, …
Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low riskAuthorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing, where protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, as pol…
Exclusive: as the two nations prepare to co-host Cop15, Mélanie Joly discusses Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategyCanada will work with China when needed – but challenge it when necessary, the country’s foreign minister said, as the two nations…
Beijing court finds Chinese-born singer raped three women in November and December 2020A Beijing court has sentenced the Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, just over a year afte…
China’s president, Xi Jinping, confronted the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, at the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia. The Chinese leader accused Trudeau of ‘leaking’ details of their diplomatic conversations to the media. ‘That is not a…
Chinese president’s testy remarks about briefings on earlier conversation captured by media pool at G20 summit in IndonesiaXi Jinping has angrily rebuked Justin Trudeau after Canadian officials shared details of a previous meeting, highlighting the fro…
Canadian prime minister met China’s president at G20 summit in Bali amid tensions over aggressive interventions by BeijingJustin Trudeau has raised “serious concerns” over suspected domestic interference by China in his first talks with President Xi Ji…
Yuesheng Wang, a worker at Quebec’s power utility, is accused of sending trade secrets to China Canada’s federal police have charged an electric vehicle battery researcher at Quebec’s power utility with espionage, alleging the worker was covertly sendi…
Mélanie Joly hints at new Indo-Pacific strategy and asks firms to be clear-eyed in business with ChinaCanada’s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, has said China has become “increasingly disruptive” on the world stage as she hinted in a speech at a new Ind…
The prime minister’s comments come after a news report that Beijing had funded a ‘clandestine network’ of candidates in 2019Justin Trudeau has warned that China is “play[ing] aggressive games” to undermine democratic institutions amid reports Beijing a…
Beijing says Toronto locations are ‘services stations’ to renew licenses – but China watchers say they monitor and pressure country’s diasporaAt a strip mall convenience store sandwiched between a hotpot restaurant and hair salon on the outskirts of To…