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Trials for Canadians Kovrig, Spavor to begin in China this week - National | Globalnews.ca
Garneau said the detention of the two men is "a top priority for the Government of Canada."
March 17, 2021 Source: Global News
Canada weighs calling China’s treatment of Uygurs a genocide
PM Justin Trudeau says there is ‘no question’ that there have been significant human rights abuses reported coming out of Xinjiang.
February 16, 2021 Source: South China Morning Post
China hits back at ‘despicable’ Canada’s call to end arbitrary detentions
Chinese embassy says Ottawa is hypocritical after US and 57 other countries join opposition to state-sponsored arrests.
February 16, 2021 Source: South China Morning Post
Huawei Canada VP defends Meng Wanzhou, won’t condemn detention of two Michaels - National | Globalnews.ca
Huawei Canada vice-president Morgan Elliott insisted repeatedly that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has done nothing wrong, but wouldn't say the same of the two Michaels.
February 14, 2021 Source: Global News
WSJ News Exclusive | As Huawei Talks Stall, Detention of Two Canadians in China Drags On
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China since 2018 after a Huawei executive was arrested in Vancouver, are at the center of a high-stakes standoff between Canada, the U.S. and China.
February 11, 2021 Source: WSJ
Court defeat for Meng as judge refuses to remove her security guards
Meng’s lawyers had argued that the guards put her at risk of catching Covid-19.
January 29, 2021 Source: South China Morning Post
Canada’s Trudeau urges unified front against China detentions
‘Who knows whose citizens might be next?’ prime minister asks, referring to two Canadians detained in China after the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver.
January 14, 2021 Source: South China Morning Post
Massages and Private Shopping Trips Cushion Tycoon’s Detention
The conditions of the Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges, are even more luxurious than previously known.
January 14, 2021 Source: The New York Times
Bullets were sent to Meng Wanzhou so China demanded she return, court hears
The bullets were sent in envelopes with distinctive markings, said the head of the private security firm protecting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and preventing her from escaping.
January 13, 2021 Source: South China Morning Post
US under Biden ‘could reboot Canada-China ties’ by dropping Meng case
Canada’s former foreign minister tells webinar Huawei could be charged in the case instead of its chief financial officer, with release of two Canadians held in China sought.
December 7, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Canadian MPs join campaign to release Meng Wanzhou
Niki Ashton of the NDP and Paul Manly of the Greens are taking part in the campaign to have the extradition case against Meng dropped.
November 23, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Ex-Mountie refusing to testify in Huawei extradition hearing is working at Macau casino
The British Columbia Supreme Court, which is hearing the Meng case, heard that Ben Chang hired outside legal counsel and advised that he will not appear to give evidence
November 20, 2020 Source: The Globe and Mail
Canada woos Hong Kong students amid China crackdown
Immigration minister cites Beijing’s recent move to disqualify elected legislators in city as he unveils new rules for easier path to permanent residency.
November 12, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
China warns Canada to halt ‘blatant interference’ as feud continues
Canada concluded China’s actions against ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang province constituted a genocide and called for sanctions
October 22, 2020 Source: the Guardian
Canada gets ‘virtual’ access to Spavor and Kovrig held in China
Canada has had its first contact since January with two of its citizens imprisoned in what Ottawa says is ‘arbitrary detention’ in China.
October 10, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Ontario Legislature cancels Chinese flag-raising event following outcry
Two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, have been imprisoned in China for nearly two years after arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
September 29, 2020 Source: The Globe and Mail
US misled Canadian court about Meng case, so she must be freed: lawyers
Huawei CFO Meng returned to the BC Supreme Court for her extradition case for the first time since May.
September 28, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post
Case to extradite Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to US resumes
Telecoms group to claim abuse of process, saying US government has provided partial evidence
September 28, 2020 Source: the Guardian
Huawei CFO case back in Canadian court on Monday
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies will be in a Canadian courtroom Monday arguing her extradition to the U.S. should be...
September 28, 2020 Source: AP NEWS
Canada court rejects Meng Wanzhou’s bid to see documents about arrest
In a blow to the Huawei executive, a Federal Court judge has ruled that six spy agency documents will remain redacted.
August 25, 2020 Source: South China Morning Post