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Michael Spavor Thanks Canada, World, Asks for Privacy After Chinese Prison Release

OTTAWA—Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020−day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end. Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were ...

October 1, 2021BY The Canadian Press

‘2 Michaels’ Back in Canada After Nearly 3 Years of Captivity in China

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have arrived in Canada following their release from imprisonment in China. Kovrig and ...

September 25, 2021BY Omid Ghoreishi

Canadians Held in China Coming Home Following Huawei CFO’s Release

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada, the country's Prime Minister Justin ...

September 24, 2021BY Omid Ghoreishi

Meng Freed After Canadian Court Drops Extradition Case

A Canadian court has dropped U.S. extradition proceedings against Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, lifting her bail ...

September 24, 2021BY Andrew Chen

Rally Marks 1,000 Days Since China Detained Two Canadians

Supporters of two Canadians accused of spying and held in Chinese prison for 1,000 days rallied on Sept. ...

September 5, 2021BY Reuters

Harsh Sentencing of Canadians a Result of Years of Ottawa’s ‘Wrong Direction’ on China, Dissident Says

This week’s upholding of Robert Schellenberg’s death sentence followed by the 11-year jail term given to Michael Spavor ...

August 11, 2021BY Omid Ghoreishi

The Price China Never Paid for Its ‘Hostage Diplomacy’

Analysis After Canadian authorities arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request on Dec. 1, 2018, ...

March 25, 2021BY Omid Ghoreishi

Kovrig, Spavor Scheduled to Stand Trial in China in Coming Days

Canada's embassy in Beijing has been notified that court hearings for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been ...

March 17, 2021BY Omid Ghoreishi

As ‘Two Michaels’ Mark 2 Years in Detention, Dissident Shares Hardest Part of His Own Captivity in China

Psychological torture and torment were a harsh reality for human rights activist Yang Jianli while held as a ...

December 10, 2020BY Omid Ghoreishi

Conservative Critic Dismisses Beijing’s Pandemic Excuse for Barring Access to 2 Michaels

OTTAWA—China can no longer credibly use the "excuse" of COVID-19 to continue keeping Canadian diplomats from visiting Michael ...

October 12, 2020BY The Canadian Press

Three-Quarters of Canadians Support Meng Extradition Case Playing out in Court, Disagree With Intervention: Poll

A new poll shows that 72 percent of Canadians are supportive of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case ...

June 29, 2020BY Hongyan Lu

Arbitrary Detention: Canadians Being Held in China

It has been a year now since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were seized and detained by ...

December 10, 2019BY Joan Delaney

One Year After Arrest 2 Canadians Held in China to Face Trial

OTTAWA—As two imprisoned Canadians face trials in Chinese courts where convictions are virtually assured, MPs prepared on Dec. 10 to ...

December 10, 2019BY The Canadian Press

China Blocks Canola Shipments From Canada’s Richardson Amid Diplomatic Row

BEIJING/KABUL—China has canceled major Canadian agribusiness Richardson International Ltd's registration to ship canola to China, according to a ...

March 5, 2019BY Reuters

Canadian Delegation in Shanghai Seeks Release of Kovrig and Spavor

TORONTO—A Canadian parliamentary delegation currently visiting Shanghai has asked for the release of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and ...

January 7, 2019BY Margaret Wollensak

China Says Detained Canadians Violated the Law; Kovrig’s Employer Says He’s Innocent

The Chinese regime’s top prosecutor said Jan. 3 that two Canadians detained after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng ...

January 3, 2019BY Margaret Wollensak

Suspects or Hostages? China Detains a Third Canadian in Retaliation for Arresting Huawei CFO

The Chinese authorities have detained three Canadian citizens living or travelling in China.

December 20, 2018BY Nicole Hao