OTTAWA—Conservative MP Scott Reid is hoping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will raise the issue of a Canadian citizen detained in China during the APEC summit, following a “tradition” where Reid made a similar request when then-Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

Starting June 25 and continuing for the next few days, rallies appealing for the rescue of a Canadian citizen detained in China are being held in several cities across the country.

Canada’s ambassador to China has visited two Canadians who have been detained for nearly two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition warrant.

Sun Qian, a Canadian citizen detained in China, has been held in handcuffs and leg shackles continuously, day and night, since May 5, her sister says.

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to travel to China on Dec. 3, family and friends of Canadians currently detained in China are asking him to request their release during his visit.

The Department of Justice said that at that time, David Lametti will also decide whether Nygard's surrender should await the outcome of the Canadian charges.

The trial of Canadian citizen Sun Qian, who has been detained in China since last February because she practises Falun Gong, took place in Beijing on Sept. 12 but ended with no ruling by the judge.

In apparent retaliation, Beijing arbitrarily detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for more than 1,000 days.

A Letter to Canadian Prime Minister from the Detained Canadian Citizen Qian Sun’s Attorneys The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: We, certified attorneys from the People’s Republic of China, act as defender and agent ad litem for your

OTTAWA—Two lawyers representing Sun Qian, a Canadian citizen detained in China, have withdrawn from the case due to pressure from the Chinese authorities, leaving Sun unrepresented since last week.

A charter flight company whose crew was detained in the Dominican Republic is asking the Canadian government to issue a travel advisory for the Caribbean destination, a position echoed by the Air Line Pilots Association of Canada (ALPA Canada).

Canadian citizen Sun Qian, currently detained in Beijing for practising Falun Gong, was recently forced to undergo brainwashing sessions aimed at coercing her to renounce her beliefs, The Epoch Times has learned.

Former MP and justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks at a press conference in support of efforts to secure the release of Canadian citizen Qian Sun detained in China for her practice of Falun Gong, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 9, 2017.

However, in the aftermath of Canada arresting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request in December 2018, China changed Schellenberg's sentence to a death sentence, and also detained Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor

Canada executed a U.S. extradition warrant against the Huawei executive in late 2018 and in apparent retaliation China arbitrarily detained Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for over 1,000 days.

Millions of Falun Gong practitioners have been arbitrarily detained, including family members of Canadians," Ouellette said.

The punishment was stopped after the Canadian embassy got involved, according to Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.

Freeland noted that she was Canada’s foreign minister when China arbitrarily detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for more than 1,000 days in apparent retaliation after Canada executed a U.S. extradition warrant in late 2018 for Huawei

Diplomatic relations between the countries have been deteriorating since 2018, when China arbitrarily detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in apparent retaliation for the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.

told reporters her 81-year-old mother has been in jail for three years after being arbitrarily detained and given a four-year sentence.

Other Canadians Detained China watchers are voicing concern about increasing travel to China, noting cases of other Canadian citizens being detained by the Chinese regime.

TORONTO—More than eight in ten Canadians have a negative impression of the Chinese regime and more than half believe Canada was right to detain a high-level Huawei executive for possible extradition to the United States, according to a Nanos survey released

Diplomatic relations between the countries have been strained since 2018, when Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada and China responded by detaining Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

Beijing-Ottawa relations began to deteriorate in 2018, when China arbitrarily detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in apparent retaliation for the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver, following a U.S. extradition request

China responded by arbitrarily detaining Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor and keeping them in custody for more than 1,000 days.

Trudeau had pursued stronger ties with China, including a free-trade deal, but these efforts stopped after China detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysian police said Wednesday that they have detained four Westerners —including two Canadians —suspected of posing naked at the country's highest peak last month, just days before an earthquake killed 18 climbers on the mountain

In apparent retaliation, China detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for more than 1,000 days.

Diplomatic relations between the countries had been deteriorating since 2018, when China arbitrarily detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in apparent retaliation for the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver on a U.S.

In apparent retaliation, China detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for over 1,000 days. In recent years, Canadian security bodies have singled out China as the foremost foreign interference threat to Canada's democracy.