Canada says it will no longer allow people to be extradited to Hong Kong and will block the export of sensitive military goods to the former British colony, citing the harsh new national-security legislation China has imposed on the Asian city.And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking at additional measures, including on immigration, “in the days and weeks” ahead that could help Hong Kongers who want to flee.Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada is taking these actions because of the security law China enacted this week that critics say eliminates...…Canada says it will no longer allow people to be extradited to Hong Kong and will block the export of sensitive military goods to the former British colony, citing the harsh new national-security legislation China has imposed on the Asian city.And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking at additional measures, including on immigration, “in the days and weeks” ahead that could help Hong Kongers who want to flee.Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada is taking these actions because of the security law China enacted this week that critics say eliminates...WW…

Beijing and ottawaA Chinese court has sentenced a Falun Gong practitioner who held a Canadian passport to eight years in prison for belonging to a spiritual movement that Beijing calls a “cult.”Sun Qian also renounced her Canadian citizenship in the process – a move her supporters say she made under duress and torture.“I believe she should still be regarded by us as a Canadian citizen,” former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler said. Mr. Cotler, who has worked on Ms. Sun’s case, accused the Chinese of securing a false confession from her.“If someone is tortured into making a false...…Beijing and ottawaA Chinese court has sentenced a Falun Gong practitioner who held a Canadian passport to eight years in prison for belonging to a spiritual movement that Beijing calls a “cult.”Sun Qian also renounced her Canadian citizenship in the process – a move her supporters say she made under duress and torture.“I believe she should still be regarded by us as a Canadian citizen,” former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler said. Mr. Cotler, who has worked on Ms. Sun’s case, accused the Chinese of securing a false confession from her.“If someone is tortured into making a false...WW…

Beijing and ottawaChina says it has found pests in logs from Canada, raising fears that Beijing is threatening a key Canadian export in retaliation for a recent court ruling against detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.Customs officials have found longhorn beetles and bark beetles in shipments of Canadian logs, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday in Beijing.“In order to prevent the introduction of these pests, China has treated the logs in accordance with relevant Chinese quarantine laws and regulations,” he said.Mr. Zhao called these “normal quarantine safety”...…Beijing and ottawaChina says it has found pests in logs from Canada, raising fears that Beijing is threatening a key Canadian export in retaliation for a recent court ruling against detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.Customs officials have found longhorn beetles and bark beetles in shipments of Canadian logs, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday in Beijing.“In order to prevent the introduction of these pests, China has treated the logs in accordance with relevant Chinese quarantine laws and regulations,” he said.Mr. Zhao called these “normal quarantine safety”...WW…

The federal government said a B.C. judge’s refusal on Wednesday to end an extradition case against Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was entirely out of its hands as it braced for economic retaliation from Beijing.The high profile case has placed Canada in the middle of a global power struggle between the United States and China. It has stranded Ms. Meng, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., in Vancouver for more than 18 months, and led to the retaliatory arrest in China of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and punishing sanctions on farm goods from...…The federal government said a B.C. judge’s refusal on Wednesday to end an extradition case against Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was entirely out of its hands as it braced for economic retaliation from Beijing.The high profile case has placed Canada in the middle of a global power struggle between the United States and China. It has stranded Ms. Meng, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., in Vancouver for more than 18 months, and led to the retaliatory arrest in China of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and punishing sanctions on farm goods from...WW…

OttawaForeign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne has two registered residential mortgages with the state-owned Bank of China in London, which the opposition says opens him to ”personal financial vulnerability” at a time when relations with Beijing are at a standstill.Mr. Champagne, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015, bought two apartments in London – one in in 2009 and one in 2013 – while he was an executive with Amec Foster Wheeler PLC, the British multinational construction and engineering giant.The mortgages were initially valued at $1.7-million, and the...…OttawaForeign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne has two registered residential mortgages with the state-owned Bank of China in London, which the opposition says opens him to ”personal financial vulnerability” at a time when relations with Beijing are at a standstill.Mr. Champagne, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015, bought two apartments in London – one in in 2009 and one in 2013 – while he was an executive with Amec Foster Wheeler PLC, the British multinational construction and engineering giant.The mortgages were initially valued at $1.7-million, and the...WW…

Washington and ottawaU.S. President Donald Trump has started a new continental tariff war, reimposing tariffs of 10 per cent on most Canadian aluminum that Canada will match with tariffs of its own.“In response to the American tariffs announced today, Canada will impose countermeasures that will include dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter on Thursday evening. In a statement, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland described Mr. Trump’s move as “unwarranted and unacceptable.” She did not say if the retaliatory tariffs would affect only U.S....…Washington and ottawaU.S. President Donald Trump has started a new continental tariff war, reimposing tariffs of 10 per cent on most Canadian aluminum that Canada will match with tariffs of its own.“In response to the American tariffs announced today, Canada will impose countermeasures that will include dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter on Thursday evening. In a statement, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland described Mr. Trump’s move as “unwarranted and unacceptable.” She did not say if the retaliatory tariffs would affect only U.S....WW…

OttawaSaudi Arabia has been pressing Canada to extradite a former top Saudi intelligence officer now living in Toronto, sources say.Saad Aljabri, who held a cabinet-rank intelligence post under deposed crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef, has been living in Toronto since a 2017 palace coup in Riyadh that left Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – known by his initials MBS – as the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. MBS is officially next in line to succeed his 84-year-old father, King Salman.Canadian sources say the 61-year-old Mr. Aljabri has vast counterterrorism experience and a deep knowledge of...…OttawaSaudi Arabia has been pressing Canada to extradite a former top Saudi intelligence officer now living in Toronto, sources say.Saad Aljabri, who held a cabinet-rank intelligence post under deposed crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef, has been living in Toronto since a 2017 palace coup in Riyadh that left Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – known by his initials MBS – as the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. MBS is officially next in line to succeed his 84-year-old father, King Salman.Canadian sources say the 61-year-old Mr. Aljabri has vast counterterrorism experience and a deep knowledge of...WW…

OttawaThe Chinese government says that if Canada sets Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou free it could affect the fate of two Canadians jailed and charged with espionage by Beijing.China has repeatedly rejected suggestions there is any connection between its detention of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor and Canada’s arrest of Ms. Meng in December, 2018, on an extradition request from the United States.On Wednesday, however, a top spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs linked the two matters.Zhao Lijian was commenting on reports in the Canadian...…OttawaThe Chinese government says that if Canada sets Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou free it could affect the fate of two Canadians jailed and charged with espionage by Beijing.China has repeatedly rejected suggestions there is any connection between its detention of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor and Canada’s arrest of Ms. Meng in December, 2018, on an extradition request from the United States.On Wednesday, however, a top spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs linked the two matters.Zhao Lijian was commenting on reports in the Canadian...WW…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to support the World Health Organization even as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to cancel his country’s membership in the UN agency. But Mr. Trudeau adds Ottawa will ask hard questions about China’s relationship with the global public-health body.“No global institution is perfect, and there are obviously things we need to work on and things we need to improve,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters Tuesday, two days after Canada and dozens of other countries passed a resolution calling for an independent review of the WHO’s handling of the...…Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to support the World Health Organization even as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to cancel his country’s membership in the UN agency. But Mr. Trudeau adds Ottawa will ask hard questions about China’s relationship with the global public-health body.“No global institution is perfect, and there are obviously things we need to work on and things we need to improve,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters Tuesday, two days after Canada and dozens of other countries passed a resolution calling for an independent review of the WHO’s handling of the...WW…

OttawaBrian Mulroney is calling for “an immediate and urgent rethink” of Canada-China relations and is praising Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for rejecting domestic demands to free senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in exchange for the release of two imprisoned Canadians.The former Progressive Conservative prime minister also told The Globe and Mail that Canada should bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s gear from this country’s next-generation 5G mobile networks if it would jeopardize intelligence sharing with Canada’s Five Eyes alliance.Mr. Mulroney, who...…OttawaBrian Mulroney is calling for “an immediate and urgent rethink” of Canada-China relations and is praising Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for rejecting domestic demands to free senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in exchange for the release of two imprisoned Canadians.The former Progressive Conservative prime minister also told The Globe and Mail that Canada should bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s gear from this country’s next-generation 5G mobile networks if it would jeopardize intelligence sharing with Canada’s Five Eyes alliance.Mr. Mulroney, who...WW…