In Canada, the term ‘nationalism’ doesn’t seem to have a bad rap. Here’s why.
OTTAWA — On a historic Remembrance Day, a century after the end of the First World War, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a Paris crowd that decaying trust in public institutions will lead citizens to...
View ArticleChina summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei exec
BEIJING (AP) — China summoned the U.S. ambassador to Beijing on Sunday to protest Canada’s detention of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei at Washington’s behest and demand the U.S....
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China pressures Canada, U.S. ahead of Huawei hearing
BEIJING — China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver. A headline in a Communist Party...
View ArticleElection reform bill passed in time for implementation in 2019 federal vote
OTTAWA — Legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference and constraining the influence of big money in Canadian elections has been approved by the Senate. Bill C-76 passed in the upper house late...
View ArticleHuawei’s CFO could learn Tuesday if she will be released on bail
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The BC Supreme Court in downtown Vancouver is packed again for the third day of a bail hearing for the CFO of Huawei. A quick, little recap as we wait for the third day of...
View ArticleFormer Canadian diplomat detained in China: reports
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – There are reports that China has detained a Canadian senior advisor for an international NGO, who was previously a diplomat. The International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a...
View ArticleChina says it has no information on detained ex-Canadian diplomat
BEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it had no information about a former Canadian diplomat detained in Beijing in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a leading Chinese...
View ArticleCould the arrest of Huawei’s CFO affect Vancouver’s real estate market?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Despite her release on bail, the arrest of Huawei’s CFO could have repercussions in Vancouver. Some experts say it likely sent a message to Chinese investors, which could have a...
View ArticleIdentity of second Canadian missing in China confirmed
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says the founder of a non-profit that organizes cultural-exchange trips to North Korea is the second Canadian to go missing in China in recent days. A spokesman for the...
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Amid detention of two men in China, Trudeau says feds will always stand up...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Canada’s prime minister is responding to the new developments in the dispute with China, after Chinese officials confirmed a second Canadian has been detained. This comes as China...
View ArticlePolice across Canada probing bomb threats as U.S. authorities dismiss ‘hoax’
TORONTO — Police forces in major cities across Canada are investigating multiple bomb threats, as authorities in the U.S. say similar threats sent to dozens of locations appear to be a hoax. Police in...
View ArticleFreeland says corners could not be cut with U.S. arrest request of Huawei exec
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says cutting corners to avoid arresting a Chinese executive at the request of the Americans simply was not an option to avoid a difficult political...
View ArticleGlobal Affairs confirms third Canadian detained in China
OTTAWA — Chinese authorities have detained a third Canadian but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there’s no reason yet to believe the case is linked to the recent arrests of two other Canadians in...
View ArticleB.C. Civil rights group sounds alarm after ruling finds CSIS monitored...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Civil rights groups are worried a federal watchdog’s ruling on the activities of Canada’s spy agency CSIS could have a chilling effect on environmental activism across the...
View ArticleChinese authorities say third Canadian detained over employment issues
OTTAWA – Chinese authorities say they have detained a Canadian woman over employment issues. China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Thursday morning that the woman was given an...
View ArticleCanada among targets of alleged Chinese hacking campaign
OTTAWA — U.S. authorities say companies in Canada were among the targets of two Chinese citizens charged with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data. An indictment was unsealed today...
View Article#6 in NEWS 1130’S Top 10 of 2018: NAFTA/USMCA negotiations
CANADA (NEWS 1130) — War broke out across much of the industrialized world in this year, a trade war that’s causing direct and indirect casualties in the Canadian economy. The year’s first shot, and...
View ArticleIn the short term, Canada not affected by U.S. government shutdown: UBC prof
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A UBC economist says Washington D.C. needs to resolve the partial government shutdown sooner than later if major economic impacts are to be avoided both sides of the border....
View ArticlePeople around the world ‘extremely disturbed’ by detention of Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians and people around the world are “extremely disturbed” by China’s detention of Canadians. Trudeau told reporters in Mali that Canada is impressing...
View ArticleTrudeau’s annual Christmas address calls for national unity
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians to stand together as they reflect on the year gone by and look ahead to the New Year. In his annual Christmas message, Trudeau...
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