OTTAWA — The Conservative election platform will contain a climate-change plan that could cut greenhouse-gas emissions faster than the Liberals plan will, party leader Erin O Toole said . . .
OTTAWA U.S. President Joe Bidenâs first call to a foreign leader will be to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this Friday, the White House has announced. During a Wednesday evening briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced the coming call. Earlier in the day, federal officials and Canadaâs Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman signalled that a conversation between the two world leaders would be scheduled soon. Hillman indicated that Trudeau will soon be looking to meet with Biden and his team, though due to the ongoing pandemic and border restrictions, what would typically be an in-person official visit will happen virtually.
BEIJING Canada said Thursday that it has confirmed with China that two Canadians held for two years in China in a case linked to a Huawei executive have not been put on trial, contrary to remarks by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
China affirmed Thursday that Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will face a national security trial as Canada and its allies urged Beijing to release the pair, saying they were being arbitrarily imprisoned.
The two Canadian men known in Canada and abroad as the two Michaels marked two full years behind bars on Thursday, in separate Chinese prisons, on what Canada and dozens of its Western allies say are unfounded espionage charges.
China has faced accusations of so-called hostage diplomacy for acting in retaliation for the RCMP s December 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Chinese high-tech executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition warrant.
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