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Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Joly says China’s attempts to broker peace in Ukraine will likely only help Russia re-arm and prolong the conflict. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada’s foreign minister says China peace talks in Moscow will prolong Ukraine war

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says China’s attempts to broker peace in…

 

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US ships mega generators to ease outages in Puerto Rico

 

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. The Chinese government said Xi would visit Moscow from March 20, to March 22, 2023, but gave no indication when he departed. The Russian government said Xi was due to arrive at midday and meet later with Putin.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine war

The neighbours described Xi’s three-day trip as an opportunity to deepen their ‘no-limits friendship’

 

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Eby says he’s “very troubled” by reports about Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year and he’s asked Canada’s intelligence agency for a briefing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Troubled’ Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

B.C. premier says Canadians deserve a ‘thorough and independent investigation’

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Eby says he’s “very troubled” by reports about Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year and he’s asked Canada’s intelligence agency for a briefing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Sim says his race is behind “insinuations” connecting him to election meddling by Chinese diplomats in a newspaper report on the issue.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver mayor says foreign meddling ‘insinuations’ are because he’s not Caucasian

Report says intelligence officials concerned the Chinese Consulate interfered in election

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Sim says his race is behind “insinuations” connecting him to election meddling by Chinese diplomats in a newspaper report on the issue.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A seagull stands atop a statue of Captain George Vancouver outside Vancouver City Hall, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Statistics Canada data published last month confirmed that B.C. leads the country as the province with the highest rate of unaffordable homes, due largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver. Voters in Vancouver’s municipal election have been met with an array of solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level

Lenny Zhou speaks out after report Chinese consulate in Vancouver interfered in 2022 local election

A seagull stands atop a statue of Captain George Vancouver outside Vancouver City Hall, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Statistics Canada data published last month confirmed that B.C. leads the country as the province with the highest rate of unaffordable homes, due largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver. Voters in Vancouver’s municipal election have been met with an array of solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Murder victim Amanda Zhao’s mother Baoying Yang (left) and father Zisheng Zhao pause for a moment during a news conference in Vancouver, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

‘Worse than an animal’: Mother enraged as killer claims Amanda Zhao might be alive

Zhao’s convicted killer, Ang Li, claims he was framed by China’s government seeks refugee status

Murder victim Amanda Zhao’s mother Baoying Yang (left) and father Zisheng Zhao pause for a moment during a news conference in Vancouver, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A woman hugs another returning on one of the few overseas flight arriving at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas…

A woman hugs another returning on one of the few overseas flight arriving at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Chinatown gate is seen on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Montreal. China on Friday accused Canada of smearing its reputation over allegations China is secretly operating two overseas police stations in Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

China accuses Canada of smearing reputation over alleged secret police stations

‘Stop sensationalizing and hyping the matter and stop attacks and smears on China’

The Chinatown gate is seen on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Montreal. China on Friday accused Canada of smearing its reputation over allegations China is secretly operating two overseas police stations in Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Mark Lee, who was a candidate for councillor in Richmond, B.C., in the 2022 municipal election, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Monday, March 6, 2023. Lee says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Chinese Canadians walk tightrope in political arena amid foreign interference debate

Some worry about Chinese Canadians being tarred by association

Mark Lee, who was a candidate for councillor in Richmond, B.C., in the 2022 municipal election, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Monday, March 6, 2023. Lee says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2023. Joly and her Chinese counterpart have had a testy exchange over Joly raising concerns that Beijing’s envoys may be interfering in domestic matters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Olivier Douliery-Pool Photo via AP

Joly and Chinese counterpart confront each other over interference claims

‘We will never accept any breach of our territorial integrity and sovereignty’

Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2023. Joly and her Chinese counterpart have had a testy exchange over Joly raising concerns that Beijing’s envoys may be interfering in domestic matters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Olivier Douliery-Pool Photo via AP
Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) regarding foreign election interference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Director of Canada’s spy agency agrees integrity of federal elections not compromised

David Vigneault thinks foreign agent registry would be a useful tool

Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) regarding foreign election interference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The House of Commons announced on Tuesday that it’s banning the application from all House-managed devices, effective March 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Liberals, Conservatives, NDP start stepping back from TikTok video app

APP BANNED from all government-issued devices, after similar moves in the U.S and European Union

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The House of Commons announced on Tuesday that it’s banning the application from all House-managed devices, effective March 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020. U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities

China says US ‘overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power’

FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020. U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks during a luncheon in Montreal, Thursday, December 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canada-China trade breaks record, as imports hit $100 billion

“Economic or trade flows (aren’t) affected very much by the political tensions”

Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks during a luncheon in Montreal, Thursday, December 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a town hall event with the carpenters’ union in Woodbridge, Ont., on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Political spin on election interference helps China undermine democracies: Trudeau

Prime minister says Canadians must have trust in the electoral process

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a town hall event with the carpenters’ union in Woodbridge, Ont., on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ships are framed by pieces of melting sea ice in Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces confirm that they are aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and waters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters

‘We will challenge China when we ought to, and we will co-operate with China when we need to’

Ships are framed by pieces of melting sea ice in Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces confirm that they are aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and waters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs for Nassau, Bahamas, from Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Trudeau is playing down a report that China tried to sway the last federal election, saying Canadian voters alone decided the outcome.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

Report: China worked to help ensure a Liberal victory and defeat Conservative politicians

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs for Nassau, Bahamas, from Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Trudeau is playing down a report that China tried to sway the last federal election, saying Canadian voters alone decided the outcome.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Burnaby’s Central Park in Burnaby, B.C., is transformed into a matchmaking corner on weekends, where Chinese-speaking parents gather to find a mate for their single children, as seen here on Feb. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen

B.C. park site of Chinese-style matchmaking, as parents seek wedded bliss for kids

Central Park in Burnaby, has become a go-to spot for parents searching for their kids’ marital bliss

Burnaby’s Central Park in Burnaby, B.C., is transformed into a matchmaking corner on weekends, where Chinese-speaking parents gather to find a mate for their single children, as seen here on Feb. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen
In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. China on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, said U.S. accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program amount to “information warfare against China.” (Chad Fish via AP, File)

‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week

Earlier objects shot down over Alaska and the Yukon

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. China on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, said U.S. accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program amount to “information warfare against China.” (Chad Fish via AP, File)