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China suspends Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with UK, Canada, Australia
Jul 28, 2020 09:10China has announced the suspension of extradition treaties between Hong Kong and Canada, Australia, and Britain, in response to similar moves by those countries.
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Canada says black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane arrive in Paris
Jul 20, 2020 06:50Canada's foreign minister says the black boxes of a Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran in January have arrived in France for analysis.
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China to Canada: Stop megaphone diplomacy over arrests made with solid evidence
Jun 28, 2020 04:04China says evidence against two Canadian citizens arrested for espionage is solid, rejecting public statements by Canadian officials that the two are being held “arbitrarily.”
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China: Espionage cases of Canadians irrelevant to Huawei CFO prosecution
Jun 22, 2020 09:18Beijing has dismissed Ottawa's attempts to link the espionage charges brought against two Canadian citizens to the ongoing extradition case in Canada of a Huawei senior executive.
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American company acquires screening rights to Iranian drama 'When the moon was full'
Jun 22, 2020 00:30An American film distribution company has acquired the rights to screen the Iranian award-winning film “When the moon was full” across North America.
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China charges Canadians with spying, 18 months after arrest
Jun 19, 2020 02:45China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after they were arrested in a spat between Beijing and Ottawa, officials said Friday.
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Canada doubles arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite dire rights record: New figures
Jun 10, 2020 05:19Newly-released figures have revealed that Canada’s sales of military hardware to Saudi Arabia hit a record in 2019, despite a moratorium that was in place on approval of new arms exports to the kingdom due its poor human rights record.
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Judiciary chief: No escape from justice for fugitive corruption suspects
Jun 08, 2020 09:42Iran's Judiciary chief has ordered the serious pursuit of financial corruption suspects who have fled the country, warning that they will not be spared prosecution no matter where they have run to.
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Protests against US police killing of George Floyd go global
Jun 02, 2020 08:42Protesters in cities across the world have staged rallies in solidarity with tens of thousands of Americans in the United States against rampant police brutality and racial profiling, following the killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd last week.
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Iranian firm dismisses reports Canada-licensed diabetes drug could be risky
Jun 01, 2020 01:14An Iranian pharmaceutical company producing diabetes drugs under a license from a Canadian company has rejected claims it should recall its medication from the market because of high levels of a possible cancer-causing impurity, saying patients can use the drugs freely.