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Canadian ex-diplomat detained in China amid spat over Huawei executive’s detention
Dec 12, 2018 03:17A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, amid an already tense diplomatic standoff between the two countries over the arrest of a senior Chinese tech executive in Vancouver earlier this month at the request of the United States.
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China warns against bullying of citizens amid row with Canada
Dec 11, 2018 09:14Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned against the “bullying” of its citizens amid a diplomatic row with Canada over the detention of a Huawei Telecom executive on a United States arrest warrant.
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US ambassador summoned in Beijing over arrest of top Huawei executive
Dec 10, 2018 05:01China has summoned the ambassador of the United States in Beijing to express its protest against the “extremely bad” arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in Canada, calling on Washington to drop its extradition request.
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Canada sanctions 17 Saudis linked to Khashoggi's 'extrajudicial' murder
Nov 30, 2018 02:05Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions against 17 Saudi nationals linked to the "abhorrent and extrajudicial" murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Muslim groups call on Canada's PM to designate national day agianst Islamophobia
Nov 23, 2018 07:06More than a hundred community groups have called on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to launch an initiative for uniting the country against existing hate and crime, which has recently been on the rise against the Muslim people.
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Canada’s murder rate hit 10-year high in 2017
Nov 22, 2018 08:43Canada’s national statistical agency says the homicide rate in the country hit its highest in almost a decade last year due to a sharp increase in gang-related violence and shootings.
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Policies of US, Australia, Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds
Nov 17, 2018 08:42A new study has found that the climate policies of the United States, Australia, China, Russia and Canada would exacerbate the issue of global warming and raise the world’s temperature high above safe levels by the end of the century.
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UN resolution on Iran’s human rights ‘political charade’
Nov 16, 2018 02:38Iran has condemned a United Nations resolution that accuses it of human rights violations, stressing that the measure's sponsors are playing a "political charade."
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Thousands of people rally in downtown Toronto to mark Arba’een
Oct 30, 2018 03:29Thousands of people held rally in downtown Toronto, Canada, to mark ‘Great March of Arba’een’.
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Iran says unaware of Canada’s reason for severance of ties
Oct 22, 2018 04:27Iran cannot still understand why Canada unilaterally severed diplomatic relations six years ago, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said after a former Canadian diplomat criticized Ottawa for the current diplomatic blackout.