COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations
Katie Hyslop / thetyee - Ken Sim wrongly accused Sean Orr of dealing illegal drugs and initially let another councillor take the blame.
Back to Top / Thursday, March 5, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 20171 / 3 stories in 2 days
Vancouver councillor accuses colleagues of being 'drug dealers' in Mandarin-only social media clip
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Over the weekend Lenny Zhou, a councillor with Vancouver's majority ABC party, posted a video to WeChat accusing the four city councillors who aren't part of the party of using and dealing drugs, a claim they stress is false.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19706 / 4 stories in 10 days
China drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors
Dylan Robertson / theglobeandmail - Canadians will no longer be required to get visas for 30-days stays, starting Tuesday until at least the end of 2026, China’s Foreign Ministry says
Back to Top / Sunday, February 15, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 19207 / 5 stories in 19 days
Schellenberg won’t face death penalty at China retrial, lawyer says
Nono Shen / theglobeandmail - China’s top court overturned B.C. native Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s 2019 death sentence for drug smuggling
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 18954 / 3 stories in 25 days
Canada joins peers in condemning China's conviction of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
sootoday - OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on China to release Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai after he was sentenced to 20 years in jail today under a sweeping national security law.
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 18946 / 7 stories in 25 days
Canadian sentenced to death in China given new trial
James Griffiths, Mike Hager / theglobeandmail - Retrial of Robert Schellenberg ordered weeks after thaw in Canada-China relations
Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 9:22 pm / permalink 18857 / 4 stories in 28 days
Canadians support arrival of more Chinese electric vehicles, Leger poll suggests
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - Most Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in Canada despite some nagging concerns, Leger poll suggests.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18739 / 5 stories in 4 wks
Chinese Zijin Gold set to acquire Canadian Allied Gold for $5.5 billion
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Chinese mining conglomerate, Zijin Gold, is set to acquire the Canadian mining company, Allied Gold, in a deal worth roughly $5.5 billion.
Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18417 / 4 stories in 5 wks
U.S. Treasury Secretary questions Carney’s apparent ‘about-face’ on China
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Scott Bessent also suggested the Canadian prime minister maybe have been 'trying to virtue-signal to his globalist friends' with his ballyhooed Davos WEF speech
Back to Top / Sunday, January 25, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 18386 / 11 stories in 5 wks
China’s envoy says Beijing, Ottawa ‘eye to eye’ on supporting Greenland
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - China says it respects Greenland’s sovereignty and seeks a constructive Arctic role, while analysts warn of growing Russia-China cooperation in the region.
Back to Top / Saturday, January 24, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 18368 / 8 stories in 5 wks
Chinese ambassador pitches new EVs as a first step to new Canadian jobs, cheaper cars
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - As critics attack Ottawa's agreement last week to start allowing a small number of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, China's envoy to Ottawa says Beijing wants to partner with Canadian autoworkers to create good jobs and build cheaper cars.
Back to Top / Friday, January 23, 2026, 7:22 am / permalink 18327 / 6 stories in 6 wks
Ford calls for boycott of Chinese-made electric vehicles after federal trade deal
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO— Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians to boycott Chinese-made electric vehicles following a federal trade agreement that would allow tens of thousands of the vehicles into Canada each year.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11:22 pm / permalink 18271 / 10 stories in 6 wks
Canada’s TikTok operations ban overturned by Federal Court
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - In November 2024, Canada's industry ministry ordered TikTok's business to be dissolved, citing national-security risks but allowing users to continue.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 18256 / 13 stories in 6 wks
‘Credit to Prime Minister Carney’: Moe praises PM’s role in Canada-China trade deal
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - 'He engaged earnestly, with at all levels of the Chinese government,' the Saskatchewan premier told reporters on Tuesday.
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Burner phones, security warnings and no ‘megaphones’: How Carney’s trip to Beijing struck a surprising new tone with China
Christopher Nardi / nationalpost - Before entering Chinese airspace, all political staff were required to power down their usual work and personal devices and stash them in a faraday bag
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Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 18159 / 21 stories in 6 wks
Politics Insider: Carney’s deal with China reduces tariffs in both countries
Ian Bailey / theglobeandmail - Announcement marks a break with the United States in how it treats Chinese electric vehicles
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Canada's auto industry facing transformation and trade dynamics
Controversial domestic politics question Carney’s China deal
Global diplomacy risks laced with shifting alliances
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 18088 / 15 stories in 7 wks
Southern Alberta farmers express relief, optimism after Canada reaches deal with China over canola, pea tariffs
Stephen Tipper / calgaryherald - Canola farmer expects prices to increase as a result of deal with China
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18075 / 7 stories in 7 wks
Nova Scotia lobster industry surprised, elated by suspension of Chinese tariff
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - In 2024, live lobster exports to China represented 40 per cent of Nova Scotia's export market, generating about $600 million in revenue.
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:52 am / permalink 18048 / 2 stories in 7 wks
Carney says he spoke with Xi about Greenland sovereignty
theglobeandmail - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about Greenland's sovereignty and the U.S. president's threats to the territory during their meeting in Beijing.
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 18042 / 10 stories in 7 wks
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says trade deal with China 'very good news'
sootoday - REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is hailing Canada's new trade deal with China as "very good news" as his province looks to restore exports for a major Prairie crop.
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 18041 / 4 stories in 7 wks