Spavor

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced China's "lack of transparency" Friday following the brief trial of Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than two years. Analysts keeping a close eye on the events also sharply criticized the closed-door proceeding for Spavor, as Michael Kovrig,...

China has announced it will begin trials for the two Canadians it detained in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a telecoms executive. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in December 2018, days after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of the United States. Canada’s foreign...

Court hearings have been confirmed for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig - the two Canada citizens detained in China for alleged spying. Canada's foreign minister Marc Garneau said in a statement his embassy in Beijing notified him of the hearings. Spavor will appear first March 19 while Kovrig has to wait until March 22.

Canada citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig will face trial for spying against China soon, sources said Friday. Meanwhile, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is set to return to a Canadian court Monday. A source told the Global Times that the Spavor-Kovrig trial was delayed as...

OTTAWA — Canada and a coalition of 57 other countries offered vocal support Monday for a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. The new declaration was born out of a year of behind-the-scenes diplomacy, spearheaded by former foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne, and...

OTTAWA — Canada has obtained an agreement to allow greater family and consular access for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians detained for more than two years in China. A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the agreement was reached “over the past months.”. Syrine Khoury...