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Which Canadian festival is cancelling its 2024 edition? Take our news quiz
A woman walks by the Just for Laughs festival at the Quartier du Spectacle, Friday, July 16, 2021 in Montreal.
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Ottawa’s support of two Michaels does not mean either engaged in espionage, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada's willingness to help two men who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa's behalf. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Michael Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden's address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Morning Update: Michael Spavor reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with Ottawa for Chinese imprisonment
canada
Morning Update: Watchdog rebukes diplomatic intelligence-collection program for lack of safeguards and oversight
Michael Spavor, centre left, and Michael Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden's address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Evening Update: Hamas releases 24 hostages as truce with Israel takes hold in Gaza
The face of the newly released hostage, Peri Chana, 79, is projected onto the wall outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on November 24, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
canada
Morning Update: Watchdog report on Global Affairs unit named in Michael Spavor’s case still unreleased three years after its completion
FILE PHOTO: People hold signs calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig during an extradition hearing for Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
opinion
Michael Spavor’s accusations are playing into Beijing’s hands
Peter Humphrey
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Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question from the Opposition after she delivered the 2023 Fall Economic Statement in the House of Commons, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
More than anything, Michael Spavor was the victim of a coercive Beijing
Guy Saint-Jacques
canada
Morning Update: Ottawa faces calls to strengthen oversight of Global Affairs unit that collects intelligence
FILE PHOTO: People hold signs calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig during an extradition hearing for Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
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Evening Update: China defends prosecution of Kovrig and Spavor; premature babies in Gaza evacuated to Egypt
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand as they are recognized before President Joe Biden speaks to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Canada, Friday, Mach 24, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
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Morning Update: China decries Canada’s ‘hypocrisy’ after Spavor blames Kovrig for their detention
Michael Kovrig, a Canadian formerly detained in China, is calling on governments to have co-ordinated sanctions and travel bans on states who arrest foreigners for political reasons, through an effort Canada is co-leading to stop countries from feeling emboldened. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden's address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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China decries Canada’s ‘hypocrisy’ after Spavor blames Kovrig for their detention
Canadians Michael Kovrig, right, and Michael Spavor, left, stand as they are recognized before an address from U.S. President Joe Biden in the Canadian House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, Mach 24, 2023. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
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Great Reads: The two Michaels, Ukrainian seniors refuse to leave home, and the millionaire behind a B.C. ghost town
Photo Illustration by the Globe and Mail/THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/AFP PHOTO / CRISISGROUP/JULIE DAVID DE LOSS
world
Amid hostage diplomacy spike, British look to Canada’s ‘two Michaels’ case for lessons
Canadians Michael Kovrig, right, and Michael Spavor, left, react as they are seated before an address from U.S. President Joe Biden in the Canadian House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, Mach 24, 2023. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
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Two Michaels attend Biden speech, receive ovation
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand as they are recognized before President Joe Biden speaks to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Canada, Friday, Mach 24, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
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Federal unit flags apparent Chinese information campaign to sow doubt on return of Kovrig and Spavor
politics
Unresolved issues with China hang over the two Michaels, Foreign Affairs Minister says
opinion
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly shows precious little understanding of her department
John Ibbitson
John Ibbitson
politics briefing newsletter
Politics Briefing: Dominic Barton to step down as Canada’s ambassador to China
politics
PM urged to seek out expert on China to replace Dominic Barton as Canadian ambassador
advisor mutual funds
Two fund managers look beyond the headlines for direction on China
politics
Poll shows hardening position on China among Canadians
opinion
The two Michaels were just new characters in a Sino-Canadian drama whose decades-long plot is as twisted as ever
Fen Osler Hampson and Mike Blanchfield
canada
Michael Spavor breaks his silence after detention in China: ‘I’m overjoyed’
opinion
From one hostage to another: Advice to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor
John McCarthy
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Federal cabinet will rule soon on whether to ban Huawei from 5G
the decibel
The two Michaels: Where do Canada-China relations go from here?
Podcast
world
Which Canadians are left in Chinese prisons? As Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are free, 115 more remain behind
canada
Evening Update: Annamie Paul steps down as leader of the Green Party of Canada
world
China claims Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig freed for health reasons
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Homecoming of two Michaels a welcome relief for Canada, but rift with China runs deep after their detention
world
Meng Wanzhou lands in China with fanfare after release from Canadian custody
politics briefing newsletter
Politics Briefing: Canadian officials decline comment on resolution of Meng case, impact on two Michaels
politics
Diplomats join march to mark 1,000 days, press China to release Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig
canada
Evening Update: Canada could see more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases a day next month, Dr. Theresa Tam says