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Canadian cops charge minor with terror offense after security raids

January 25, 2019September 5, 2019amp Leave a comment

January 25, 2019 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

The Canadian police said on Friday they had charged a minor with terror-related offences in connection with a pair of national security raids in Kingston, Ontario Thursday night.

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Explainer: What happens next in Huawei CFO Meng’s case?

January 22, 2019May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

January 22, 2019 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will pursue the extradition of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s [HWT.UL] Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, arrested in Canada in December on allegations she participated in a conspiracy to defraud banks.

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Coming to Canada ‘worth the risk,’ says Saudi teen refugee

January 14, 2019May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

January 14, 2019 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun plans to pursue an education, get a job and “live a normal life” in Canada – things she said she could not do in her home of Saudi Arabia, which she fled fearing for her life, she told Canadian media on Monday.

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Trump intervention comment may be gift to Huawei CFO

December 12, 2018May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

December 12, 2018 – Julie Gordon, Sijia Jiang, Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, released on bail on Tuesday to await a ruling on U.S. extradition at one of her luxury Vancouver homes, may have received welcome ammunition in court from an unlikely source – President Donald Trump.

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Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume in Canada as Beijing piles pressure

December 10, 2018May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

December 10, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

The CFO of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is set to be back in a Canadian courtroom on Monday, fighting for her freedom with the help of pressure from Beijing, while prosecutors argue she cannot be trusted.

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Huawei CFO seeks bail on health concerns; Canada wants her in jail

December 9, 2018May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

December 9, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny and Ben Blanchard, Reuters

The CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her longstanding ties to Canada, properties she owns in Vancouver and fears for her health while incarcerated, court documents showed on Sunday.

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Hate crimes in Canada jump 47 percent in 2017

November 29, 2018May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

November 29, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Hate crimes in Canada increased 47 percent in 2017, primarily targeting Muslims, Jews and black people, according to figures released by the country’s statistical agency on Thursday.

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Syrian refugee, stranded seven months in Malaysia airport, lands in Canada

November 27, 2018May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

November 27, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

A Syrian man who spent seven months stranded in a Malaysian airport arrived in Canada this week, ending a months-long ordeal that highlighted asylum seekers’ often bizarre quest for refuge.

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Canada set to get most refugee claims in nearly three decades

November 16, 2018May 13, 2019amp Leave a comment

November 16, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Canada is on track to receive its highest number of refugee claims since record-keeping began nearly three decades ago, the latest data shows, as the government’s handling of immigration comes under scrutiny ahead of next year’s federal election.

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Canada’s immigration detention reviews stacked against detainees: audit

July 20, 2018November 17, 2018amp Leave a comment

July 20, 2018 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Canada’s immigration detention system relies on faulty information and is stacked against detainees, many of whom lack lawyers and are penalized for having severe mental illness, an audit as found.

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