The United States is not attempting an unlawful “territorial power grab” by trying to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for fraud, since her alleged conduct has an “overwhelming” connection to the country and therefore should be tried in a U.S. court, Canadian prosecutors said Thursday in British Columbia Supreme Court.
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The United States’ extradition bid for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was made in violation of international law and Canadian cooperation with the request puts it at risk of breaking international law as well, the tech executive’s defense team claimed Monday in Canada’s British Columbia Supreme Court.
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Canadian prosecutors in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case Friday denied the existence of a coverup or conspiracy that violated her constitutional rights in the leadup and aftermath of her arrest in Vancouver in December 2018.
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In a 6-3 decision, Canada’s Supreme Court found that the federal government has the authority to issue a mandated carbon price in an effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.
Read moreCanadian prosecutors also noted the judge in the case must presume “good faith” on the part of the United States
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Huawei CFO’s defense lawyers zeroed in on what they said were “shoddy” notetaking by law enforcement and the improper destruction of police emails and texts after a key officer in the case retired.
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China on Friday put on trial one of two Canadians held for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive.
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Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou accuse Canadian authorities of a ‘pattern of misconduct’ that tainted the U.S. extradition bid.
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Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in deaths and infections because of how it approached lockdowns.
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The extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to the United States to face fraud charges could hinge on whether HSBC’s dealings with the tech giant carried sufficient risk for the bank.
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Indigenous communities still under boil water advisories won’t get clean drinking water this month as the government promised. Instead, they will get a letter promising to meet that goal soon, and a website tracking progress.
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In its second set of arguments before the appeals court, the owner of a duty-free gas station on the U.S.-Canada border said Michigan summer gas volatility regulations cannot be applied to the fuel it sells.
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Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent Covid-19 as the country’s health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two, officials said Friday.
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Canadian prosecutors fired back at Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s legal team’s claims of unfairness in her extradition hearing Thursday, arguing that comments made by former President Donald Trump did not affect the hearing.
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A man who killed 10 people and wounded 16 will spend life in prison despite claims that he didn’t know his actions were morally wrong because he has autism.
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Victims of a crash that virtually incinerated an entire Canadian town argued that the railroad is playing games with the courts, but the judges seemed unsure.
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Prosecutors claim Meng Wanzhou’s defense wants an extradition judge to overstep her ‘limited role’ by looking at issues more appropriate for trial.
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The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block trips from visiting Alaska this year.
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Canada designated over a dozen groups as terrorists Wednesday, including The Proud Boys, which authorities say played a frontline role in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
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A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy Canada’s explanation that the shirts were not an insult linked to the coronavirus.
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