Photo: Jesse Winter/Star Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Port Coquitlam is an increasingly popular choice for Vancouverites and new immigrants wanting to raise families in relatively affordable homes. The suburb is a 40-minute drive east of …
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Exclusive: Why this B.C. mayor is talking about the harassment of Chinese Canadians in Metro Vancouver
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As Huawei decision looms, Canadians turning ‘very cold’ on China
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Anxiety about Beijing’s influence in Canada is on the rise nationwide, as pressure ramps up for the federal government to decide whether to ban Huawei Technologies from the country’s development of …
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Toronto’s mayor boycotted a Chinese flag-raising ceremony. Vancouver stopped a while ago. Here’s why some say the whole country should follow suit
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – On Tuesday, a Hong Kong police officer shot a protester. Last December, China arrested Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, both of whom remain behind bars. Meanwhile, the Chinese government continues …
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Canada’s new man in China lauded and scrutinized over past business with Beijing
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Ottawa will have chosen wisely if veteran business leader Dominic Barton can be as strong an advocate for Canada as he has been for China. After 220 days without a Canadian …
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Exclusive: How Canadians are part of an underground network helping Hong Kong protesters in their struggle against Chinese control
Hong Kong (Toronto Star) – Dark circles ring Abraham Wong’s eyes. The Vancouver realtor’s phone has been on 24 hours a day since early June, when a series of protests against Hong Kong’s controversial extradition …
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This cartoonist has been skewering China for years from behind a mask. Now he’s ready to face Beijing
Vancouver and Melbourne (Toronto Star) — The rogue cartoonist known only as Badiucao didn’t learn about the Tiananmen Massacre in school, from family or even on the internet. It was a pirated romance movie that …
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Exclusive: Tibetan-Canadian coalition ‘appalled’ by fake letter from Trudeau promoting pro-China group
Vancouver (The Star) – The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that a letter from Justin Trudeau circulating on social media, showing his support for a new and controversial non-profit promoting Tibetan reunification with China, is …
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Opinion: My tweets about airplane harassment sparked an important dialogue
Vancouver (The Star)—It was a quick weekend conference trip to North Carolina with a late stopover in Toronto back to Vancouver where I needed to work in the morning, as editor of the Star’s B.C. …
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Burnaby South Liberal candidate under fire for presence at Chinese-state-owned media launch
Vancouver (The Star)—Burnaby South’s federal Liberal candidate insists that his participation in a 2014 ribbon-cutting for the launch of a Chinese-state-owned media publication was simply part of his role as a politician. Richard Lee sent …
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Exclusive: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou has an extra passport that wasn’t listed in court records — and it’s only available to China’s elite
Vancouver (The Star)—The U.S. government’s hunch that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou had passports beyond the seven it listed to oppose her release on bail appears to be true. What it actually means is unclear, as …
