Huawei’s chief financial officer will be released on $10 million bail — with five guarantors — as she awaits possible extradition to the United States on fraud charges, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled.
3 killed, 12 wounded in shooting at French Christmas market
Three people were killed and 12 wounded in a shooting near a Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday, according to France’s Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
Trump says he’d interfere in Huawei case hours after U.S. envoy to Canada said case isn’t political
U.S President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Canada denied Chinese claims that there is political motive behind Canada’s arrest of Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei’s CFO, hours before Trump told Reuters he would be willing to intervene in the case if it would help his country’s interests.
Chinese shoppers take aim at Canada Goose as Huawei story prompts boycott talk
Canada Goose shares have fallen for five days in a row after the outdoor apparel maker became a target of Chinese consumers upset by the arrest of a high-ranking technology executive in Canada.
‘Let’s stop the talk and start acting’: Alberta seeks proposals for new oil refinery
The Alberta government is issuing a request for expressions of interest from the private sector to build a refinery in the province that would use oil extracted here.
Pro-pipeline First Nations spar with environmental activists over ‘devastating’ tanker ban bill
First Nations chiefs and leaders who say they represent over 200 Indigenous communities in B.C. and Alberta are fighting back against the federal government’s plan to ban all oil tanker traffic off the coast of northern B.C. — calling it an “attack” on the energy industry that will leave remote First Nations destitute.
Sears customers told to continue paying for worthless extended warranties
Debt collectors are demanding Sears customers continue to pay for extended warranties even though the department store has gone out of business and will not honour them.
Google has ‘no plans’ to relaunch Chinese search engine, CEO says
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has appeared before a congressional committee in Washington, where he said the company has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea.
Status of Huawei CFO’s husband questioned as he tries to post bail for wealthy wife
The embattled CFO of Huawei is expected to learn whether or not she will make bail in Vancouver. The answer may come down to the immigration status of her venture capitalist husband.
China’s threats over Huawei CFO’s arrest rattle Canadian business
As China continues to threaten Canada with unnamed “consequences” if it doesn’t release the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, some in Canada’s business community are openly worried about what’s coming next.