Canada

Tens of thousands of Hongkongers return from Canada since 1996

25 May 2013

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong-born Canadian residents have returned to the SAR since 1996, according to an analysis by the South China Morning Post that helps establish the extent of an...

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Canadian PM's top aide resigns over C$90,000 expenses scandal

20 May 2013

Nigel Wright, Harper's chief of staff, resigned after secretly giving a C$90,000 (HK$679,360) cheque in February to Mike Duffy, a member of the upper Senate chamber, to help him cover living...

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Toronto mayor Rob Ford denies 'cocaine video'

19 May 2013

Toronto Police say they are reviewing allegations that the city's mayor, Rob Ford, was caught on video using cocaine. Ford, a target of criticism for his often unconventional conduct, on Friday...

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Canada tightens rules on hiring temporary foreign workers

1 May 2013

Canada has announced a tightening of rules for hiring temporary foreign workers after a public outcry over abuses that saw Canadians losing their jobs.

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Prevent circumstances that led to daughter’s death, say parents of raped teen

15 Apr 2013

Family and friends of a Canadian teen who hanged herself after she was allegedly raped and bullied for months were urged at her funeral on Saturday to celebrate her life and use her story to draw...

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Canada looks east with professional services expo in Hong Kong

14 Apr 2013

Canada's effort to lessen its trade reliance on the United States by expanding into China has found an effective launching pad in Hong Kong, says Canadian International Trade Minister Ed Fast.

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Canada froze immigration schemes in face of criticism

Official forecasts about Chinese migration reshaping Vancouver are premised upon conditions remaining similar over the next two decades, but already changes are looming.

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How mainland Chinese immigrants are transforming Vancouver

A wave of wealthy immigrants from mainland China is transforming Vancouver in Canada, but the influx has seen property prices soar and most are reluctant to give up Chinese citizenship.

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Vancouver's Chinatown has seen good times and bad

Vancouver's Chinatown has latterly been associated with crime and homelessness, but it has a history as one of the largest and most vibrant Chinatowns in North America.

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CANADA

Fears rise in Vancouver's Chinatown as trendy businesses move in

A new wave of immigration is raising tensions in Vancouver's historic Chinatown, with some fearing that the influx will overwhelm the district's low-income residents.

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INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE

Canadian food inspection reseachers charged over bid to ship germs to China

Canadian federal police have charged two former government scientists with trafficking in dangerous and highly contagious germs. Klaus Nielsen and Wei Ling Yu, former researchers at the Canadian...

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Canada looks to restrict Huawei

Huawei Technologies, the mainland's largest phone equipment maker, may face additional restrictions selling its products in Canada as the federal government considers new regulations on foreign...

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