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Ian Young is the Post's Vancouver correspondent. A journalist for more than 20 years, he worked for Australian newspapers and the London Evening Standard before arriving in Hong Kong in 1997. There he won or shared awards for excellence in investigative reporting and human rights reporting, and the HK News Awards Scoop of the Year. He moved to Canada with his wife in 2010.
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Photos of British Columbians gathering in big numbers at Kitsilano Beach and Whistler show they have much to learn about social distancing.
Photos of British Columbians gathering in big numbers at Kitsilano Beach and Whistler show they have much to learn about social distancing.
Hong Kong authorities have alerted Canadian counterparts after the two women tested positive immediately upon their return from an eight-day ski holiday
Hong Kong authorities have alerted Canadian counterparts after the two women tested positive immediately upon their return from an eight-day ski holiday
US citizens will be exempted from the ban, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – but British Columbia’s health minister tells Americans to stay away
US citizens will be exempted from the ban, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – but British Columbia’s health minister tells Americans to stay away
Oei Hong Leong’s unproven lawsuit says Canada’s Concord Pacific tried to thwart efforts to find alternative partners to develop trophy site.
Oei Hong Leong’s unproven lawsuit says Canada’s Concord Pacific tried to thwart efforts to find alternative partners to develop trophy site.
Canada shuts down parliament, advises against all non-essential travel outside the country and limits inbound flights.
Canada shuts down parliament, advises against all non-essential travel outside the country and limits inbound flights.
PM’s wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau started having flu-like symptoms after returning from speaking engagement in Britain.
PM’s wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau started having flu-like symptoms after returning from speaking engagement in Britain.
Chinese health official says progress being made on five vaccine fronts but difficulties expected.
Chinese health official says progress being made on five vaccine fronts but difficulties expected.
Woman had no recent travel history and no known contact with any other patients.
Woman had no recent travel history and no known contact with any other patients.
The Hongcouver Blog: A much-shared photo said to show panic buying in the Vancouver satellite of Richmond wasn’t even taken in Canada – but it fuelled real panic buying in the region
The Hongcouver Blog: A much-shared photo said to show panic buying in the Vancouver satellite of Richmond wasn’t even taken in Canada – but it fuelled real panic buying in the region
For weeks, China’s embassy has been telling people to avoid crowds in Canada, while local authorities blame online mischief for the woes of Chinese restaurants
For weeks, China’s embassy has been telling people to avoid crowds in Canada, while local authorities blame online mischief for the woes of Chinese restaurants
Health authorities say latest case could be ‘indicator that there’s more widespread transmission’.
Health authorities say latest case could be ‘indicator that there’s more widespread transmission’.
The lawsuit claims a co-investor was a victim of ‘fraudulent misrepresentation’ that deprived him of a 30 per cent share of the Grouse Mountain ski resort. He says he paid millions towards the 2017 deal in which China Minsheng Investment Group took a 40 per cent stake.
The lawsuit claims a co-investor was a victim of ‘fraudulent misrepresentation’ that deprived him of a 30 per cent share of the Grouse Mountain ski resort. He says he paid millions towards the 2017 deal in which China Minsheng Investment Group took a 40 per cent stake.
A Chinese tycoon gave Peipei Li US$13 million and bigamously wed her in Las Vegas; four weeks later, another man got on his knees to promise her his love and a Ferrari. Li is now involved in a mountain of litigation with the men.
A Chinese tycoon gave Peipei Li US$13 million and bigamously wed her in Las Vegas; four weeks later, another man got on his knees to promise her his love and a Ferrari. Li is now involved in a mountain of litigation with the men.
The woman and her guests are all under isolation in the same home, say Canadian authorities who are tracing their recent movements. Despite the apparent case of human-to-human transmission, none of the visitors has shown any symptoms.
The woman and her guests are all under isolation in the same home, say Canadian authorities who are tracing their recent movements. Despite the apparent case of human-to-human transmission, none of the visitors has shown any symptoms.
Toronto construction worker Wu Jian has lost a defamation lawsuit for using WeChat to spread what a judge called malicious falsehoods about community leader Zhong Xinsheng.
Toronto construction worker Wu Jian has lost a defamation lawsuit for using WeChat to spread what a judge called malicious falsehoods about community leader Zhong Xinsheng.
A network of donors in Canada is sending much-needed N95 face masks and other medical supplies to the Chinese epicentre of the outbreak. But local stores have sold out of N95 face masks, as private resellers reap big profits from concerns about the outbreak.
A network of donors in Canada is sending much-needed N95 face masks and other medical supplies to the Chinese epicentre of the outbreak. But local stores have sold out of N95 face masks, as private resellers reap big profits from concerns about the outbreak.
Patient in his 40s ‘regularly travels to China for his work and was in Wuhan city on his most recent trip’, health official says, as China’s embassy begins telling people in Canada to wear face masks in crowds and curtail gatherings.
Patient in his 40s ‘regularly travels to China for his work and was in Wuhan city on his most recent trip’, health official says, as China’s embassy begins telling people in Canada to wear face masks in crowds and curtail gatherings.
There’s nothing particularly funny about the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak – but some Canadians find Asians in face masks to be the height of ludicrousness, ignoring the trauma Sars inflicted on a generation of Hongkongers.
There’s nothing particularly funny about the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak – but some Canadians find Asians in face masks to be the height of ludicrousness, ignoring the trauma Sars inflicted on a generation of Hongkongers.
Guards from Lions Gate Risk Management, who are tasked with preventing Meng Wanzhou from escaping, also worked for China’s consulate in Vancouver, video shows.
Guards from Lions Gate Risk Management, who are tasked with preventing Meng Wanzhou from escaping, also worked for China’s consulate in Vancouver, video shows.
The fraud charges are a ‘pose’ designed to disguise a case really about US sanctions on Iran that are rejected by ‘the rest of the civilised world’, lawyer says, before judge reserves judgment and adjourns proceedings.
The fraud charges are a ‘pose’ designed to disguise a case really about US sanctions on Iran that are rejected by ‘the rest of the civilised world’, lawyer says, before judge reserves judgment and adjourns proceedings.
Some protesters said they were paid to take part in what they were told was a music video or professional film shoot – but to their surprise discovered the rally related to an actual court case
Some protesters said they were paid to take part in what they were told was a music video or professional film shoot – but to their surprise discovered the rally related to an actual court case
In third day of hearings over whether Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, held in Vancouver for 13 months, should be extradited to the US, government lawyer says fraud charges meet standard.
In third day of hearings over whether Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, held in Vancouver for 13 months, should be extradited to the US, government lawyer says fraud charges meet standard.
There were intense exchanges on the rule of ‘double criminality’ that must be established in any extradition case. Meng’s lead lawyer Richard Peck has derided the fraud allegations against the Huawei executive as a ‘fiction’.
There were intense exchanges on the rule of ‘double criminality’ that must be established in any extradition case. Meng’s lead lawyer Richard Peck has derided the fraud allegations against the Huawei executive as a ‘fiction’.
The case against the Huawei executive has infuriated China, which says it is politically motivated. Meng’s lawyers say the case fails the test of ‘double criminality’ required for extradition.
The case against the Huawei executive has infuriated China, which says it is politically motivated. Meng’s lawyers say the case fails the test of ‘double criminality’ required for extradition.
Canadian government lawyer says extending the case is a possibility, after warning of litigation over ‘privileged’ documents. Formal hearings are set to begin next week with arguments about whether the case satisfies the extradition requirement of ‘double criminality’.
Canadian government lawyer says extending the case is a possibility, after warning of litigation over ‘privileged’ documents. Formal hearings are set to begin next week with arguments about whether the case satisfies the extradition requirement of ‘double criminality’.
A consortium of media applied to film next week’s hearing in Vancouver, but a judge said it could affect impartiality of witnesses and jurors in a potential US trial.
A consortium of media applied to film next week’s hearing in Vancouver, but a judge said it could affect impartiality of witnesses and jurors in a potential US trial.
HSBC only continued to do business with Huawei because of Meng’s claims that the firm had cut ties with Skycom, a company operating in Iran, lawyers say.
HSBC only continued to do business with Huawei because of Meng’s claims that the firm had cut ties with Skycom, a company operating in Iran, lawyers say.
At least three University of British Columbia professors have shunned Huawei funding out of fear it would put them in peril with the US, their colleague says.
At least three University of British Columbia professors have shunned Huawei funding out of fear it would put them in peril with the US, their colleague says.
Zhao Li had faced a murder charge but judge said it had not been proven that he intended to kill Yuan when he shot him
Zhao Li had faced a murder charge but judge said it had not been proven that he intended to kill Yuan when he shot him
A Canadian judge quashed the US$191,000 tax for leaving the home empty, saying it ‘did not meet the requirements of procedural fairness’
A Canadian judge quashed the US$191,000 tax for leaving the home empty, saying it ‘did not meet the requirements of procedural fairness’
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