Spavor

• Michael Spavor breaks silence after returning from China, says he’s ‘overjoyed’ to be home

  Spavor was previously detained alongside former diplomat Michael Kovrig in 2018 shortly after the RCMP's arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021
  
• ‘March for the Michaels’: Families and supporters of Kovrig and Spavor mark 1,000 days in detention

  This weekend marks 1,000 days since Canadians Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arrested in China.

  News

  Sep 4, 2021
  
• Advertisement
• China Rising, Episode 9: Meng and the Two Michaels

  Sept. 5, 2021, marks 1,000 days since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in China

  News

  Sep 2, 2021
• Advertisement
• What to expect from the Meng Wanzhou extradition ruling

  The Huawei executive's high-profile extradition hearing finally wrapped up Wednesday, nearly three years since her arrest rocked Canada-China relations.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2021
• China Rising, Episode 1: Hostage Diplomacy

  In Episode 1, we'll examine the Chinese government's practice of detaining political prisoners by hearing directly from Canadians who've become caught in the crossfire.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
• UBCM to ban foreign funding following outcry over China-funded cocktail party

  The move comes after criticism of a reception sponsored by the Chinese government, amid deteriorating diplomatic relations and the detention of two Canadians.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2019
• Canada’s ambassador to China meets with second detained Canadian Michael Spavor

  The meeting comes two days after Canada's ambassador was granted access to meet with Michael Kovrig, who was detained last week.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2018