Open this photo in gallery After Michael Spavor’s sentencing last month, Canada’s ambassador to

Spavor is being held on spying charges, on Aug.... 11. NOEL CELIS/ AFP/ Getty ImagesForeign Affairs

DANDONG( AFP)-A Chinese court on Wednesday( Aug 11) jailed Canadian businessman Michael Spavor for

employed by International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank.... Mr Spavor is a founding member

Open this photo in gallery Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, accompanied by Canada's Ambassador to

Good morning, Canadian businessman Michael Spavor has been found guilty of espionage by a Chinese

Open this photo in gallery Michael Kovrig, left, and Michael Spavor are shown in a composite image

.... Spavor’s family lives, by a Royal Canadian Air Force Challenger jet that came from Anchorage, Alaska

Open this photo in gallery Vina Nadjibulla, wife of Michael Kovrig, speaks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau, as they walk during the March for the Michaels in Ottawa on Sept.... Kovrig were arbitrarily detained by China in December, 2018. China has been accused of hostage diplomacy in the arrests of the two men nine days after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the Vancouver airport on a U.S. extradition request.... The years long separation has taken a toll on his f

Open this photo in gallery Michael Kovrig, center, embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla, left, and sister Ariana Botha after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Sept.... “ These two men are innocent.” Meng reached an agreement with U.S. federal prosecutors that will drop fraud charges against her next year.... In return, she is accepting responsibility for misrepresenting the company’s business dealings in Iran.U.S. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday t