Danaé Blais won a pair of gold medals on Saturday in what was a very successful day for Canadians at the short track speed skating World Tour event in Beijing on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s Valerie Maltais wins World Cup speed skating silver in Beijing
Canadian long-track speed skater Valerie Maltais earned a silver medal Sunday in the women’s mass start competition at the Beijing World Cup. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian speed skater Weidemann wins bronze at Beijing World Cup
Canadian speed skater Isabelle Weidemann finished on the World Cup podium Saturday, taking bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre event in Beijing. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Weidemann speed skates to World Cup bronze in Beijing
A time of 4:02.02 in the 3000-metre World Cup race in Beijing Saturday was good enough for Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann to claim a World Cup bronze medal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada, China pledge to mend relations after foreign affairs ministers meet in Beijing
Canada and China pledged to advance relations in a “pragmatic” manner on Friday, as the two countries move to stabilize bilateral ties following more than six years of frosty relations over the imprisonment of two Canadian citizens. CBC | World News
Read More »Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met Chinese counterpart in Beijing in effort to ease tensions
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday as both countries appear to be taking steps to ease ongoing tensions that have strained bilateral relations. CBC | World News
Read More »Antony Blinken takes aim at China’s support for Russia’s war in Beijing visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China’s support for Russia’s military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world’s biggest economies. CBC | World News
Read More »China ramps up South China Sea dispute as Xi ally claims Beijing first to discover waters
China has been claiming sovereignty over the resource-rich sea for decades, a claim that has exacerbated hostilities between Beijing and its neighbours. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »South China Sea: Dramatic stand-off escalates tensions between Philippines and Beijing
Task force spokesperson Jonathan Malaya revealed that a vessel was targeted by China’s coastguard, resulting in injuries to four navy personnel. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Beijing to host 2027 World Athletics Championships after Italy withdraws bid
The 2027 track and field world championships have been awarded to Beijing, where the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Games were held. China is also hosting the world indoor championships next year in Nanjing. CBC | Sports News
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