Hong Kong

Activists in Canada say Hong Kong’s crackdown on commemorations of the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in overseas communities. Police officers stand guard in Causeway Bay area, on the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chan Long Hei

As Hong Kong cracks down, B.C. Tiananmen Square vigil keeps flame burning

Vancouver candlelight vigil shifted to accommodate more people in the past 2 years

 

The 26th annual Victoria Pride Parade filled downtown streets with glitter, music, rainbows and joy Sunday morning. (Nina Grossman/News Staff) The 26th annual Victoria Pride Parade filled downtown streets with glitter, music, rainbows and joy. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)

A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that favored the…

 

A protester holds a flag reading “Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times” during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lee Jin-man

Canada lifts education requirement for Hong Kong immigrants

In 2021, the federal government created two immigration pathways for Hong Kong residents

 

Hong Kong democracy activist Elmer Yuen shows his Hong Kong passport during an interview in Vancouver on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The Hong Kong government has offered a $170,000 reward for Yuen’s arrest, accusing him of national security offences.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen

Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, as bounty issued for arrest

Ottawa ‘gravely concerned’ by Hong Kong seeking to apply national security law outside its territory

Hong Kong democracy activist Elmer Yuen shows his Hong Kong passport during an interview in Vancouver on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The Hong Kong government has offered a $170,000 reward for Yuen’s arrest, accusing him of national security offences.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen
Edmund Wan, a former Hong Kong radio personality better known as “Giggs”, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Friday, May 12, 2023. Wan, who spent almost two years in a Hong Kong prison on charges of sedition and money laundering, has moved to British Columbia, where he says he will continue to support other activists still behind bars in his former home city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada

Edmund Wan moved to B.C. after spending almost 2 years in Hong Kong prisons

Edmund Wan, a former Hong Kong radio personality better known as “Giggs”, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Friday, May 12, 2023. Wan, who spent almost two years in a Hong Kong prison on charges of sedition and money laundering, has moved to British Columbia, where he says he will continue to support other activists still behind bars in his former home city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Chinese scientist He Jiankui arrives to speak at a brief press conference in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. He, a Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world’s first genetically edited babies, said Tuesday that he hopes to research rare hereditary diseases in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Hong Kong pulls visa for man behind gene-edited babies claim

He Jiankui convicted by a mainland Chinese court in 2019 of practicing medicine without a license

Chinese scientist He Jiankui arrives to speak at a brief press conference in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. He, a Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world’s first genetically edited babies, said Tuesday that he hopes to research rare hereditary diseases in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A rabbit enjoys its playtime at the Bunny Style Hotel in Hong Kong, Wednesday Jan. 18, 2023. With the lifting of COVID restrictions, Hong Kongers are traveling again and some of those who keep rabbits at pets are booking them into a rabbit resort where they are fed, exercised and pampered with spa treatments. The Lunar New Year of the Rabbit is shining a particular spotlight on the popularity of the animals in the crowded city of tiny apartments. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)

Hong Kong pet rabbits enjoy bunny resort while owners away

Luxury bunny resort fully booked over Lunar New Year, says owner

A rabbit enjoys its playtime at the Bunny Style Hotel in Hong Kong, Wednesday Jan. 18, 2023. With the lifting of COVID restrictions, Hong Kongers are traveling again and some of those who keep rabbits at pets are booking them into a rabbit resort where they are fed, exercised and pampered with spa treatments. The Lunar New Year of the Rabbit is shining a particular spotlight on the popularity of the animals in the crowded city of tiny apartments. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)