In the news today, Dec. 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 17
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CANADA GETS ACCESS TO SECOND CHINA DETAINEE
China has now granted Canada access to both of its recently arrested citizens. Global Affairs says John McCallum, Canada’s ambassador to China, met with entrepreneur Michael Spavor on Sunday. On Friday, McCallum saw detainee Michael Kovrig, who’s on a leave of absence from Global Affairs. Both men are accused of endangering China’s national security. They were detained just days after Meng Wanzhou, a top executive with Chinese firm Huawei Technologies, was arrested in Vancouver so she can be extradited to the U.S. to face fraud charges.