Mike Blanchfield
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Mike Blanchfield
Trump U.S. Senate ally says Kovrig, Spavor face 'harsh' treatment in China
China is detaining two Canadians in harsh conditions and U.S. lawmakers won't rest until they are freed, says a powerful Republican senator.
U.S., European diplomats support Canada in Chinese court in death-penalty appeal
Canadian diplomats were joined in a Chinese courtroom Thursday by American, British, French and German colleagues to watch the appeal of a Canadian who has been sentenced to death for smuggling drugs.
Ex-Obama envoy Heyman details 'ice age' with Harper over Keystone pipeline
Barack Obama's former envoy to Ottawa has pulled back the veil on how the previous Conservative government of Stephen Harper froze him out over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Committee calls on Canada to co-operate with NATO to respond to Russia in Arctic
A House of Commons committee is urging the government to work with NATO to determine Russia's military intentions in the North and get help to protect the country's Arctic sovereignty.
Freeland says foreign election meddling in October federal vote is likely
Malign foreign actors will likely try to meddle in Canada's federal election in October, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says.
Freeland says lifting U.S. tariffs is part of ratification of the new NAFTA
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is linking the lifting of "absurd" U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel to the ratification of the new North American free-trade deal.
Canadian monitors say Ukraine election withstood Russian meddling
A former Canadian foreign minister monitoring the Ukraine election says Sunday's, March 31, 2019, ballot was free and fair but suffered from Russia blocking voters in areas of the country it controls.
Trump pressure on Cuba could hit Canadian companies, business leaders warn
Business leaders are warning that the Trump administration's threat to tighten the U.S. embargo on Cuba could sideswipe Canadian companies that are doing business on the Caribbean island.
Israel-Canada close despite differences on Golan Heights recognition: envoy
Israel disagrees with Canada's stance towards the Golan Heights and the effectiveness of the Iran nuclear deal, but the country's envoy still believes the Trudeau government's broader Middle East policy is very supportive.
Ukraine's top cop walks thin blue line between Russian meddling, free election
Two weeks after Serhii Kniaziev's military career ended, the Iron Curtain fell, the Soviet Union crumbled and the young ex-soldier returned to Ukraine and quickly found his calling — the thin blue line of policing.