Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Nono Shen
Publication Date: November 27, 2025 - 06:27
Canadians with roots in Hong Kong devastated after deadly apartment fire
November 27, 2025
Canadians with roots in Hong Kong have been watching in horror at news of the fire that tore through seven high-rise towers in the Chinese special administrative region, leaving dozens dead and hundreds missing.
Vancouver resident Albert Wai Yip Chan, a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, said the fire risk in the city’s tall buildings has always been a concern, especially with many lacking sprinkler systems.
Unpublished Newswire
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according to U.S. President Donald Trump...
November 27, 2025 - 14:56 | National Post Staff | National Post
In a corner of carver Richard Pollard’s workshop in the back of his Bella Coola home is a small replica of the wood-hewn memorial he is making for his brother. It is a grizzly bear holding a copper shield, a symbol of high honour.“I wanted to make something worthy of my brother,” he said.
November 27, 2025 - 14:53 | Justine Hunter, Photography by Chad Hipolito | The Globe and Mail
Canadian ambassador Jennifer May says her country is working rapidly on key issues it has with China aiming to strengthen bilateral ties, according to a report in a state-controlled Chinese newspaper.
She told
China Daily
on Thursday that she is looking forward to a visit to China from...
November 27, 2025 - 14:52 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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