Canada's ambassador to China John McCallum resigns at Trudeau's request

OTTAWA -- John McCallum has resigned as ambassador to China at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of comments he made about a Huawei executive detained in Canada. The prime minister did not immediately issue an explanation, but the move comes just hours after the former ambassador was quoted in StarMetro Vancouver as saying it would be "great for Canada" if the United States drops an extradition request against Meng Wanzhou. -- More...