Beijing's embassy in Ottawa said the executions were due to drug crimes and noted that China does not recognize dual citizenship.

China executed four Canadian citizens, sparking international outrage and further straining diplomatic relations with Canada.

March 20 (UPI) --China has executed four Canadians, according to Ottawa's foreign affairs minister, who condemned Beijing for not heeding their calls for leniency. Little is known about the ...

Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed. All of them were dual citizens and their identities have been withheld, Canada's ...

Both Mélanie Joly and Justin Trudeau had intervened in their cases in recent months, requesting leniency to avert the executions ...

Ottawa issues rebuke against Beijing, saying the executions took place earlier this year.

Four Canadian nationals were executed in China on drug-related charges, according to Canadian authorities, in a rare case of the country carrying out the death penalty against Westerners.