Chinese consulate blasts Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism

The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In a scathing statement posted on its website Saturday, the consulate accused Kenney of wilfully ignoring the “facts” in an effort to appease U.S. President Donald Trump with anti-China rhetoric. The consulate appears to be responding to a story by The Canadian Press published by the Calgary Herald last Thursday a