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China overturns death sentence for accused Canadian drug smuggler
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February 7, 2026
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3:06Now PlayingChina's top court overturned the death sentence for Canadian Robert Schellenberg on Friday, a Canadian official told CBC News. Schellenberg had been found guilty of being involved in an international drug-trafficking ring and was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2018.
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