Canada OKs extradition case against Huawei exec

TORONTO — Canada said Friday it will allow the U.S. extradition case against Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to proceed.

Canadian Department of Justice officials issued a statement saying they diligently reviewed the evidence and the case can go ahead.

Meng is due in court on March 6, at which time a date for her extradition hearing will be set. The decision to proceed is a formality and allows a judge to hear arguments on whether to grant the U.S. request. Canada arrested the daughter of Huawei’s founder at the request of the U.S. on Dec. 1 at Vancouver’s airport. Meng is wanted on fraud charges that she misled banks about the company’s business dealings in Iran.

Meng is out on bail and living in one of her two Vancouver mansions.

In Washington, D.C.: House Democrats announced they won’t restore “earmarking” federal funds for back-home projects, which Republicans banned in 2011. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey said there isn’t a “bipartisan, bicameral agreement” to bring earmarks back.

In Oakland: Teachers ended their weeklong strike Friday after agreeing to a tentative contract. The Oakland Unified School District said the four-year pact calls for an 11 percent salary increase and one-time 3 percent bonus. The district also agreed to reduce class sizes and hire more student support staff.