The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the inquiry amid growing concern about China’s dominance over electric vehicles.

A European Commission plan seeks to ban companies from sending sensitive high-tech goods to potentially hostile countries — without naming any names.

Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case…