FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: THE '2' MICHAELS , SPAVOR AND KOVRIG BACK IN CANADA FROM 3 YR CHINESE DETENTION

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor arrive in Canada after nearly 3-year detention in China.....Men boarded flight in China hours after B.C. court dropped Meng Wanzhou extradition case.....Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are back on home soil, almost three years after they were first detained in China.

The two men landed in Calgary shortly before 8 a.m. ET Saturday aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force Challenger aircraft. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau were at the airport to welcome the two men, who had flown from China along with ambassador Dominic Barton.

Trudeau announced Friday evening that the two were out of Chinese airspace, just hours after the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was dropped. Meng reached a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. authorities related to fraud charges against her on Friday and landed back in China Saturday morning.

Michael Kovrig reboarded a plane in Calgary to fly on to Toronto, where Vina Nadjibulla, his wife (separated), and his sister, Ariana Botha, spoke before he landed.

"There are no words to describe the emotions that have been running through us these last 24 hours. Joy, relief, overwhelming gratitude for everyone who has worked to make this happen," Nadjibulla said.