Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve colonial interests, Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. In a sweeping speech that condemned past governments for failing to do enough to protect the rights of aboriginal …

JEDDAH: As per the latest development in Saudi Arabia toward the empowerment of women , they do not need the permission of a male guardian to start their own business, Arab News reported, citing the Ministry of Commerce and Investment. According to the latest step the Saudi women will no …

AGRA, India: Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, visited India’s famous Taj Mahal alongside his family on Sunday. Trudeau is on a week-long trip to India and is scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 23. His visit to India is aimed at strengthening ties between the two …

NEW DEHLI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in India on a week-long visit but the Indian leader Narendra Modi is not with him. Contrary to what has been the practice of Indian PM of welcoming important foreign leaders at the airport, receiving minister was State Minister Agriculture Ganjendra Singh, …

TORONTO — A judge has rejected a legal challenge of a Toronto actress’ sexual assault lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, his former assistant and two entertainment companies. The decision delivered on Friday means the lawsuit, which alleges Weinstein sexually assaulted the actress nearly two decades ago, will proceed …

RED DEER, Alta. — The sexual assault case against a former politician with Alberta’s Opposition United Conservatives has been put over to March 22. Don MacIntyre, who until recently represented the central Alberta seat of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, did not appear in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday. He was instead …

Former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown is fighting back against CTV News — three weeks after the network’s reporting cost him his job. “CTV News fabricated a malicious and false report about me from two anonymous accusers,” Brown said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “After a long three weeks, …

OTTAWA—The victim of an alleged assault by Dave “Tiger” Williams on-board a military flight returned home to Canada while the retired hockey star continued his goodwill tour with Canadian troops abroad. Defence department officials confirmed Tuesday that the victim of the alleged assault during the December trip returned home from …

NEW YORK — Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for kids, despite child experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook’s financial support of some advisers who approved of the app. Messenger Kids lets kids under 13 chat with friends and …

The United States and Turkey have vowed to work together to avoid a potential military confrontation in Syria and to step back from the brink of a collapse in ties between the two NATO allies. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up his six-day tour of the Middle East on …