MOVIES: No Snow White? How about two Robert De Niros?
Or elephants mis-trained or a gripping crime story from India?
women's rights
In post-conflict Colombia, one determined survivor fights to reach women no one else can
In a poor neighborhood in the city of Cali, an enclave for survivors of Colombia’s 52-year armed conflict, the home of Nidia Landazury Sanclemente has become a refuge.
‘Anything can happen’: Iranian refugee faces deportation for visiting home country
An Iranian women's rights activist and film producer has lost her permanent residency and refugee status in Canada and now faces deportation and possible imprisonment in Iran.
Canada's seeks seat on the UN Human Rights Council
Canada is throwing its hat in the ring for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, pledging to advance issues from online speech to access to abortion.
MOVIES about Steven Spielberg's boyhood, Daniel Craig as a wily detective and a lovable donkey on the road
Also: A space-science adventure, women versus the Taliban and a prairie gothic with cannibalism
Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly sign letter on Iranian women's rights
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran's record on women's rights.
Climate change’s assault on ecosystems is violence against women
To be truly feminist, Canada must fully consult women — particularly land and water defenders — to lay the groundwork for community-driven and inclusive clean energy economies, writes Jane Thirikwa with KAIROS Canada.
What this election means for women, racialized and climate-vulnerable communities
The election is over — and not much has changed. "There is no real triumph to be found, but at least we’re still here to fight another day," writes columnist Jesse Firempong.
Tory tension with anti-abortion groups echoes Liberal battle in the 1990s
Patrick Johnston has been having flashbacks about his own unhappy experience in federal politics as he watches attempts by anti-abortion groups to influence the outcome of next week's Conservative convention.
Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made several not-too-subtle references to the American president on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, as he pledged to gradually increase international aid for women's health to $1.4 billion annually, with half dedicated to ensuring women have access to safe abortions and reproductive-health services worldwide.
Hatred of women creeping into public debate, Trudeau tells equality conference
Gender equality is under attack and, in the age of social media, it's never been easier to taunt and spread abhorrent views, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a global conference on the issue on Monday, June 3, 2019.
Secularism bill a 'sexist' attack on women's bodies: Quebec federation of women
Quebec's secularism bill is a frontal attack on women's rights and primarily targets Muslims, the head of a major feminist organization said on Thursday, May 16, 2019, during the final day of legislative hearings into the proposed law.
PMO denies Trudeau was hostile toward Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes
A spokesman for the prime minister's office says Justin Trudeau had "emotional" conversations with Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, but denies her claims the encounters were "hostile" or that Trudeau yelled at her.
Ghomeshi's redemption story bolsters the myth that nice guys can't assault women
What's so harmful about giving oxygen to a redemption narrative? Former member of Parliament Laurin Liu lays it out, not a single punch pulled.
Trudeau ends three-country tour with his global reputation, alliances intact
Justin Trudeau is heading home from a lengthy, three-country foreign tour in which the prime minister appeared to recapture his international mojo and reassert several key alliances, but didn't sign off on any big deals or declarations.