Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante described King as instrumental in fighting for civil rights and combating racial discrimination.

Trump told reporters as he departed that it was a "great day," but did not respond to questions about the partial government shutdown.

Montrealers gathered at Union United Church in Montreal to remember the late Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the civil rights leader's family and admirers will mark the anniversary of his death with marches, speeches and quiet reflection on Wednesday.

The group is being escorted by police cars, support vans and a portable restroom.

Many people slammed the company on Twitter for capitalizing on a black icon – especially after President Donald Trump slammed NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem in protest for black rights.

A powerful photo of the civil rights leader has reemerged amidst the NFL #TakeAKnee controversy.

Martin Luther King III kicked off the annual event at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge Tuesday morning.

A national holiday, supposed to be about nonviolence, erupted into mayhem in Miami after eight people were wounded in a shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park.

Abbotsford police will be consulting with the BC Hate Crime team after another discovery of KKK literature being distributed in the community.