Late last month, human rights lawyer and former Liberal MP Irwin Cotler said he feared for Badawi's safety after he started a hunger strike in detention.

More than seven years after Raif Badawi was thrown in prison, lawyers and allies of the Saudi blogger are increasingly lobbying foreign governments in an effort to secure his release.

The wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi said U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence gave her hope Thursday when he called on Saudi Arabia to free her husband.

Canada helped persuade the Thai government to let a young Saudi woman seek asylum rather than deport her to Saudi Arabia against her wishes, according to Human Rights Watch.

Trudeau declined to say how Prince Salman reacted to any of his comments, saying only that the conversations were "frank" in nature.

Saudi Arabia's state-owned television network has falsely claimed that Canada imprisoned several individuals over "freedom of opinion," including psychologist Jordan Peterson.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government wants to improve its relationship with Saudi Arabia, but will not sacrifice Canada's position on human rights.

The Saudi Arabian government’s decision to withdraw its citizens from universities in Canada will affect more than 100 students in the Guelph and Waterloo regions.

Hundreds of Saudi doctors and residents will be permitted to remain in Canada until the end of the month, giving hospitals a few weeks to cope with their abrupt departure, Canadian health officials said.

A London-based defence electronics company might be impacted by Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend trade agreements with Canada.