"This investment makes Canada the number one investor in women's rights organizations at home and around the world," said Minister Maryam Monsef.

Every Saudi woman is assigned a male relative whose approval is needed to marry, obtain a passport and travel abroad.

After President Donald Trump's raucous first month in office, Europeans have reacted with demonstrations, counter-barbs and sheer angst that a century of trans-Atlantic friendship may be sinking.

A total of 15 women, men and children marched along empty roads in Sandy Cove, N.S. on Saturday in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington.

The presidential hopeful didn't hold back on her support of women's health rights.

There was a standing ovation for Malala Yousafzai at the University of King's College graduation ceremony in Halifax on Thursday, as the world-renowned teenage activist received an honorary degree.