Canada

Trudeau says regrets wearing 'unacceptable' blackface makeup

Trudeau’s support holds after apology for wearing brownface

5:17 am September 21, 2019

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Friday that he let down his supporters — and all Canadians of color — by appearing years ago in brownface and blackface. Yet the scandal’s fallout may be limited in a country without the harsh and still-divisive racial history of the neighboring United States. “I hurt people who […]

Trudeau says regrets wearing ‘unacceptable’ blackface makeup

2:10 am September 20, 2019

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday it was “absolutely unacceptable” to have worn blackface makeup at parties decades ago, after damning images of him in costume dogged his re-election bid. “I recognize that it is something absolutely unacceptable to do,” Trudeau told a news conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Too many people, he said, […]

Rights group says Bolsonaro gives ‘green light’ to Amazon illegal loggers

9:15 am September 18, 2019

Sao Paulo: Human Rights Watch has accused Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro of giving a “green light” to illegal loggers to destroy the Amazon and failing to protect those defending the world’s largest rain forest. Bolsonaro, whose anti-environment rhetoric and policies have been widely blamed for a spike in fires and land clearing in the Amazon this […]

Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri quits politics, resigns from party

9:15 pm September 14, 2019

Lahore: Fiery Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri on Saturday announced his decision to quit politics and resigned as the chairman of his Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) party. Qadri, 68, who is based in Canada, made the announcement through a video message. He, however, did not mention any reason behind the decision. “I am retiring from Pakistani […]

Hrithik Roshan celebrates 'Super 30' success with Anand Kumar

Special screening of ‘Super 30’ in Canada on Sept 20

7:53 pm September 12, 2019

Patna: After its box office success in the country, Hrithik Roshan-starrer ‘Super 30’, based on the inspiring journey of ace mathematician Anand Kumar, is set to charm audience in Canada. A special screening of the film has been scheduled at Vancouver, a coastal seaport city in western Canada, on September 20, a statement by Kumar-helmed […]