Newfoundland and Labrador's finance minister says she has faced body shaming, death threats and suggestions that she kill herself, becoming the latest woman in Canadian politics speaking out against intense cyber abuse.

The St. John's Telegram — which calls itself the People's Paper — used its front page Friday to blast what it says is "a huge lack of respect" for female journalists and women in general.

A gay Muslim man in Toronto who generated criticism from other purported followers of Islam after tweeting the Orlando shooter "doesn't reflect my faith as a Muslim" is speaking out against the online backlash.