Facebook has faced allegations that it permits false claims around climate change through a policy that exempts opinion articles from its external fact-checking system.

Parents at Dunrae Gardens Elementary School are worried and upset by what they call a lack of transparency from their school board.

Fake news related to COVID-19 has accelerated calls for social media to be more proactive in combating the issue.

A spokesman for Quebec Premier François Legault said Sunday that police were alerted to social media posts targeting Legault.

'These platforms can't regulate themselves. We've tried that,' said Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault.

Prostrate on his bed, Alain Cocq posted video of himself Friday after taking what he said would be his last liquid meal.

The technology-centric Nasdaq led the declines as its heavyweight stocks took a hit with the biggest drags from companies including Facebook Inc, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Inc and Google-parent Alphabet Inc.

Online support continues to gain momentum for the Instagram page Victims Voices Regina.

The company said it will restrict new political ads in the week before the election and remove posts that convey misinformation about COVID-19 and voting.

Twitter also suspended five related accounts. The company said the tweets from these Russia-linked accounts "were low quality and spammy" and that most received few, if any, likes or retweets.