Facebook said it took action on 22.1 million pieces of hate speech content in the third quarter, about 95 per cent of which was proactively identified, compared to 22.5 million in the previous quarter.

The motion comes less than a week after the newly-formed group Viewer Discretion Legislation Coalition gathered outside of London City Hall over the disturbing flyers.

Quebec Premier François Legault says France's president has thanked him for his support of free speech.

Blanchet said Monday that Justin Trudeau's response to attacks in France that authorities have attributed to Muslim extremists does not go far enough.

An event set to feature right-wing U.S. journalist Andy Ngo came under fire from the same Antifa groups he was set to discuss, prompting UBC to cancel the event.

Alberta's government said Monday that the province's post-secondary institutions have taken steps to further entrench the right to exercise free speech on their campuses following a request for them to do so.

The B.C. government is looking into whether people who engage in racist behaviour can be ticketed. 

Freedom of expression cannot be equated to "freedom from workplace consequences," one expert said.

The move comes in the wake of a speaking engagement by a controversial feminist this year that drew condemnation and protests from the LGBTQ2 community.

A U.S. federal judge says a South Dakota sheriff should be removed from a lawsuit challenging new state laws that aim to prevent disruptive demonstrations against the Keystone XL pipeline.