Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said Friday he's open to amending the government's long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians from online harms, while the Opposition Conservatives say the Liberals should instead move faster by modernizing existing laws.

The Liberal MP who invited a Conservative backbencher onto his podcast says he's surprised the Conservative said he felt "ambushed" by queries about his long-standing and well-known opposition to abortion.

Months before B.C. sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed the policy would lead to an increase in overdoses.

Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says he is asking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to let him join the Tory caucus and intends to seek a party nomination in a Greater Toronto Area riding.

Federal Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says she had "deep concerns" about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected pitch to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs and the city health agency's refusal to make any changes.

Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism says she's "very interested" in exploring the idea of eliminating religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges.

The Israel-Hamas war has led to a spike in 'violent rhetoric' from 'extremist actors' that could prompt some in Canada to turn to violence, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) warns.