Bill C-18

• PCO poll finds many do not trust the media and do not believe news outlets are closing

  Local governments scored highest when it comes to trust, while social media platforms scored lowest, with just one in 10 believing those platforms act in the public interest.

  Politics

  Dec 27, 2023
  
• St-Onge to testify at committee after Ottawa reaches deal with Google

  Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing Thursday morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Ottawa, Google reach deal framework over Online News Act. What to know

  Google and the Canadian government have struck a framework for a deal over the Online News Act, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023
• Advertisement
• Should news be free to access? Most Canadians say yes in poll

  Leger conducted a national online survey of 1,564 people over the weekend to seek opinions about the Liberal government's Online News Act.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2023
• Links to B.C. town’s website ‘scrubbed’ from Facebook community groups: Mayor

  Meta, the company that owns Facebook, has reportedly removed several years' worth of URLs that lead to the official website of the southern B.C. town.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2023
• Meta to continue blocking Canadian news despite new C-18 regulations

  Meta says they still plan on blocking Canadian news links, calling the legislation "fundamentally flawed" while Google says they are assessing their options.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
• How you can find Global News

  Important breaking news and information about Canada — and about your community — will no longer be available on Meta platforms. But you can connect with Global News’ journalism.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
• Corus joins growing Canadian boycott of Meta over news blocking

  Corus Entertainment is the latest Canadian media company to boycott advertising on Meta platforms, like Facebook, over the company saying it will block Canadian news links.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2023
• Advertisement
• Amid C-18 row, media group urges advertisers to pledge 25% of budgets to local news

  The call to support local media sources comes amid years of declining advertising for Canadian news as ad dollars migrate to tech giants.

  Money

  Jul 13, 2023
• Advertisement
• Canada leaves door open to regulating Meta’s Threads platform

  The online news act has since sparked a tit-for-tat relationship between digital giants Meta and Google and the federal government.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023