The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a case concerning protection of journalistic sources back to a lower court.

The alternative media company says the closure of the Montreal office follows the overhaul of its platforms.

Apple News+ is available immediately in the U.S. and Canada in English and French. The paid service is coming to Australia and Europe later this year.

A government with a publicly stated interest in helping journalism flourish has managed to do great swaths of the profession a tremendous disservice, Rob Breakenridge says.

The annual awards, which are presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association, recognize excellence in electronic journalism.

The measures, expected in Finance Minister Bill Morneau's fall economic statement Wednesday, will be designed to help journalism after years of shrinking revenues.

Global News has been nominated as a finalist twice for this year's CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for its series Inadmissible and its work on the project The Price of Oil.

Corus Entertainment, the parent company of Global News, announced extensive, countrywide changes to its news business Thursday as part of its transformation into a sustainable, digital-first organization.

"We are calling upon government to continue its support of one of our Charter rights – freedom of the press – whose very existence is threatened."