Online News Act

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• Telus cuts 6,000 jobs after net income drops 61% in Q2

  The Vancouver-based telecommunications company said the reduction announced Friday includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023
• Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada

  Meta has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada in response to a legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 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
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, July 17

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, July 17.

  Jul 17, 2023
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• 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