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U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada's Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada - which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian. The Online New...
Aug 14, 2025 President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Online News Act funding capped for private broadcasters, CBC: regulations
The Liberal government has put a cap on how much money CBC and other broadcasters can get from Google after the tech company agreed last month to pay $100 million annually to compensate Canadian news ...
Dec 15, 2023
Ottawa reaches deal with Google over controversial Online News Act
The federal Liberal government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act, following threats from the digital giant that it would remove news from its search platform in Canada....
Nov 29, 2023
Online News Act could see Google, Meta pay combined $230 million to Canadian media
By: Tara Deschamps The Canadian Press The federal government has put a price tag on how much it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under legislation that requires the tech giants to compensat...
Sep 01, 2023
All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta
Discovering news articles and videos on Facebook and Instagram will soon become a relic of the past, as Meta announced it is officially ending news availability in Canada. Meta said Tuesday that withi...
Aug 02, 2023
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