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Google agrees to pay publishers in Canada and drops plans for blocking news
One report says it will pay $100 million annually.
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Justin Trudeau tweets invitation to Taylor Swift asking her to bring tour to Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie.
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Controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law
A controversial government bill to overhaul Canadian broadcasting laws to regulate streaming services has passed the final hurdle in the Senate and received royal assent Thursday evening.
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Porn sites would have to verify users are over 18 under federal online safety plans
Ottawa is planning to introduce an online safety bill later this year and it is expected the bill will impose a duty of care on platforms to protect children from harm
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Rupa Subramanya: Work-from-home is the new normal in Canada. Just accept it
Be careful what you wish for: you might actually get it. In the spring of 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, governments around the world, including Canada, pushed harsh measures that have rarely been used in peacetime, including lockdowns and the closing of offices and businesses, except the most essential services.
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Right to repair, universal charging port mandates eyed to save Canadians money
Canada's newly released budget considers consumers' wallets and e-waste.
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Meta & Google shouldn't be allowed to bully their way out of paying for news
Journalism has been nearly destroyed by Google and Facebook stealing news — and they should not be allowed to use threats to escape regulation demanding that they pay for profiting from it. Canadian lawmakers are debating whether to charge online platforms for news they post, but Meta says it won't pay a dime — and Google is already looking at just blocking news in the country.
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Canada's Cannabis Legalization Has Not Impacted Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian/Cyclist Injuries - The Marijuana Herald
A study published by the peer-reviewed journal Addiction has found that there “were no statistically significant changes in rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for motor vehicle or pedestrian/cyclist injury” following Canada legalizing marijuana.
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'Unacceptable level of risk': Canada bans TikTok from federal government devices
Directive comes as federal government is embroiled in questions about foreign interference by China in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
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Canada's Grocery Code of Conduct one step closer to being implemented
Canada is one step closer to creating a Grocery Code of Conduct in an effort to level the playing field for both producers and grocery stores.
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Why are Canadians' cellphone bills higher than other countries?
The oft-quoted industry explanations for high wireless prices — costly operating margins and a sparse Canadian population, for example — are insufficient to explain lower prices found in other countries and even between some provinces. Experts say Canada needs to do something about competition before things get worse.
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Canada's electronic spy agency watching TikTok 'very carefully,' Trudeau says
Canada's electronic spy agency is watching out for security threats from the popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
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ANALYSIS | Twitter's time in Canadian politics began with an apology — and then it got worse | CBC News
Whenever and however the Twitter era comes to an end, its impact on Canadian politics will have been great — if not entirely good.
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Justin Trudeau to become 1st world leader to appear in ‘Drag Race’ franchise
Justin Trudeau is swinging by the “werkroom” on an upcoming spinoff of Canada’s Drag Race. Producers of the drag queen competition series say the Prime Minister will make a special appearance on Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. He’s the first world leader to visit the RuPaul-founded competition series, which has more than a dozen global spinoffs in countries including Sweden, Australia, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
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Canadian bill would fine workers $4,000 for each day they strike
Justin Trudeau has sharply criticised Ontario legislation tabled by Doug Ford’s conservative provincial government
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Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025
The federal government is planning a massive increase in the number of immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of bringing in 500,000 people in 2025.
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Canada Will Impose a New Tax on Private Jets, Yachts and Luxury Cars
The new measure will go into effect on September 1.
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Supreme Court rules sex without a condom requires separate consent from sex with a condom
People who don't wear condoms during sex after being told to by their sexual partners can be convicted of sexual assault, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today. In its unanimous decision, the top court ruled that "stealthing" — the act of pretending to use a condom, or removing one prior to sex without the partner's consent — can violate the legal grounds for consensual sex.
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Streaming bill C-11 heads to the Canadian Senate for approval
Bill C11, the so-called online streaming bill, passed its third reading in the House of Commons, and is now headed to the Senate for approval.
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Canada to ban sale of single use plastics by end of 2023
In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks and six-pack rings that hold cans and bottles.
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