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‘I’d rather settle at the table’: Miller looks to negotiate return of news on Facebook, as Australia moves to fine big tech

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Feds missing out on economic, geopolitical opportunities by not supporting arts sector, say cultural groups

Ottawa is not yet considering bringing forward legislation to reinstate news content on Facebook and Instagram, as Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said he still wants...

CUSMA Online news act

LeBlanc ‘reassured’ audiovisual groups that cultural exemption won’t be part of CUSMA review: sources

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LeBlanc 'reassured’ audiovisual groups that cultural exemption won’t be part of CUSMA review: sources

Federal cabinet ministers have told leaders in the arts and culture sector that the upcoming review of North America’s free trade deal will not affect the longstanding...

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Independent television stations accuse Meta of stealing content, seek negotiations

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A group of independent television stations is accusing Meta Platforms Inc....

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U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitions

| 02/19/2026 4:49 pm EST

U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitions

A trade association representing many of the...

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To ban or not to ban? Experts wary of restricting social media access for kids, as feds watch Australian approach

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To ban or not to ban? Experts wary of restricting social media access for kids, as feds watch Australian approach

After Australia banned social media for kids under...

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IP lawyer says current copyright framework enough to tackle AI issues, though Miller suggests changes ‘may’ be needed

| 02/12/2026 11:06 am EST

IP lawyer says current copyright framework enough to tackle AI issues, though Miller suggests changes ‘may’ be needed

Canada’s existing copyright law is still capable...

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Producers urge shift to ‘audience-first’ strategy to boost CanCon discoverability in digital age

| 02/06/2026 10:55 am EST

Producers urge shift to 'audience-first' strategy to boost CanCon discoverability in digital age

Ensuring domestic stories can thrive in a crowded digital world depends on an industry-wide shift towards prioritizing the viewer’s experience at every stage of production,...

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Online scams are a multi-billion dollar business, CAMP survey finds

| 02/04/2026 5:00 pm EST

Online scams are a multi-billion dollar business, CAMP survey finds

Look out — that spam in your inbox could be a scam. Fraudsters are...

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‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said the...

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CBC says bureau expansion will address ‘news deserts,’ despite concerns from local media outlets

| 01/22/2026 7:56 pm EST

CBC says bureau expansion will address ‘news deserts,’ despite concerns from local media outlets

Last week, the CBC announced it would expand into...

Cbc Online news act

‘Anything that can’t go on forever eventually stops’: ‘Enshittification’ author issues stark warning to Ottawa over AI policy

| 01/15/2026 7:30 pm EST

Federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025.

Cory Doctorow says he believes AI firms will...

Artificial intelligence

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

| 12/19/2025 5:30 pm EST

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

On Dec. 17, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson...

CRTC Online news act Online streaming act

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

| 12/09/2025 6:47 pm EST

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

Telesat Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc....

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App store age verification not a silver bullet for protecting children online, experts say

| 12/05/2025 5:20 pm EST

App store age verification not a silver bullet for protecting children online, experts say

Age verification at the app store level is not...

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Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelines

| 09/25/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelines

As three of the CRTC’s top brass appeared before the federal Standing...

CRTC INDU Online news act

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group head

Internet and Governance | 09/17/2025 5:34 pm EDT

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group head

The messaging coming from the inaugural Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon, is misaligned with public expectations for Canada’s...

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Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’

Internet and Governance | 09/16/2025 5:55 pm EDT

Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’

A new research initiative led by University of Ottawa law professor Michael...

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No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio

Internet and Governance | 07/15/2025 3:12 pm EDT

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay for

Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized Canadian economic interests on the...

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Canada’s retreat from digital services tax sparks questions over future of other online policies

Internet and Governance | 07/08/2025 10:02 am EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Canada’s decision to scrap its digital services...

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CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costs

Internet and Governance | 06/19/2025 4:46 pm EDT

CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costs

On Thursday, June 19, the CRTC set cost recovery charges of $2.71 million...

CRTC Google Online news act

Supreme Court agrees to review Facebook’s arguments in privacy case

Internet and Governance | 06/12/2025 10:38 pm EDT

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will review Meta Platforms Inc.’s arguments in a long-running dispute with the federal Office of the Privacy (OPC) Commissioner...

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OPINION: What should communications policy look like under a Carney government?

Internet and Governance | 05/07/2025 11:12 am EDT

OPINION: What should communications policy look like under a Carney government?

With the federal campaign over, effort is shifting from predicting the...

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OPINION: Will Canada keep a raft of terrible digital trade policies just to stick it to Trump?

Internet and Governance | 05/02/2025 4:13 pm EDT

OPINION: Will Canada keep a raft of terrible digital trade policies just to stick it to Trump?

By: Matt Malone & Drew May Upswells of...

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Parties differ on plans for CBC, digital policy in federal election platforms

Internet and Governance | 04/23/2025 1:41 pm EDT

Parties differ on plans for CBC, digital policy in federal election platforms

Multiple federal parties have released their 2025 election platforms ahead...

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Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decides

Internet and Governance | 02/26/2025 5:21 pm EST

Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decides

Google will have to foot the bill for the costs the CRTC incurs through...

CRTC Google Online news act

Meta’s content moderation changes highlight challenges for Canadian digital regulation

Internet and Governance | 02/03/2025 4:30 am EST

Meta’s content moderation changes highlight challenges for Canadian digital regulation

Meta Platforms Inc.’s decision to end its...

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Facebook looks to take privacy fight to Supreme Court of Canada

Internet and Governance | 11/15/2024 7:25 pm EST

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook is looking to take its fight with...

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CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

Internet and Governance | 10/15/2024 11:19 am EDT

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

By Sophall Duch Canadian media outlets won’t likely see money from...

CRTC Online news act

Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute

Internet and Governance | 09/11/2024 4:38 pm EDT

A Federal Court of Appeal judge has found that Facebook violated Canada’s...

Court Privacy

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s funding a mainstay in his talking points this year. But CBC CEO Catherine Tait says she is not worried about the broadcaster's survival if his party gains power in the next election. “The...

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Meta considers blocking Facebook news in Australia

Internet and Governance | 07/04/2024 2:02 pm EDT

Meta Platforms, Inc. is threatening to apply the same rules on news content in Australia as it uses in...

Cancon Internet Online news act

Billions of ad dollars leaving Canada through “tax loophole”: Friends of Canadian Media

Internet and Governance | 04/09/2024 8:11 pm EDT

Google Canada

Advertising on foreign digital media like Meta...

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Social media companies sued by school boards in Ontario

Internet and Governance | 03/28/2024 5:12 pm EDT

TikTok's logo on an iPhone.

Four Ontario school boards have launched a lawsuit against three social...

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Proposed AI law risks “chilling” innovation, out of step with global standards, Big Tech tells MPs

telecom | 02/09/2024 6:37 pm EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

Representatives from major tech companies warned...

Artificial intelligence c-27 ISED

Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globally

Canada must revise its election rules and the use of artificial intelligence must not be overlooked when making changes, several MPs told The Wire Report. The issue of AI-generated advertising has come to the fore in the United States. Florida governor Ron DeSantis has...

Artificial intelligence

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Those who stand to benefit from the Online...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Social media companies must be compelled to address safety concerns, research chair tells ethics committee

Internet and Governance | 11/28/2023 6:07 pm EST

Social media companies must be compelled to address safety concerns, research chair tells ethics committee

The government needs to set clear standards of...

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PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings

Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings

The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

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‘I’d rather settle at the table’: Miller looks to negotiate return of news on Facebook, as Australia moves to fine big tech

| 05/06/2026 1:03 pm EDT

LeBlanc ‘reassured’ audiovisual groups that cultural exemption won’t be part of CUSMA review: sources

| 04/09/2026 3:51 pm EDT

Independent television stations accuse Meta of stealing content, seek negotiations

| 03/02/2026 12:37 pm EST

U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitions

| 02/19/2026 4:49 pm EST

To ban or not to ban? Experts wary of restricting social media access for kids, as feds watch Australian approach

| 02/12/2026 4:10 pm EST

IP lawyer says current copyright framework enough to tackle AI issues, though Miller suggests changes ‘may’ be needed

| 02/12/2026 11:06 am EST

Producers urge shift to ‘audience-first’ strategy to boost CanCon discoverability in digital age

| 02/06/2026 10:55 am EST

Online scams are a multi-billion dollar business, CAMP survey finds

| 02/04/2026 5:00 pm EST

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

CBC says bureau expansion will address ‘news deserts,’ despite concerns from local media outlets

| 01/22/2026 7:56 pm EST

‘Anything that can’t go on forever eventually stops’: ‘Enshittification’ author issues stark warning to Ottawa over AI policy

| 01/15/2026 7:30 pm EST

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

| 12/19/2025 5:30 pm EST

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

| 12/09/2025 6:47 pm EST

App store age verification not a silver bullet for protecting children online, experts say

| 12/05/2025 5:20 pm EST

Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelines

| 09/25/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group head

Internet and Governance | 09/17/2025 5:34 pm EDT

Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’

Internet and Governance | 09/16/2025 5:55 pm EDT

No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio

Internet and Governance | 07/15/2025 3:12 pm EDT

Canada’s retreat from digital services tax sparks questions over future of other online policies

Internet and Governance | 07/08/2025 10:02 am EDT

CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costs

Internet and Governance | 06/19/2025 4:46 pm EDT

Supreme Court agrees to review Facebook’s arguments in privacy case

Internet and Governance | 06/12/2025 10:38 pm EDT

OPINION: What should communications policy look like under a Carney government?

Internet and Governance | 05/07/2025 11:12 am EDT

OPINION: Will Canada keep a raft of terrible digital trade policies just to stick it to Trump?

Internet and Governance | 05/02/2025 4:13 pm EDT

Parties differ on plans for CBC, digital policy in federal election platforms

Internet and Governance | 04/23/2025 1:41 pm EDT

Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decides

Internet and Governance | 02/26/2025 5:21 pm EST

Meta’s content moderation changes highlight challenges for Canadian digital regulation

Internet and Governance | 02/03/2025 4:30 am EST

Facebook looks to take privacy fight to Supreme Court of Canada

Internet and Governance | 11/15/2024 7:25 pm EST

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

Internet and Governance | 10/15/2024 11:19 am EDT

Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute

Internet and Governance | 09/11/2024 4:38 pm EDT

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Meta considers blocking Facebook news in Australia

Internet and Governance | 07/04/2024 2:02 pm EDT

Billions of ad dollars leaving Canada through “tax loophole”: Friends of Canadian Media

Internet and Governance | 04/09/2024 8:11 pm EDT

Social media companies sued by school boards in Ontario

Internet and Governance | 03/28/2024 5:12 pm EDT

Proposed AI law risks “chilling” innovation, out of step with global standards, Big Tech tells MPs

telecom | 02/09/2024 6:37 pm EST

Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST

Social media companies must be compelled to address safety concerns, research chair tells ethics committee

Internet and Governance | 11/28/2023 6:07 pm EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings

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