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Shopify to fight CRA’s request to obtain 6 years of records from Canadian merchants

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Chief executive officer of Shopify Tobias Lutke tweeted on Friday that the company intends to fight a request from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)...

Meta confirms it will end news availability for Canadians as Bill C-18 passes

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Meta said in a statement today that news availability will be ended on Facebook and Instagram prior to the Online News Act taking effect. The...

AWS weighs in on the potential of AI to fight wildfires

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Canada is currently facing its worst wildfire season in recent memory, with blazes burning in nearly all provinces and territories. Last week, we saw the...

House of Commons committee puts appointment of Navdeep Bains to Rogers’ exec team under scrutiny

Ashee Pamma -
Yesterday, the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) examined the appointment of former ISED minister, Navdeep Bains...

Government powers under Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law should be limited: Rights groups

Howard Solomon -
Parliament must limit government powers over the private sector in the proposed Canadian cybersecurity legislation, say several civil rights groups, arguing the current version...

Government of Canada tables new legislation to oversee Sustainable Jobs Plan

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Last week, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson introduced Bill C-50, the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, which will put in place guidelines, accountability, and...

Bill C-18 edges closer to becoming law after Senate approval

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Bill C-18 could become law in just a few days, after it passed the Senate third reading, yesterday, with 51 votes in favour, 23...

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest $71 million to bring high-speed internet to rural Eastern Ontario

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Today, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a combined investment of more than C$71 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than...

Canadian government funds media literacy research project to combat disinformation

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The Canadian government is providing a C$5.5 million investment to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN). Announced on Jun. 7 by Dominic LeBlanc,...

Department of Canadian Heritage proposes policy directions to the CRTC to implement Bill C-11

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The department of Canadian Heritage announced today that it is proposing to issue policy directions to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in...

Minister Rodriguez refuses to discuss what would happen to Bill C-18 if Google and Meta pull out

Ashee Pamma -
Canada’s Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said in a senate committee meeting Wednesday that he is “uncomfortable” discussing what would happen to Bill C-18 if...

News businesses estimated to receive C$330 million per year from digital platforms under Bill C-18

Ashee Pamma -
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux revealed in a Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (TRCM) meeting Wednesday evening that digital news businesses...

Canadian university students “emotional” as their miniature satellites launch to the ISS

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Yesterday, students from Concordia University, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, York University, and Western University watched in awe as their miniature satellites were...

Google shares ‘priority concerns’ about Bill C-18 and proposes amendments

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Yesterday, Google shared its main concerns with Bill C-18 with The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (TRCM) and proposed amendments to the...

Quebec introduces a bill to fight against planned obsolescence

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Known as the “Act to protect consumers against planned obsolescence and to promote durability, repairability and the maintenance of goods,” Bill 29 proposes “major...
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