Google did not specify how long its ban on local news links would last, or whether Canadian users would be shown links to stories about Canada from publishers not based in the country.

Google and Meta, which together control about 80 percent of all advertising revenue in Canada, had been accused of draining cash away from traditional news organizations while using news content ...

Google has paid CAN100 million (USD69 million) to use news stories from Canadian media outlets on its platform, the tech company said Friday. Canadian news outlets were struggling to survive and lost ...

Google is paying news platforms $100 million in Canada, a lifesaver for small and rural agencies. Just up the road in Canada, Google is now paying news outlets, small and large, for the value news ...

Google said Friday it had paid Can$100 million to Canadian news outlets to use their content on its platform, as part of a deal with the government to offset loss of advertising revenues.