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.

Google has released its annual report on the top search topics and terms Canadians wanted to know about in 2024.

Just up the road in Canada, Google is now paying news outlets, small and large, for the value news adds to its platforms. The ...

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.

Even with inflation easing and interest rates being lowered, Canadians still said the cost of living was the top news story ...