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As Newfoundlanders say goodbye to a daily print paper, some worry culture will suffer
August 26, 2024 - 9:12 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The final edition of The Telegram newspaper’s daily print hit the stands in St. John's, N.L., on Saturday, marking the end of a 145-year run and a move to weekly print version with daily stories online.
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa
November 30, 2023 - 7:42 AM

Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the end of the year.
News media lobby group says it agrees with Google's concerns about Online News Act
October 12, 2023 - 2:19 PM

TORONTO - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those same publishers for use of their work.
Victoria 'embraces adventure' for top spot on Condé Nast list of world's best cities
October 05, 2023 - 3:44 PM

VICTORIA - An award-winning travel magazine said British Columbia's capital city tops its 2023 list of the world's best cities.
'There's no one to fill his shoes': Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94
September 07, 2023 - 12:32 PM

Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94.
Quebec joins feds in suspending ads on Facebook, Instagram as Meta vows to block news
July 05, 2023 - 2:01 PM

OTTAWA - The federal governmentis suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram as tensions with tech giants rise, with the province of Quebec and the City of Montreal following suit within hours.
Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, family says
February 19, 2023 - 9:10 AM

TORONTO - Peter Herrndorf, lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died at age 82.
Year in review: A look at news events in February 2022
December 16, 2022 - 7:05 AM

A look at news events in February 2022:
Facebook has serious concerns over online news bill, considers options for response
April 26, 2022 - 3:08 PM

OTTAWA - Digital giant Meta says it has “serious concerns” about the federal government's online news bill, which would force tech companies to compensate news outlets for reusing their work on social media platforms.
New bill will force tech giants to negotiate deals to pay media to use their content
April 05, 2022 - 3:54 PM

OTTAWA - Digital giants will have six months to negotiate private deals to compensate Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content or be forced to reach an agreement, if a new federal bill becomes law.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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As Newfoundlanders say goodbye to a daily print paper, some worry culture will suffer

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

News media lobby group says it agrees with Google's concerns about Online News Act

Victoria 'embraces adventure' for top spot on Condé Nast list of world's best cities

'There's no one to fill his shoes': Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94

Quebec joins feds in suspending ads on Facebook, Instagram as Meta vows to block news

Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, family says

Year in review: A look at news events in February 2022

Facebook has serious concerns over online news bill, considers options for response

New bill will force tech giants to negotiate deals to pay media to use their content

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