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

The regulator misses the Canadian Journalism Collective’s Oct. 7 deadline for media fund money to be distributed before year’s end.

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said 'it’s in the hands of the CRTC' after being asked for an update on Google's Canadian media compensation fund.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

October 14, 2024

Canadian media outlets won’t likely see money from Google’s multimillion-dollar media fund this year as this country's broadcasting regulator misses a deadline from the fund’s distributer.

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