Updates on federal government support to news organizations
UPDATE: May 21, 2020 - News Media Canada can confirm that officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage has...
Good news! Public notice ads to stay in Banff
Banff town council unanimously voted down a proposed bylaw on April 24th that could have allowed the town to...
Australia proves that small publishers benefit from collective negotiation with Big Tech – Canada...
News Media Canada, the association representing hundreds of print and digital titles in every province and territory, believes that...
Ontario Press Council names new executive secretary
Don McCurdy, former executive editor and managing editor of the Waterloo Region Record, has been elected as the executive...
Government program intended to support — not control — journalism
The following is an op-ed written by News Media Canada chair Bob Cox about the recent federal government's announcement...
Google tests blocking of news in Canada in response to legislation
Tech giant Google is preventing some Canadian users from accessing news sites as a test run of its potential...
Canada’s news publishers welcome Online News Act’s final regulations
News Media Canada welcomed the final regulations associated with the Online News Act (C-18).
“Two years ago, in an attempt...
Reminder: CPF application deadline is December 12
Publishers who are interested in applying for financial assistance under the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical...
Federal Court strikes down fees for electronic documents
The Federal Court has ruled that the Canadian government can no longer charge fees for the search and processing...
B.C. Court’s decision on pre-election gag law a victory for newspapers
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled that the B.C. government’s proposed pre-election gag law is unconstitutional and...