Google Canada has signed agreements with eight Canadian publishers for a new product and licensing program that will pay news organizations to create and curate journalism.
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising legislation this year to ensure tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they disseminate on their platforms.
OTTAWA — The federal heritage minister says if new tools are needed to get digital giants to pay for Canadian content, they will be built.
EDMONTON — Drivers using Google Maps are getting a last-minute warning as they approach some photo radar camera locations.
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press TORONTO - Google is putting fake news in its crosshairs as it rolls out a news initiative aimed at stopping the spread of misinformation and helping publishers attract more subscribers. The technology company said Tuesday it will...
By The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. - Google has mapped thousands of indigenous lands in Canada. Google Canada employee Tara Rush says the company has been conducting mapping workshops with indigenous communities since 2014. She says Google employees were asked why...
The City of Winnipeg has partnered with traffic app Waze to improve the flow of traffic data-sharing.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, myWestman NEEPAWA, Man. -- Thanks to modern technology, from the comfort of my couch, I can take a drive down the Champs-Élysées, through Times Square or past Stonehenge. This is all because of Google's Street View images, which work with...
By The Canadian Press HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island, renowned for its wild horses and wind-swept sand dunes, can now be seen on Google Street View. Curious people can explore the crescent-shaped island, situated roughly 290 kilometres southeast of...
By The Canadian Press TORONTO -- The death of a beloved actor, quadrennial sporting events, a new smartphone, and a deadly outbreak topped Google Canada's annual list of the most popular trending search queries. After excluding routine searches that are entered by...
By Roger Currie Memo to the folks at Google, please hurry up with getting those cars that drive themselves on the market. I say that because scarcely a day goes by without further evidence that not only is driving not as much fun any more, it also isn't very safe, for...
(NC) -- Do you ever feel a bit apprehensive about leaving the comfort of home for the uncertain terrain of the great outdoors? Trips to national parks and historic sites, for instance, often make us wonder how challenging the trails will be, or if the kids will be...
