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Facebook is also cancelling deals with publishers in wake of the Online News Act, which will require tech giants to compensate Canadian news outlets for linking to their work
The Assembly of First Nations voted overwhelming to dismiss its national chief, concluding it had no confidence in her leadership
The proposed union comes at a time when social media giants such as Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. and Google owner Alphabet Inc. are threatening to block access to news
The report comes as new national data reveal that more than 7,300 people, or 20 individuals a day, died as a result of an opioid overdose in Canada last year
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Bill C-18 will force Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and Google to compensate news outlets for posting or linking to their work. The act is expected to go into effect in six months.