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The country is the latest front in a fight that analysts say has big stakes for news - and democracy.

Canadian media outlets are bracing for a significant setback, as Google announced on Thursday that it will remove news generated in the country from its Search and News and other platforms, following the enactment of contentious legislation by Ottawa. | World News

A week after Bill C-18 received Royal Assent, Google confirmed today that it has taken the “extremely difficult decision” to remove links to Canadian news from its Search, News and Discover products in Canada. The company’s president of Global Affairs, Kent Walker said in a blog post, “Bill C-18 has become law and remains unworkable.

Postmedia may be trying to pull another fast one in an attempt to stay afloat, but if Ottawa is smart it will put its foot down. The only problem is that our federal politicians have proved repeatedly that they are no match for the soulless US hedge funds and private equity players that now own most of Canada’s newspaper industry.

Online News Act was meant to regulate tech giants by requiring them to compensate Canadian news outlets for linking to work