Canada - latest news (June 3, 2023)

Facebook to block news for some users in Canada


Social media platform’s parent company Meta seeks to deter law forcing online groups to pay publishers and broadcasters for ...

Meta to test blocking news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada over Bill C-18


The company says it wants to work out the kinks before permanently blocking news on its platforms when the Liberal government ...

Climate change is fuelling a spike in Lyme disease cases across Canada


Canadians need to be more vigilant against the rapid growth in the number of Lyme disease cases across the country, as ...

After Google, Meta to test blocking news content on Facebook, Instagram in Canada


Meta, along with other companies like Google, have been against Canada's proposed "Online News Act". Under this act, which ...

Canada's slowing home building is bad news for buyers and Trudeau


Canada's residential construction activity has slowed in recent months due to a tight labor market and higher borrowing costs ...

Changes to News Availability on Our Platforms in Canada


We are committed to complying with the Online News Act (Bill C-18) responsibly and randomised product tests will help us ...

Meta test will limit news posts for Facebook and Instagram users in Canada


Facebook has announced that it will begin tests on Facebook and Instagram that "limit some users and publishers from viewing ...

Cheese rolling winner from Canada returns home


Canadian Delaney Irving, 19, won the women's race, despite rolling across the finish line out cold. Ms Irving said she ...

Why you might not see news on Facebook or Instagram in Canada


Meta is going to start limiting news posts on Facebook and Instagram in Canada because it just does not want to pay up. On ...

Meta tests limiting news in Canada in response to proposed law


Meta Platforms (META) is responding to proposed Canadian legislation by testing the limiting of access to news on its apps in ...

Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians


Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last ...

Meta to test limiting some news access on Facebook, Instagram in Canada


Meta Platforms Inc on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit ...