Canada, Google reach deal on Online News Act

OTTAWA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act, Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced Wednesday.

In a statement, St-Onge said Google will contribute 100 million Canadian dollars (74 million U.S. dollars) in financial support annually, indexed to inflation, for a wide range of news businesses across the country, including independent news businesses and those from Indigenous and official-language minority communities.