Google and Ottawa reach annual $100 million agreement over Canada's Online News Act

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Google has reached an agreement with Ottawa over Canada’s Online News Act, which is set to take effect in December.

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced the agreement on Wednesday, stating that Google will pay $100 million annually to compensate news organizations, with the amount indexed to inflation.

However, the distribution of funds among organizations has yet to be negotiated.

Global’s Mackenzie Gray reports.