Calling the federal Online News Act compelling Big Tech to pay for news posted to its platforms “unworkable,” Google says it will remove links from its search functions, and discontinue its News Showcase in the country. Meta, meanwhile, has cancelled content-sharing deals with Le Devoir, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail and a co-op of six regional Quebec dailies over the legislation. The company behind Facebook and Instagram also put an end to its news fellowship program at The Canadian Press. (The Logic, La Presse)

Talking point: The act, which received royal assent on June 22, requires online giants like Google and Meta to negotiate with Canadian news publishers for use of their content, with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission serving as third-party arbiter. Meta has said news content doesn’t generate much income for the roughly US$730-billion company, while Google has claimed such a law would “break Google Search,” and has attempted to foment opposition to it. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the government would support newsrooms affected by Big Tech’s decision.