Press Digest: Canada - June 8

Quebecor

08/06/2023 13:49

June 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories
from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    
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    In Ottawa and York Region, north of Toronto, smoke from the
wildfire led to school boards cancelling outdoor recesses and
sports leagues and in New York, some flights were delayed or
cancelled because of low visibility. 
    
    Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the "world
is watching Canada" because of its federal online news bill as
he urged senators to stand up to the tech giants' threats to
withdraw access to news on their platforms.
    
    Rogers Communications Inc  RCIb.TO  has proposed a framework
to Ottawa that would see the telecom company enter into
arbitration with BCE Inc  BCE.TO , Telus Corp  T.TO  and
Quebecor Inc  QBRb.TO  if it is unable to reach commercial
agreements with at least one of those carriers by Aug. 15
regarding access to its wireless network on Toronto's subway
system.

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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