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Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians in response to government bill

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians in response to government bill

OTTAWA — Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company says is a test run of a potential response to the Liberal government's online news bill.
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New Netflix password sharing rules likely to be repeated by other streamers: experts

New Netflix password sharing rules likely to be repeated by other streamers: experts

TORONTO — Canadians who spent the month sorting out how to untangle Netflix accounts shared by loved ones after new policies came into effect this week should get used to the debacle.
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Analysis: Telus now on Whitecaps jerseys, but telecom denies stadium sign is next

Analysis: Telus now on Whitecaps jerseys, but telecom denies stadium sign is next

Telus is on Vancouver Whitecaps jerseys through 2027, taking the place of original sponsor Bell. But don’t expect a Telus sign to replace the marquee on BC Place Stadium.
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Opinion: Two high-profile crises prove that 'no comment' lengthens the media cycle

Opinion: Two high-profile crises prove that 'no comment' lengthens the media cycle

If you are the first to report your crisis, you’ll land better and recover quicker, writes Renu Bakshi
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Vancouver Whitecaps will sport a new look this MLS season

Vancouver Whitecaps will sport a new look this MLS season

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will have a new look and a new sponsor when they open the Major League Soccer season later this month.
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Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads and in crisis

Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads and in crisis

While dreams of a 2030 Winter Olympics in Canada have not died, advocates say the country must first grapple with its crisis in sport
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Opinion: World Cup costs leave taxpayers scratching their heads

Opinion: World Cup costs leave taxpayers scratching their heads

Taxpayers will be on the hook for about half a million dollars for every minute of game time in the World Cup games in Vancouver.
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BC Place planning suite expansion for FIFA 2026 World Cup

BC Place planning suite expansion for FIFA 2026 World Cup

When BC Place Stadium hosted the Women’s World Cup in 2015, FIFA’s contract prohibited the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame from opening on match days.
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Netflix Canada begins password sharing crackdown, additional members cost $7.99

Netflix Canada begins password sharing crackdown, additional members cost $7.99

TORONTO — Netflix Canada is rolling out its long-anticipated plans to crack down on password sharing.
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Opinion: For better or worse, stories create histories not easily rewritten

Opinion: For better or worse, stories create histories not easily rewritten

In listening to the audiobook of Spare , the autobiography by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, I can hear in his narration a certain fear and loathing of the paparazzi and tabloid editors, the “paps” and the “tabs.
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