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Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River under 2 months before Olympics

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Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday.

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Gig workers in B.C. to be paid minimum of $20.88 an hour

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British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to provide a minimum wage and other protections for people who work through gig-based apps like Uber, DoorDash, Skip the Dishes and Lyft.

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Oil refiners raise quality concerns over TMX pipeline shipments

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Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

A recent $34 billion expansion triples the amount of crude shipped from Canada's West Coast, but customers have worries about the quality of the product they are receiving.

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Plane collides with boat in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour; at least 2 injured

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Global News has obtained video from a witness, which shows the plane colliding with a boat while trying to take off.



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Mexico says patient died of chronic disease, not H5N2 bird flu

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A drone view shows the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference after the World Health Organization said a person's death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with the A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally, and the first human infection with the H5 strain of the virus reported in Mexico, in Mexico City, June 5, 2024.

A man who contracted bird flu in Mexico died due to chronic diseases and not the virus, Mexico's health ministry says.

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Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies

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Google announced today it has selected an organization to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies.

The Canadian Journalism Collective will be responsible for ensuring eligible news organizations get their share of the money.

The collective is a federally incorporated non-profit organization that was created for this purpose, and was founded by a group of independent publishers and broadcasters.

The steering committee is made up of 12 independent media outlets that represent French language, community and Indigenous news, and publications that specifically represent Black and minority Canadians.

Some of the organizations include Pivot, The Resolve, IndigiNews, Village Media and the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations.

Google agreed to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million annually, indexed to inflation, in order to be exempt from the Online News Act, which compels tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers.

It’s unclear when eligible news businesses will receive the cash.

But the payment is contingent on Google formally receiving an exemption from the federal broadcast regulator.

Earlier this year, Google put out an open call to news organizations that wish to receive compensation under the Online News Act, and about 1,500 outlets applied for the cash.

The collective will review all news publishers that responded to the open call, and distribute the funds to publishers that meet the criteria.

The money will be distributed proportionately based on how many full time-journalists the companies employ.

In order for news businesses to be eligible, they must have at least two full-time employees and meet other criteria under the Online News Act.

Small print and digital outlets can expect to receive about $17,000 per journalist that they employ, an official with the Canadian Heritage Department has said.

The Liberal government has previously put a cap on how much money the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and other broadcasters can get.

CBC/Radio-Canada will get no more than a $7-million share of the annual fund, and $30 million at most will be reserved for other broadcasters.

The other $63 million will be shared among other qualifying news outlets, such as newspapers and digital platforms.

SEE ALSO: Most Canadians view about Online News Act is news should be free, survey suggests

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 7, 2024.

The post Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies appeared first on CHEK.

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