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Canadian news publishers worried about Meta’s new terms of service
Publishers concerned about new Meta terms
Canadian news companies say they’re worried about changes to Meta’s terms of service and want the company to clarify how they will be affected.
Meta’s changes to its terms of service, first reported by Neiman Lab, led some to suggest the terms could allow scraping of websites associated with a business account for AI training purposes.
Meta has now revised those terms but the anxiety has not abated. European and British publishers are asking governments and regulators to step in.
Publishers’ association News Media Canada said a statement that "like publisher associations everywhere, we’re very concerned and are seeking clarity."
The fact Meta blocked news content in Canada following the passage of the Online News Act in 2023 is creating additional uncertainty over how Canadian outlets could be affected by the new terms.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters said its members have raised concerns and at a minimum, Meta should be transparent about how the new terms will affect Canadian outlets.
Association president Kevin Desjardins said there is an "obvious contradiction" and that Meta has blocked news "arguing that news provides insufficient value to its platforms."
"Yet it now appears to be seeking broad permissions to access and use content from publishers’ websites for its own commercial purposes," he said.
Desjardins said "Canadian broadcasters should not be put in a position where their journalism is unavailable to Canadians on Meta’s platforms, while Meta potentially reserves broad rights to exploit it."
In response to a question about how the terms apply in Canada, a Meta spokesperson said "the crawling terms we consolidated only applied to our ads and business products, and we've clarified that in the terms themselves.
"It does not change how Meta uses web crawlers. As always, content owners can use robots.txt to signal their preferences. This is not about scraping news sites, and these updates don't give us new rights that supersede those preferences.”
Various Canadian news publishers already use robots.txt to block bots from AI companies like OpenAI.
A number of Canadian news outlets, including The Canadian Press, have launched lawsuits against OpenAI and Anthropic over the use of copyrighted content for training AI systems.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
By Anja Karadeglija | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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RCMP raids Lion Electric headquarters in connection with investment fraud case
RCMP raids Lion Electric headquarters
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The RCMP says it raided electric bus maker Lion Electric's headquarters north of Montreal on Wednesday morning in connection with an investment fraud case.
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Martina Pillarova says dozens of officers are scouring the premises in Saint-Jérôme, Que., in a search that could last several days, but that no charges or arrests are expected at the moment.
She says police received complaints from more than a hundred investors and launched an investigation in February 2025.
Pillarova says the operation relates to the company's past activities, with no connection to its new owner.
Quebec's financial regulator said last week it was imposing a $1.1-million penalty on Claude Roy, an investor with ties to Lion, after he admitted to selling company shares in the six weeks before it went into bankruptcy protection in December 2024, avoiding nearly $800,000 in losses.
Lion began to churn out hundreds of electric school buses per year as well as some battery-powered trucks after going public in 2021, but it struggled to scale up further and wound up selling in 2025 for a fraction of its former value, with the Quebec government losing its $140-million investment.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Anti-racism group calls for investigation into OPP recruit evaluations
OPP recruits allege racial discrimination: group
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
An anti-racism organization is calling for an investigation into how Ontario's provincial police force assesses new recruits, as three Black recruits allege they faced racial discrimination during their year of probation.
The Black Class Action Secretariat says it wants the province's inspector general of policing to examine Ontario Provincial Police probationary evaluation and coaching practices as well as probationary outcome data across the force to look for racial disparities.
The group's director of advocacy says that while the OPP has an internal office that aims to ensure its policies and practices are inclusive, "the question is whether that commitment reaches the coach officer's notebook, the probation file, and the release decisions."
In a news conference today at the provincial legislature, Alain Babineau said there are people within police ranks quietly deciding "who belongs in uniform and who does not."
The call for an investigation comes as the non-profit says three Black recruits stationed in different regions faced a "strikingly similar pattern of discrimination." The OPP says it's looking into those concerns.
The secretariat says the recruits, who are sharing the allegations under pseudonyms under fear of reprisals, were mocked and penalized for their accents and communication styles and disciplined for behaviours common among white officers.
Two of the recruits were dismissed before the end of their probation period, while the other remains on medical leave, the group said.
A spokesperson for the OPP said the force acknowledges the concerns raised by the Black Class Action Secretariat on behalf of the three recruits.
"We take these matters seriously and are reviewing the various concerns brought forth," Staff Sgt. Joe Brisebois said in an email.
The force can't comment on specifics when it comes to employment-related matters, he said.
"What we can say is that the OPP is dedicated to ensuring open, accessible, equitable and respectful workplaces, and is committed to reflecting the diverse communities it serves," as well as ensuring a workplace that fosters a safe and inclusive environment, he said.
"We do not condone or tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind."
The Inspectorate of Policing, an independent oversight office that opened in 2024, acknowledged The Canadian Press's request for comment Wednesday but did not immediately provide one.
One of the recruits, who used the pseudonym Paul, said Wednesday he has two master's degrees and excelled at the police college, but found himself ridiculed and judged for the way he spoke after joining a detachment in the province's southeast.
"I caught my coach officer and my colleagues ridiculing me. A dispatcher joked on the record about my accent affecting a radio call," he said, phoning into the news conference.
"When I tried to discuss it, it was used against me," he said.
Paul said he was one of three Black officers in his detachment and was released from his position after 10 months. The experience changed his career, he said, adding he is "still trying to heal from the mistreatment and discrimination."
Another of the recruits going by the pseudonym Peter said he "immediately felt isolated" after reporting for duty at a detachment in central Ontario.
"My sergeant would make fun of how I pronounced some words, asking me to repeat things in front of my colleagues so everyone could laugh," he said in a call played at the news conference.
"I wasn't coached at all, it just felt like I was being watched to be documented."
Peter said he was reprimanded for using his phone's GPS to navigate the city when it was a "common practice" among his white colleagues.
The stress eventually caught up with him, and he went on medical leave in the spring, questioning whether to continue on this career path, he said.
Organizers also shared a statement on behalf of the third recruit, who went by the name John. John said he spent a decade in the human service field before becoming an officer, and was stationed at a detachment in southwestern Ontario — the only Black recruit in his platoon.
"I felt there was no trust or confidence in me from Day One," the statement said. "It felt like not only did they expect me to fail, they wanted me to fail."
He also faced reprimand for using his phone GPS when others were doing the same without issue, and at one point had his driving privileges taken away without explanation, he said.
John said he was let go two weeks before the end of his probation, on grounds that he was not a good fit. "What it really meant was that I didn't belong, that they didn't see me as one of them, that they didn't want me there," he said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
By Paola Loriggio | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Jérémy de Star Ac fait encore un commentaire sur sa mise en danger et les fans réagissent
« L’ancien Jérémy est de retour! »
Lors de l'épisode du mardi 8 février de Star Académie, Jérémy Plante qui était en danger pour une deuxième fois, avait passé un commentaire sur Sandrine Hébert, ce qui avait déplu à plusieurs membres du public. L'ancien de Mixmania 2 a récidivé en disant que d'autres auraient dû être à sa place en apprenant sa mise au ballotage lors de la quotidienne du 1er mars, ce qui a encore une fois fait réagir les fans.
Lors de la première semaine de février, Jérémy Plante n'était pas d'accord avec le choix de la directrice Lara Fabian de le mettre en danger et n'avait pas mâché ses mots :
« [Il] me semble [que] j'ai fait une belle perfo cibole! Ma frustration c'est plus; entre un gars qui mâche un petit peu ses mots, mais que là c'est beaucoup mieux et une fille qui ne dit pas les bons mots ou qui a un méga accent... Je ne sais pas pourquoi c'est moi qui [suis] en danger. »
Le 9 février, le chanteur avait abordé la situation sur sa page Facebook :
« Salut, tout le monde, depuis hier, j’ai pris connaissance de vos commentaires sur les différents réseaux sociaux. Je réalise que j’en ai déçu plus d’un parmi vous, qui me suivez et m’appuyez dans cette grande aventure qu’est Star Académie. Avec le recul, je me rends compte que la dernière semaine a été éprouvante pour moi, avec deux mises en danger consécutives. Visiblement, je me suis laissé emporter par le stress des derniers jours. Il a pris le dessus sur mes émotions et m’a fait dire des mots que je ne pensais pas réellement à l’endroit de Sandrine, ce qui n’est pas dans mes habitudes, étant un gars de nature positive. [...]»
« Malheureusement après trois fois... Il serait peut[-être] temps que Jérémy quitte. »
Il a remis le couvert le 1er mars en expliquant que d'autres avaient plus leur place r le bloc : « Je ne sens pas qu'il y a de l'acharnement envers moi, cependant, sans nommer de noms, je pense qu'il y en a certains qui auraient, pour les mêmes raisons que moi, pu être en évaluation. »
Une partie du public a donc été déçu de l'entendre dire de tels propos encore une fois.
« Je trouve dommage que Jérémy passe des commentaires comme de quoi que d'autres auraient dû être en danger... Il doit changer d'attitude, je crois que c'est ce qui lui nuit le plus, car il a du talent. Il en a, mais il est imbu de sa personne comme s'il n'avait rien à apprendre... attendons de voir ce qu'il fera comme performance dimanche. »
Certain.es téléspectateurs.trices ont souligné que Jérémy Plante était retombé dans ses vieilles habitudes en mettant la faute sur les autres.
« Jérémy a encore rajouté en disant qu'il y en a qui aurait mérité d'être en danger. Petite gaffe! »
« L'ancien Jérémy est de retour! Il construit sa perception de lui-même sur de vieilles certitudes et reçoit la critique en la faisant ricocher sur quelqu'un d'autre, qu'il aura eu le bon jugement de ne pas nommer, mais ce n'est pas moins immature comme attitude. »
« Pourquoi Jérémy a encore exprimé le fait que d'autres que lui auraient dû être mis en danger! Ego un peu élevé, assume Jérémy et montre ce que tu sais réellement accomplir et sors de ta zone de confort.»
Malgré cet écart de conduite, Jérémy Plante a quand même beaucoup de fans derrière lui qui lui souhaitent de réussir.
« Go Jérémy go, tu vas être capable de réussir ta belle chanson. Et tu vas rester [à l']Académie, je vais voter pour toi Jérémy. »
« Jérémy »
« Jérémy et Marily c'est mon vote »
« Jérémy et Sandrine»
C'est ce dimanche 6 mars que le public pourra savoir si Jérémy Plante va être sauvé une troisième fois ou devra plier bagage et quitter l'Académie.