The Canadian government said it might start regulating social media and other tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter in Canada soon. Minister of Democratic Institutions, Karina Gould, mentioned that she thinks that Canadians are fed up with tech giants and want the government to do something about it. Gould’s announcement is coincided with … Continue reading Canadian Govt Eyes Regulating Facebook, Other Tech
Pacific Mall in Toronto area of Markham said that it will clean up its mall from counterfeit and pirated products. This comes after the US government declared the mall as the most notorious in the world for counterfeit and imitation goods. In January, US government said that the Toronto area mall, compromising mostly of 450 … Continue reading Toronto Pacific Mall Flagged By US Government
California Federal judge blocked the Canadian ruling that was trying to make Google delete search results from its system. This is definitely a nice win for Google as it is telling other countries to stop interfering with US jurisdiction where Google servers are based. This is the first time when US judge tells a foreign … Continue reading US Judge to Canada – Hands Off Google
To combat shortage of rentals in the city, Vancouver passed a by law limiting short term rentals. This ban does not affect individuals renting out their own place / principal residence, but affects businesses or individuals who own or rent our more than one property. Vancouver’s real estate prices have been through the roof, and … Continue reading Vancouver To Target AirBnb, $1k Fine if Unlicensed
Canadian Province of Quebec is the first in North America to go ahead with banning veils on public transit and government institutions. This is the newly introduced Bill 62 that will prevent you from covering your face in spaces that are controlled by the government. Quebec is the first place in North America where it … Continue reading Quebec to Ban Women With Face Veils And How It Will Affect Tech
Update: Uber has backtracked on its “shut down operations in Quebec” threat. Company said it will continue to negotiate with the government. Government backtracked a bit as well saying that even though they will not change training requirements which now require 35 hours of training vs 20, it will allow new drivers to have eight weeks … Continue reading Uber is Leaving Quebec, Say It ain’t So
Update: Few weeks ago, when we wrote the story, it was clear that due to language requirements new super Nintendo was not allowed to be sold in Quebec because it was not translated into Quebec’s version of French language. However just recently, ToysRUs Canada has twitted that restriction has been lifed and now you can … Continue reading Update: New Super Nintendo Edition Console Is No Longer Banned in Quebec
