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Episode #267: Hub Roundtable: Don't Google this episode
Season 1, Ep. 267
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This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses Google's announcement this week that it will soon stop Canadian news links from appearing in Google News and search results. We also discuss Canada Day and the question of how to celebrate the nation's birthday when our society feels so fractured and divided.
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