Canadian Publishing Industry News
9 November 2026,     TORONTO –
Major Canadian news publishers sue Anthropic
 
 A coalition of Canada’s largest newspapers is suing AI company Anthropic in an Ontario court. Postmedia, Toronto Star (Torstar), The Globe and Mail, and The Canadian Press, insist that Anthropic infringed on their copyright by using their content to develop its large language AI model, Claude. “Anthropic has capitalized on the commercial success of its AI models, building an expansive suite of services, and raised significant capital, all without obtaining a valid licence from any of the news media companies,” said the statement of claim. The lawsuit was filed on October 6, 2026, and the allegations have not yet been proven in court.
The claim also said that Anthropic breached the news media websites’ terms of service and circumvented technological protection measures they put in place to restrict copying of their content. Canada’s AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is keeping a close eye on court cases in Canada and the U.S. to determine next steps for Ottawa’s regulatory approach to AI. In 2024, the same news organizations, along with Metroland and CBC/Radio Canada, also launched a lawsuit against Open AI. That case has yet to be settled.
 
Story Tools
Most Recent News Comment
Jaded says:
Wow, Torstar really seems to be on a mission to bankrupt one magazine after another....
Most Recent Blog Comment
Lorene Shyba says:
Full of terrific information, Thanks!...