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CBC using Google compensation payout to boost local news coverage with 30 new hires

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CBC News is planning to boost coverage in nearly two dozen underserved communities across Canada .

The public broadcaster says it’s making the investment using funds expected from Google as part of a compensation deal made under the Online News Act .

Google agreed to pay $100 million to be exempt from the act for five years .

CBC/Radio-Canada is set to receive about $7 million of that payout.

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