In its case targeting how Google buys and sells online advertising in Canada, the Competition Bureau says the company "has abused its dominant position." But those who study the tech giant say reducing its market influence won't be easy.

Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google to force the breakup of the company’s ad tech unit. In a statement published Thursday, during the US Thanksgiving holiday, the Competition Bureau said a “thorough” investigation had found that Google had abused its dominant position in programmatic web advertising to “maintain and entrench its market power.

Vice-president of global ads at Google said the complaint ‘ignores the intense competition where ad buyers and sellers have plenty of choice and we look forward to making our case in court’

Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday.

The Competition Bureau is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its services and pay

The Thursday announcement ratchets up the Competition Bureau's ongoing investigation into Google and the world of online advertising.

Canada’s Competition Bureau, the country’s antitrust watchdog, took legal action against Google LLC today, alleging that it’s engaging in anticompetitive conduct in its online advertising technology services within Canada, and it’s seeking to force the company to divest some of its advertising technology tools.

The Competition Bureau is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its services and pay a penalty.

Canada's antitrust watchdog said an investigation into Google found that the company “unlawfully” tied together its ad tech tools to dominate the market.

Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday. The Competition Bureau, in a statement, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that,

Canada’s Competition Bureau is taking legal action against Google, aiming to dismantle parts of the tech giant’s advertising business. The agency announced on Thursday that its investigation revealed Google allegedly abused its dominant position in programmatic web advertising to entrench its market power.