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21 June 2026,     NEW YORK

Time Magazine to launch Canadian version

 

 
The new venture, called Time Canada, set to debut this Fall, will combine original Canadian reporting with selected content from Time’s global newsroom. The 103-year-old American magazine is launching a licensed Canadian edition in partnership with Toronto-based ArtsHouse Media Group, the firm behind Billboard Canada and Rolling Stone Canada. Six full-time and four part-time staff will publish one print edition annually, and quarterly digital issues alongside video content, social media coverage, and live events.

21 June 2026,     MISSISSAUGA

She & Success establishes Business Awards
 
 She & Success Business Magazine, supported by exclusive shipping partner Purolator, has announced the launch of the She & Success Business Awards. Nominations are now open at https://sheandsuccessawards.ca/ and close June 30, 2026, at midnight (EST). The awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of women entrepreneurs, founders, executives, creators, and community leaders who are transforming Canadian business. Any female entrepreneur currently working in Canada is eligible. 

21 June 2026,     FREDRICTON

Ninety-one-year-old author earns Legacy Award

Nancy Bauer
Nancy Bauer
Fredericton New Brunswick author Nancy Bauer has won this year’s Legacy Award at the 11th Annual New Brunswick Book Awards. Bauer, 91, has written five novels, 25 chapbooks, and dozens of articles for various magazines. She authored a weekly arts column in the St. John Telegraph-Journal and during that time, wrote over 500,000 words! Bauer also became a member of the famed Ice House Gang, a creative writing group that met regularly on the University of New Brunswick (UNB) campus. All award winners: https://wfnb.ca/NBBA

19 June 2026,     TORONTO

Canadian newspaper readers still want print and digital
 
 Vividata’s Spring 2026 Cross-Media Update has revealed that more than 16 million Canadians read newspapers each week in both print and digital formats. This figure has remained relatively consistent over time. Quebec and BC continue to outperform other regions on reach in both formats, while French Canadians are more likely to engage with newspaper content via digital. Overall, Canadians are spending about 2.3 hours per week reading printed editions and 7.8 hours reading digital content.

19 June 2026,     STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Spotify adds narrated magazine articles

 

 
Global audio streaming service Spotify is launching a new format – narrated magazine articles – that will expand its current content repertoire. Over 650 long-form magazine articles are now available in English to users of Spotify Audiobooks. ‘Articles’, the curated collection, will include stories from magazines such as Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, WIRED, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork. Each narrated article will be under two hours long.

12 June 2026,     TORONTO

Wood earns National Magazine B2B Leadership Award

 

Vicky Wood
Vicky Wood
Vicki Wood, Editor of Pharmacy Practice + Business and CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca, is the 2026 recipient of the B2B Leadership Award, the highest individual honour that the National Magazine Awards: B2B can bestow. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in B2B media. Judges were impressed by her ability to nurture and develop writers by creating a space for them to grow without micro-management. Her leadership was also demonstrated by guiding successful mergers and transitions in ownership and brands.

9 June 2026,     TORONTO

U. of T. students launch new online literary magazine

 

Toronto Review founders (top row from left): Emma Olivia Cohen, Sonja Katanic & Adrianna Michell. Bottom row: Winnie Wang, Tia Glista & Abby LaCelle.
Toronto Review founders (top row from left): Emma Olivia Cohen, Sonja Katanic & Adrianna Michell. Bottom row: Winnie Wang, Tia Glista & Abby LaCelle.
The Toronto Review, launched in April 2026 by six University of Toronto (U. of T.) students, showcases established and emerging Canadian talent from Toronto’s literary community. The online magazine will publish essays, fiction, book reviews, and other art forms every week. “We’re curating a platform that showcases Canadian literature internationally while amplifying a writing community already abundant with local talent,” said Adrianna Michell, one of the Review’s co-founders and editors.

9 June 2026,     VICTORIA

David wins ACP 2026 President’s Award

 

Jack David,
Jack David,
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) has announced that Jack David, Founder and Publisher at ECW Press, is the recipient of this year’s President’s Award. The awards were presented at ACP’s Spring Conference May 26 – 27, 2026 in Victoria, British Columbia. In 1974, David founded Essays on Canadian Writing, a scholarly journal. In 1979, he and Robert Lecker began publishing books as ECW Press. ECW has since become one of the largest and most acclaimed trade publishers in Canada.

9 June 2026,     TORONTO

Postmedia to end flyer distribution business
 
 Following “a comprehensive review of its flyer distribution operations across Canada,” Postmedia Network, a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands, has made the strategic decision to exit the flyer distribution business. Operations will end on a phased basis starting June 8, 2026, and should be completed in full by August 31. The decision will impact about 50 full-time and 200 part-time workers.

9 June 2026,     OTTAWA

Financial Post Editor Neville Nankivell dead at 91

 

Neville Nankivell
Neville Nankivell
Journalist Neville Nankivell, Editor, Publisher and Columnist for the Financial Post, died on May 3, 2026, at his home in Ottawa. He was 91. For more than 40 years, Nankivell helped shape Canadian business journalism. Colleagues remembered him as an incisive editor, accomplished writer, and kind mentor whose intellect left a lasting impression on generations of reporters and editors. Born December 8, 1934, in Cottesloe, Western Australia, Nankivell studied economics at the University of Western Australia before emigrating to Canada in 1956.

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