Adobe announced version 7 of Adobe PDF Print Engine. Version 7 includes several rendering innovations that have already been welcomed by leading Print OEMs and RIP solution providers who integrate Adobe technology into their prepress products. The new features can leverage the scalability of the Mercury RIP Architecture. Fewer steps, smarter workflows – PDF Print Engine 7 integrates new functions into the rendering pipeline (inside the RIP), reducing the need for specialized skill sets, and eliminating separate prepress operations.

Who wants  to be part of the Who’s Who in Canadian publishing the call for Judges for the 2025 COPAs is now open. The COPAs were established in 2009 and is recognized as the premier Digital Publishing Awards Program in Canada because of its neutrality with 50% of the judges from outside of the industry and a 30% turnover every year on the judging panel that includes a public call for judges. Learn more here

The winners of the 2024 Canadian Online Publishing awards were announced on February 12 in Toronto with a live zoom-cast to other finalists from across the country. The big winner was University Affairs that got 5 medals (2G, 3S) in the B2B division. Urbania was the big winner in the Consumer category with 3 medals (2G, S) and the Investigative Journalism Foundation of Canada the lead the pack with 2 golds in the Media division. Entries from the schools saw Red River College get 4 medals (2G, 2S). For full list of entries you can see them on the COPA website at this link.

 

Below is a list of all the 51 medalists from across Canada.
 

 Canada Post will migrate from their current SAP platform to the next generation cloud-based SAP solution. This upgrade will immediately improve how customers ship, mail and access parcel pricing. It will also provide improved billing and invoicing. Canada Post intended stated a target go-live date of September 3, 2024. Canada Post had re-aligned the target date to July 2, 2025. These changes may impact some customers accounting processes. Parcel rates, price changes for Parcel Services will come into effect with the 2025 implementation timing of the new SAP platform. rate codes for Parcel Services will expand from 45 to 128, while maintaining the current number of weight steps.

 

The Inuvik Drum’s last print edition was January 9, 2025, 59 years to the day after it was first published. The Drum, was published weekly, served the town of 3,000 people and the wider Beaufort Delta region, home to just under 7,000 residents. It was first published in 1966 and was acquired by NNSL in 1988. The Company gave no reason for the closure was given. Newspapers have faced significant loss of advertising revenue to digital and social media. News/North will include dedicated stories about [the] Beaufort Delta,

He was able to create this into a media empire: Laurentian Media Group that was a diversified media company that included IT World Canada Inc., a print and digital trade group; CCMC Sports Group, an integrated sports marketing and publishing company; ConceptShare Inc., a web-based design collaboration business; Xpeerient Inc., an ICT outsourcing platform; and Adventus International Limited, a digital music business.

 

Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) is looking for editors, photographers, art directors, and category specialists to volunteer as judges for the Alberta Magazine Awards. By lending your expertise to this highly regarded awards program, you help us recognize and celebrate the best Alberta's magazine content. Alberta Magazine Publishers Association couldn't run this program without support from our wider community. Key Dates: Entries will be sent by Monday, April 11, 2025.Score submission deadline: May 9, 2025 Judging is 100% online—convenient and flexible!

 

Magazines Canada understands the potential severity that tariffs imposed by the United States will have on our economy, including the impacts it could have on your magazine. Working with the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts, Magazines Canada would like to better understand the estimated or potential impacts these tariffs may have if they come into place in March. Magazines Canada would also like to know if there are any intra-provincial or national efforts that could reduce operating difficulties/red tape in Canada. Please fill out the survey below by Friday, February 14 at 5pm ET. Your responses are extremely important in helping to inform the government, funders and Magazines Canada's actions should the tariffs come into place.