Canadian Publishing Industry News
19 August 2026,     NIAGARA/GRIMSBY

Canadian Antiques & Vintage Magazine closes

 

 
Founded in 1963, published six times a year, and formerly known as The Upper Canadian, Canadian Antiques & Vintage Magazine was Canada’s only national magazine dedicated to antiques, fine art, folk art, and vintage collectables. Various reasons were cited for the closure. During the pandemic in 2020, the magazine was forced to temporarily close because antique shops and shows also closed. Upon re-opening later that year, subscription and advertising revenue dropped by an unprecedented 48%.

19 August 2026,     EDMUNDSTON

New Brunswick loses two weekly Francophone newspapers
 
 Citing financial viability, owner and publisher Postmedia has announced that L’Étoile, based in Moncton, and Infoweekend, which served northwest New Brunswick, have been closed. Both weekly newspapers were published by Irving-owned Brunswick News until 2022, when they were sold to Postmedia. The closures follow the July 2, 2026, final edition of the Miramichi Leader, also owned by Postmedia, and coincide with a reduction in print editions at Acadie Nouvelle, an independent French-language newspaper.

17 August 2026,     TORONTO

Foodism Magazine launches Creator Ambassador Network

 

 
Twenty Two Media, the parent company of Foodism Magazine, is launching a Creator Ambassador Network for Foodism as the publisher expands its commercial offerings to include “social-first” videos alongside its print, digital, newsletter, and experiential products. A Creator Ambassador Network is a long-term partnership where a brand or publisher recruits a select group of content creators to act as official, ongoing representatives.

17 August 2026,     OTTAWA,

Attention publishers: National AI survey deadline is September 16

 

 
The Government of Canada has launched a new national Artificial Intelligence strategy. AI for All aims to strengthen trust in AI, create new economic opportunities, and support Canadian sovereignty in this complex, rapidly evolving field. The Department of Canadian Heritage is seeking input from magazine, newspaper, and other publishers for its National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence. https://pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lang=EN&co=GAwb6Ccl. Please access the French language survey here: https://pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lang=FR&co=GAwb6Ccl. Both surveys will be accessible until September 15, 2026.

17 August 2026,     OTTAWA

Federal government to track ‘news deserts’ in Canada

April Lindgren
April Lindgren
 The Department of Canadian Heritage’s new project will map areas of Canada that lack local news coverage by engaging industry experts to develop a directory using AI that will pinpoint regions where there is no local news coverage at all – and where news outlets aren’t meeting the information needs of the community. April Lindgren, Professor Emerita at Toronto Metropolitan University’s journalism school, is one of the academics involved in the initiative.

17 August 2026,     YELLOWKNIFE , NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Yellowknifer Weekend ends Friday editions

 

 
The final printed Friday edition of the Yellowknifer Weekend, published on July 24, 2026, signalled that the 54-year-old publication will reduce its print schedule from two weekly issues to one, and will now publish only on Wednesdays. Weekend coverage will shift entirely to digital platforms, primarily distributed through Northern News Services Limited’s (NNSL’s) daily online newsletter, Morning Alert.

1 August 2026,     CARAQUET, NEW BRUNSWCK

L’Acadie Nouvelle reduces printed editions
 
 New Brunswick’s only independent French-language daily newspaper is scaling back its print editions, marking an end to L’Acadie Nouvelle being the province’s only newspaper to publish five times a week. It will now publish two printed editions weekly, said CEO and Publisher Francis Sonier. The Caraquet-based newspaper previously available Tuesday to Saturday, will now appear in print only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. About 6,000 subscribe to its printed editions.

1 August 2026,     TORONTO

Toronto Life’s Summer Garden Party is August 12

 

 
Presented by Toronto Life Magazine and Tricon Living, the 2026 Summer Garden Party returns on Wednesday, August 12, from 6 – 10 pm, for an evening amid the natural beauty of the Toronto Botanical Garden, one of the city’s most popular green spaces. Guests will celebrate summer with food, drinks, camaraderie, and live entertainment, set among the vibrant gardens and winding paths that welcome more than one million visitors each year.

1 August 2026,     NEW YORK, NEW YORK

New Associated Press Stylebook released
 
 The 58th Edition of the 504-page Associated Press Stylebook contains more than 200 new and revised entries from 2024’s AP Stylebook Online, as well as several first-time entries. Highlights include a revised AI chapter with new and updated entries to keep up with AI’s rapid growth, guidance on writing about conflicts with entries on assassination, war, and genocide, updated entries on the evolving language of race-related coverage, and the changing of two-word terms to single words to reflect popular usage – such as healthcare and primetime.

28 July 2026,     WINNIPEG.

Community newspaper and flyer distribution ends at WFP

 

 
TC Transcontinental, the parent company of the Winnipeg Free Press (WFP), has announced that the newspaper is ceasing its free weekly community newspaper and flyer distribution. As of July 24, 2026, the Free Press will no longer deliver flyer inserts to 200,000 Manitoba households. July 24 also marks delivery of the final edition of the Free Press Community Review, which featured local community content. The distribution change will impact 817 delivery contractors. The Free Press Community Review employed four people. Two of those staffers will be offered jobs at the Free Press.

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