The Magazines Canada 2026 in-person and online Symposium (titled Dream, Build, Innovate), features professional development sessions that help busy magazine media professionals build and innovate. For those attending in person, there will also be plenty of time to connect with colleagues and friends. The event date is Wednesday, September 23, 2026, noon to 6:30 pm (ET) at The Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough, Ontario, as well as online.

 

Montréal language services agency Maxime Collins Inc. has added a Specialized Verification Branch for the editorial review of recipe books and magazines, cookbooks, and illustrated lifestyle titles, ensuring accuracy in both text and layout before large-scale printing. The new service combines the agency’s 15+ years of expertise in revisions, proofreading, and print-ready verification, to address the specific requirements of culinary and lifestyle publishing.

 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.

 

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%.

 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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.