Hello! Canada

Hello! Canada
CategoriesCelebrity
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherSt. Joseph Communications
First issue24 September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-24)
CompanyHello! Canada
CountryCanada
Based inToronto
LanguageEnglish
Websitehellomagazine.com/ca
ISSN1911-3110

Hello! Canada is a Canadian entertainment magazine.[1] Launched in 2006 by Rogers Media,[2] the magazine was licensed as a local edition of the Spanish ¡Hola! brand of entertainment magazines. Prior to its launch, the British edition Hello! was directly distributed in Canada; although this was discontinued when the Canadian edition was launched, the Canadian edition continued to run selected content from the British version.[3] The first issue featured a cover story on Margaret Trudeau, Justin Trudeau and Alexandre Trudeau.[4]

Its announcement influenced Torstar to offer a promotion for its competing magazine Weekly Scoop, temporarily dropping that magazine's cover price to just 25 cents the week after Hello! Canada's launch was announced.[5]

On March 20, 2019, Rogers announced a deal to sell the magazine to St. Joseph Communications.[6]

  1. ^ "New magazine tries to sell us on Canadian celebrities". Edmonton Journal, September 24, 2006.
  2. ^ "Hello! : Canada. Print Magazines, Newspapers & Journals". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "All the latest on Ralph Benmergui? No, no, Hello!". The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2006.
  4. ^ "Say Hello! to Margaret, Justin and Alexandre". The Globe and Mail, August 26, 2006.
  5. ^ "Torstar drops price on celebrity magazine: Weekly Scoop". National Post, April 25, 2006.
  6. ^ "Toronto Life owner St. Joseph Communications to buy Rogers magazines". The Globe and Mail, March 20, 2019.