The wayback machine

Another in the occasional look-backs at what was happening in Canadian magazines one, two or more years ago. (Note that Magazines Canada is still talking to the federal government about reining in Canada Post*):

One year ago

• Rogers mag content on mobiles running 10,000 downloads a month
• Coda, Canada's longest-running jazz magazine, celebrates golden anniversary
• Ken Whyte to publish biography of press baron Hearst
• Hachette shutters shelter title Home
• Maclean's's take on George Bush's "liberalism" catches some attention
• Fuse magazine rallies the troops to oppose federal arts funding cuts
• First issue of bicycle magazine Dandyhorse wheels out in Toronto
• Editor captures lives of extraordinary "little old ladies"
  
• Wine Spectator magazine hoaxed; gives award to non-existent restaurant

Two years ago

• Magazines Canada asks feds to support PAP and rein in Canada Post*
• The first lawyer shall be last and the last lawyer shall be first?
• Redwood appears to have lost major Kraft custom publishing account
• Flare unveils new look with September issue
• Writer, editor, teacher and prolific freelancer, Bob Collins, has died
• Transcon buys 4th largest printer for $130 million
• British free papers agree to recycle themselves
• Disney to shutter Disney Adventures kids magazine