Maclean's, University Affairs, Sparksheet,Vitamin Daily, Torontoist big winners at online awards

The second annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards were given out last night in Toronto. The awards are produced by Mastheadonline.com. There were 130 finalists and 32 winners in three divisions: Red for consumer magazines, custom, religious and public association websites; Blue for business-to-business, professional associations, farm and scholarly websites; and Green for daily and weekly newspapers and broadcasters.

Some of the magazine-related winners were

• Maclean's.ca for best overall companion website (for sites with a print companion), and best blog, both in red division 
• Universityaffairs.ca for best news, blue division and best website design, blue division 
• Sparksheet.com (Spafax) for best mobile application, best online-only article or series, and best e-newsletter, all in the blue division
• Vitamindaily.com for best overall online-only website and best website design, red division 
• Torontoist.com for best news and best online-only article or series, red division
• Besthealthmag.ca for best community feature, red division
• Thehockeynews.com for best mobile application, red division
• Vancouverobserver.com for best online-only article, series of articles, green division
• Fashionmagazine.com for best cross-platform initiative
• 20minutesupperclub.com (St. Joseph Media) for best e-newsletter, red division
• Canadianlawyermag.com for best cross-platform initiative, blue division
• ElleQuébec.com for best video, red division
• Trucknews.com for best video, blue division
• Salon52.com was repeat winner for best companion website, blue division 
• IT World Canada for best community feature

A gallery of finalists and full information on the contest is available at Canadianonlinepublishingawards.com or on Mastheadonline.com