''Hello! Canada'' is a Canadian entertainment magazine. Launched in 2006 by

Rogers Media Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsne ...

, the magazine was licensed as a local edition of the Spanish ''

¡Hola! ''¡Hola!'' is a weekly Spanish-language magazine specializing in celebrity news, published in Madrid, Spain, and in 15 other countries, with local editions in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru ...

'' brand of entertainment magazines. Prior to its launch, the British edition ''

Hello! ''Hello'' is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the ''Norwich C ...

'' 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. The first issue featured a cover story on Margaret Trudeau,

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since ...

and Alexandre Trudeau. 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. On March 20, 2019, Rogers announced a deal to sell the magazine to

St. Joseph Communications St. Joseph Communications is a Canadian communications company based out of Toronto. It is one of Canada's largest privately owned communications and media companies. The company currently has three divisions: * The print business - SJC Print * Th ...

."Toronto Life owner St. Joseph Communications to buy Rogers magazines"
'' The Globe and Mail'', March 20, 2019.

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