''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. Operations Current television brands owned by Rogers include two television sys ...

, 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!'' 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 Margaret Joan Trudeau ( Sinclair; born September 10, 1948) is a Canadian activist and the mother of Justin Trudeau, the 23rd prime minister of Canada. She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971, three years after h ...

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and

Alexandre Trudeau Alexandre Emmanuel "Sacha" Trudeau (born December 25, 1973) is a Canadian filmmaker, journalist and author of ''Barbarian Lost''. He is the second son of Canada's former prime minister, Pierre Trudeau, and Margaret Trudeau, and the younger bro ...

. Its announcement influenced

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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."Toronto Life owner St. Joseph Communications to buy Rogers magazines"
''

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'', March 20, 2019.

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* 2006 establishments in Canada Entertainment magazines published in Canada St. Joseph Media magazines {{Canada-mag-stub