The wayback machine: buyouts; unions; fundraising; swimsuits; copyright; airbrushing

Another in our sporadic, somewhat arbitrary, recollections of posts past on the Canadian Magazines blog. (Named in homage to Peabody's Improbable History, starring the time-travelling dog Dr. Peabody and his faithful boy, Sherman, from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. 

Five years ago

• Bayard Presse Canada buys out religious partner
• Digital magazine editions are gaining ground, particularly for b-to-b magazines
• You guys are afraid to talk about abortion, Maclean's tells its readers
• Front Page newsstand, an Edmonton fixture, to close up shop
• Will cultural mags be able to meet the CRA fundraising benchmarks?
• Webster relinquishes Maisonneuve publisher job to be a full-time editor

Three years ago

• Canadian Press, a 93-year-old co-op, is to be privatized by its three biggest members
• Will it be the law to disclose that a magazine has airbrushed its cover model?
• Writer's open letter to Canadian writers urgest them to join "a real union"
• BCAMP hits a bump, but recovers with variant on proposed name change
• Indigo Books & Music stores to branch out into more toys, more gifts and photography
• Up Here magazine uses swimsuit models to provoke discussion of climate change

A year ago

• Avenue Calgary out of the chute with Stampede issue on new iPad app
• Elle Canada publishes 2nd cover that's an ad for nail polish
• Dogs in Canada may bound back if publishing partner can be found
• Supreme Court copyright decision does not unleash a "free for all", says Access Copyright
• Sportsnet magazine being sold for a buck a copy
• Leaving magazine publishers in the lurch is bad for the business