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Luis A. Estable wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award for poetry collection
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Poet Luis A. Estable’s Religious, Ten Songs And Thirty Sonnets was named a winner in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s Poetry-Spirit, Philosophy & the Sacred category.
Grahame Beer releases second ranch poetry collection
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Cowboy and rancher Grahame Beer has published This Cowboyin’ Thing: Ranch and Farm Tales from the North West, a new poetry collection drawn from more than 40 years on the Canadian prairies.
Joseph Howse wins multiple honors at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award
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Joseph Howse’s The Circus and the Atom won top honors in World Literature and Audiobook-Fiction at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award, with additional recognition for cover design.
Gary E Smith wins NYC Big Book Award political thriller prize
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Gary E Smith’s And So It Goes won first place in the Political Thriller category at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award.
Canadian seniors are embracing digital tools faster
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Older Canadians are rapidly closing Canada’s digital gap, with internet use, smartphone ownership and online service adoption all rising sharply.
Process Street adds 105 API endpoints to let AI agents run workflows headlessly
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Process Street launched 105 new public API endpoints and mirrored them as tools on its hosted MCP server, allowing AI agents and software to create, update and run workflows without using the interface.
Irina Posan book targets high achievers seeking more than success
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Career strategist Irina Posan is launching The Career You Crave in September 2026 to help professionals who feel out of sync with outward success and inner fulfillment.
Prepared Canada adds August content on alerts, surveillance and hurricanes
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Prepared Canada Corp. said it published new videos, Shorts and articles in August 2026 across YouTube, TikTok, its website and Substack.
Toronto Life’s Best Dressed event returns Sept. 10 after 7-year break
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Toronto Life will bring back its invite-only Best Dressed event on Sept. 10 at the University Club of Toronto, marking the first edition since 2019 and landing during TIFF’s opening week.
Blood services in Canada, England and Australia urge more regular donors
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Blood agencies in Canada, England and Australia are warning that supplies have dropped by as much as 30% in recent months as extreme weather, seasonal illness and changing donation patterns squeeze collections.
R.M. Almonte plans Canadian bookstore tour to chase two more world records
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R.M. Almonte will begin a RecordSetter-verified Canadian bookstore tour on Oct. 2, 2026, with more than 78 Indigo-family locations confirmed across 10 provinces and three territories.
Jaipur Literature Festival adds Los Angeles and Toronto to 2026 North America tour
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JLF USA and JLF Toronto will expand to seven North American cities in 2026, with new stops in Los Angeles and Toronto from Sept. 11 to Oct. 4. The lineup brings prominent writers, thinkers and cultural voices into conversations on AI, geopolitics,…
ITZ Art pitches custom prints for Canadians’ summer travel photos
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ITZ Art is encouraging Canadians to turn their favorite vacation photos into wall art instead of leaving them on their phones.
David J. Dogterom launches interactive alphabet picture book for young readers
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David J. Dogterom has released My Friends in the Alphabet Zoo, an interactive picture book that uses rhymes, hidden-letter games and animal characters to help preschoolers and early readers build early literacy skills.
BJRC Recruiting publishes 2026 salary guide for Canadian employers
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BJRC Recruiting has released a free 2026 compensation guide for Executive, Finance & Accounting, and Legal & Compliance roles in Canada.
Medical Marketing Whiz releases second edition of anti-aging marketing book
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Medical Marketing Whiz has released a second edition of its book for anti-aging and longevity practices, adding guidance on AI search and other digital channels.
Consumer Choice Award names 2026 winners in Quebec City and Lévis
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Consumer Choice Award announced its 2026 winners in Quebec City and Lévis on Aug. 11, recognizing local businesses selected through an independent market study.
Folio.YVR’s Summer issue spotlights philanthropy, luxury and Vancouver creators
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Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine released its Summer 2026 CELEBRATE issue on Aug. 6, led by a feature on newly promoted VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation adviser Luigi Ronchi.
Doley Henderson wins 2026 Irene Adler Prize for women writers
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Toronto-based writer Doley Henderson has won the 2026 Irene Adler Prize for her essay “Temilola,” earning a $1,000 scholarship for her studies in creative writing for therapeutic purposes.
TRAFFIX says cross-border truck capacity stays tight on Canada and Mexico lanes
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TRAFFIX’s August 2026 NAX Index shows U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico freight lanes remained above neutral for a second straight month, signaling tight truck capacity, higher costs and more regulatory pressure for shippers.
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