Canada Letter: Local news turmoil in Atlantic Canada

The main lender for the owner of most of the region’s newspapers has moved to dissolve the publisher [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZpc1ZpZXdJbkJyb3dzZXI9dHJ1ZSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRjczMjhmMGFkLTY4ZWEtNWEyMS1hZTZjLTBjMGI4NTQ1ODVmMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0SzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NzUzJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDk1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0SeaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NjE5JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyNDAzMTYmdGU9MSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTZXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Canada Letter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY2FuYWRhP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NzUzJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDk1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) March 16, 2024 A Financial Crisis May Jeopardize Local News in Most of Atlantic Canada [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLWF1c3Rlbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By [Ian Austen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLWF1c3Rlbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Local news outlets have, of course, been in trouble in Canada and around the world for years. But now a lender has asked a Halifax court to dissolve the two companies that jointly own most of the newspapers in Atlantic Canada outside New Brunswick. And that has opened up the possibility that the region may end up without any legacy news outlets aside from broadcasters. [A web page is displayed on the screen of a laptop, with “SALTWIRE” at the top of the page above news articles under the header “Top stories in Prince Edward Island.”] A lender has asked a court to dissolve Atlantic Canada’s leading news media company. Ian Austen/The New York Times Much of the trouble with the two companies — which are commonly owned and whose holdings include The Chronicle Herald in Halifax and The Telegram in St. John’s, Newfoundland, as well as The Guardian in Charlottetown — is of their own making. They have either refused to cover, or paid very little, on 40 million Canadian dollars in debts over the past five years; they owe the government just under 5 million dollars in H.S.T.; and they have funded operations using employees’ pension money. But the move to dissolve the companies, and a corresponding filing they made for creditor protection, come at a time when news outlets large and small are facing yet another major threat to their existence. My colleague David Streitfeld writes that “there are signs that the whole concept of ‘news’ is fading.” While he was writing about the United States, it appears that his findings also apply in Canada. [Read: [How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L25ld3MtbWVkaWEtaW5kdXN0cnktZHlpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)] Dean Jobb, who teaches in the journalism program at the University of King’s College in Halifax, told me that the situation created by the potential collapse of the two companies, SaltWire Network and The Halifax Herald, might create a local news desert. “It’s a real shock,” said Mr. Jobb, who worked as a reporter, an editor and a columnist at The Chronicle Herald for 20 years. “It’s not an announcement of cutbacks or layoffs or the closure of one or two papers. It’s potentially the region ending up with very little media surviving in most of its communities.” The Chronicle Herald traces its origins to 1824 and claims to the oldest independent newspaper still operating in Canada. It’s owned, for now, by Mark Lever, its chief executive, and Sarah Dennis. Ms. Dennis is a director of The Halifax Herald and SaltWire, Mr. Lever’s spouse and the fourth generation of her family to control the Halifax newspaper. In 2017, when the newspaper was in the midst of [a strike that would last almost 19 months,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JjLmNhL25ld3MvY2FuYWRhL25vdmEtc2NvdGlhL2Nocm9uaWNsZS1oZXJhbGQtZGVhbC1wYXNzZWQtMS40MjQyMDYyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NzUzJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDk1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Chronicle Herald’s parent company purchased — from Transcontinental, a printer based in Montreal — a group of daily and weekly newspapers covering all of Atlantic Canada except New Brunswick. The amalgamated entity was branded as SaltWire. Instead of paying Transcontinental 10 million Canadian dollars, the purchase price for the deal, it sued the printing company for, in its view, misrepresenting the financial state of the papers. That lawsuit continues. A court earlier this month ordered SaltWire to deposit half a million dollars to ensure that Transcontinental’s legal bills are covered if SaltWire loses. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0SeaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NjE2JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyNDAzMTYmdGU9MSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTZXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) During the expansion, the companies borrowed 32.7 million Canadian dollars from Fiera, a private lender based in Toronto. In court filings, Fiera said that the companies had been in default on those loans for five years “and have no path or timeline for repayment of the credit facilities notwithstanding the patience of the lenders.” For now, all of the newspapers and websites can operate as usual as they pursue creditor protection. Fiera is asking the court to force the sale of all of the companies’ holdings to cover the loans. But Mr. Jobb is among many observers who are concerned that buyers won’t be found for many of the papers or that, if they are sold, the newspapers will become just shells of what they once were. According to court filings, SaltWire lost 4.1 million Canadian dollars in its most recent fiscal year. The Herald had a 24.8 million-dollar loss, which the company attributes to pension obligations. [A person’s hand holds a smartphone, whose screen displays a site with “Halifax Examiner” at the top, above a “Latest News” header and a news article.] The turmoil at SaltWire may create an opening for The Halifax Examiner and other online newcomers. Ian Austen/The New York Times While private broadcasters have been cutting back on local news throughout Canada, the CBC continues to provide robust local coverage throughout Atlantic Canada. But Mr. Jobb said that was likely to diminish greatly if the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre come to power in the next election and follow through with Mr. Poilievre’s often repeated promise to eliminate all government funding for the broadcaster’s English language services. The CBC currently receives 1.4 billion Canadian dollars from the government for its operations, English and French. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0SeaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAzNTA1JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyNDAzMTYmdGU9MSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTZXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) But even if the worst comes to pass, there might be one positive development. Earlier this week, my colleagues wrote that a handful of start-up media companies are finding success from learning from previous mistakes. [Read: [Sprouts of Hope in a Gloomy Media Landscape](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9kaWdpdGFsLW1lZGlhLW5ldy1zdGFydHVwcy1idXNpbmVzcy1tb2RlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NzUzJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDk1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)] While [The Halifax Examiner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0S6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGFsaWZheGV4YW1pbmVyLmNhLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) is more a general-interest publication than those start-ups, it may benefit from any vacuum left by the SaltWire financial meltdown. “Tim Bousquet, the editor there, has done a fantastic job,” Mr. Jobb said. “He’s made it an award-winning news outlet, and it certainly has some reach. Depending on what happens with SaltWire, maybe it will become a more of a go-to for more people.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0SeaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4OTY3JmxpPUNOREEmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUNOREFfMjAyNDAzMTYmdGU9MSZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTZXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Trans Canada [An earth-moving machine sits amid vacant lots, some fenced off, in front of a tree-covered hillside.] The rebuilding of Lytton, British Columbia, has been slow. Grant Harder for The New York Times - In Travel, Rowan Moore Gerety went to Lytton, British Columbia, the town destroyed by a wildfire in 2021, and found that it ”still [looks less like a town than a parking lot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi90cmF2ZWwvbHl0dG9uLWZpcmUtY2FuYWRhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) with a view,” adding, “People — much less tourists — have been elusive.” - Tourists are traveling to Anupaya Cabin Co., a wilderness retreat on the Ottawa River near Deep River, Ontario. It’s one of five [eco-tourism destinations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMy90cmF2ZWwvcmVnZW5lcmF0aXZlLXRvdXJpc20tcmV0cmVhdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) highlighted by Lauren Matison. - Canada’s pledge to give funds to groups that are helping both Israeli and Palestinian [victims of sexual violence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P4RWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9jYW5hZGFzLWVxdWFsLWZ1bmRpbmctdG8taGVscC1pc3JhZWxpLWFuZC1wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi12aWN0aW1zLW9mLXNleHVhbC12aW9sZW5jZS1kcmF3cy1pc3JhZWxpLWZpcmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) prompted a rebuke from an Israeli official. Canada is also among the countries that have [resumed payments to the U.N. agency known as UNRWA](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3VucndhLWNhbmFkYS1zd2VkZW4taXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). They had been suspended in wake of accusations from Israel that a dozen of the agency’s employees took part in Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Oct. 7. - A large study in Canada reports that women who were pregnant as teenagers were [twice as likely](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9oZWFsdGgvdGVlbi1wcmVnbmFuY3ktZWFybHktZGVhdGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbmRhXzIwMjQwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzc1MyZubD1jYW5hZGEtbGV0dGVyJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA5NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXitm31ZYBQmstSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to die before turning 31. - For anyone who lives along the path of [next month’s total solar eclipse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC9zY2llbmNlL3NvbGFyLWVjbGlwc2UtY2xvdWQtY292ZXItZm9yZWNhc3QtbWFwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) or who is planning a trip to view it, The Times has created an interactive map showing the likelihood of cloud cover. - Barry Hughson, executive director of the National Ballet of Canada, [will assume that role](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTQvYXJ0cy9kYW5jZS9hbWVyaWNhbi1iYWxsZXQtdGhlYXRlci1iYXJyeS1odWdoc29uLWV4ZWN1dGl2ZS1kaXJlY3Rvci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NzUzJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDk1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) at the American Ballet Theater, one of the largest dance companies in the United States. - In The New York Times Magazine, Phoebe Zerwick writes about what [deathbed visions can give the living](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9tYWdhemluZS9kZWF0aGJlZC12aXNpb25zLXJlc2VhcmNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Her account includes the experience of a physician from Toronto both with his father and in his medical practice. - In her review, Amy Nicholson writes that [“French Girl,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9tb3ZpZXMvZnJlbmNoLWdpcmwtcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) a love triangle farce that largely takes place in Quebec City, has a script that is pushed “dangerously close to parody.” - Tate McRae, a musician from Calgary, is in the discussion as this week’s guests on “Popcast” have a conversation about the [history of the Main Pop Girl,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3BvcGNhc3QtbWFpbi1wb3AtZ2lybC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUwJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuZGFfMjAyNDAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NzUzJm5sPWNhbmFkYS1sZXR0ZXImcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDk1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeK2bfVlgFCay1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) the top tier of stars that includes artists like Rihanna. - The Tripped Up column takes on the case of a couple whose [trip to Ireland fell apart](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1_K2P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC90cmF2ZWwvYWlyLWNhbmFkYS11bml0ZWQtY29kZXNoYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY25kYV8yMDI0MDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc3NTMmbmw9Y2FuYWRhLWxldHRlciZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwOTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4rZt9WWAUJrLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) after a jet bridge at Pearson Airport in Toronto crashed into the engine of an Air Canada plane. 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