"In the United States, where newspapers die off..."

Um, sure, good start to a column, because Canadian newspapers are such HEALTHY business entities (roll eyes)....

"National Post permanently ending Monday print edition starting in July"

"Last week, the Globe and Mail asked for about 40 of its employees to volunteer for buyouts. About a month prior to that, Torstar announced it was laying off more than 50 people, most of whom from the Toronto Star newsroom."

"TVO's $2M donation a rare gift for Canada's struggling news industry"

"There’s no doubt that Canadian newspapers are struggling... the production, printing, and distribution of physical newspapers is an expensive endeavor that’s essentially caught in a spiral of diminishing returns. More and more people are turning to their tablets, computers and mobile devices to read their news, and advertising dollars are following suit."