It's dark times for Canada's local journalism industry​. Now, in 2017, can a Toronto newspaper startup rise from the industry's ashes? That's the hope for the West End Phoenix, a monthly broadsheet launching in October that's backed by the likes of Margaret Atwood, Serena Ryder, Jeff Lemire and Yann Martel. "I've seen the west end evolve as a social organism, I suppose. Left to right: Canadian writers Yann Martel and Margaret Atwood, musician Serena Ryder, and cartoonist Jeff Lemire are among the backers of the upcoming West End Phoenix.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 00:45 UTC