What new opportunities are created by Torstar's death? The rules of natural order here suggest that when something dies -- and I was interested to see a loyal investor confess that he hasn't been able to read The Star in years -- something else will take its place. The public need for local information hasn't gone away and you might think that demand will only increase. Will Postmedia move in to fill the coming void? Back when newspapers were a lot more vibrant, you would predict this move would set off an aggressive circulation war led by the competing daily. Can't see that happening, even though there are still three other competing dailies. As readers change their habits, will these new conditions favor, say, a community weekly with its ear to the ground and an eye for channeling the current mood? That might once have suggested a rise from a capable publisher of alt-weeklies, but the current offering, "Now Toronto" from Media Central (C.FLYY) is produced by a laughingstock who has quickly steered his medium off a cliff. This vacuum could be good for something along lines of www.blogto.com, which is privately-held. I'm looking for investment ideas in the Canadian media space. Not easy to come by.