Quel dommage. Maison de la Presse Internationale, the last French-language bookstore in Toronto, is closing, according to the Torontoist.
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The store, which features French-language books and international magazines and newspapers, is in Yorkville, which longtime manager Cathy Ola said has changed. "I used to love it," she said. "We'd be open until 11, 12 at night. Now, it's not that busy anymore, especially since the Film Festival is gone, and the Four Seasons has moved." She added that "the people who live in condos... don't shop."
There are Maison de la Presse Internationale shops in Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.