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I like to article in the Chronicle Herald. ->
http://www.canadaka.net/link.php?id=27334$1:
A concert on the Commons did not appear to cramp the tour’s style until it ran up against another outdoor venue with greater potential. Two days before Halifax got the boot, confirmation came that the songstress would play on the Plains of Abraham on Aug. 22, 2008, as part of celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.
The next night, she was supposed to be in Halifax – an impossible turnaround. Even if the Halifax concert had been delayed a couple of days, it would have been difficult to make it all the way back to Toronto for the next date at the Air Canada Centre on Aug. 27.
What a sleeze, blaming it on bad press. I know big shows often have more than one stage show operating to squeeze in shows, but the fact that the new venue immediately prededed the cancellation is an obvious hint that they didn't want to bother with the show.