I read the Maclean’s story late in the old year that called Canwest a “struggling penny stock.” But this story in the Georgia Straight gave me a chuckle. I’ll go for option 3: when a national newsmag writes about your stocks hitting rock bottom, expect them to soar. In any case, if they were indeed in trouble before the Maclean’s story, I doubt the recent near 100% rise in value (for the record they closed at 91 cents on the last day of trading) has gotten them out of hot water.