Washington Post takes feature-length look at Cape Breton and Trump

One of the leading newspapers in the United Statesshone a bright light on Cape Breton this weekend.

The Washington Post's Sunday editionfeatures a roughly3,500-word story about the "remote Island in Canada" and whether it can provide safe harbour "for those who want to flee Donald Trump."

Americans Adrift, written by financial reporter Chico Harlan and accompanied by photos from staff photographer Sarah L. Voisin, uses the Cape Breton if Donald Trump Winssitecreated by Sydneyradio hostRob Calabreselast February as its starting point.

It tellshow the proposalCalabreseoriginally meant as a joke became more seriousafterTrump won the November presidential election and the number of often-anguished letters from concerned Americansto Calabreseapproached 5,000.

From there, the articleweaves a story that includes a couple from Loveland, Colo., considering a move north; real estate agent Valerie Sampsonshowing off inexpensive Cape Breton housing thatbarely garnerviewings, let alone sales; a community meeting in Sydney about the island's dwindling population; and anew life forSyrian refugee Ahmad Hamadi and his family of seven.

Widely read

The story, posted online Saturday,is sure to attractplenty of eyeballs. Washingtonpost.com is the 45th most popular websitein the U.S., according to Alexa Internet Inc, which compilescommercial web traffic data.

The story also ran on the front page of Sunday's print edition. The Washington Post is one of several U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, that say theyhaveseen subscription numbers spikein step with the rise of Trump.

The Post story is the second time this week Nova Scotia has been highlighted in international media. The BBC also posted a three-minutevideo about the Hadhadfamily's chocolate factory Peace by Chocolate in Antigonish.