Canadian music biz still in doldrums

11:28 AM PDT 5/22/2008 by Robert Thompson, Billboard, AP

Sales drop 15% last week, down 30% from '07

TORONTO -- The Canadian music biz continues to be rocked by lackluster sales, with album sales dropping 15% this week compared to the previous week, and tumbling 30% from the same period in 2007, according to the latest figures from Nielsen Soundscan.