PHOTO ESSAY
The Messy Reality of Canada’s Urban Growth
A new book chronicles the country’s abandoned prisons, scrappy corner shops and chaotic construction sites
REAL ESTATE
The Tiny Ontario Town Selling Properties for $10 a Pop
Up north, a savvy real-estate strategy is making the Canadian dream of affordable housing real again
BIG IDEA
How to Rescue Canada’s Wine Supply
Extreme weather is killing Canada’s grapes. A new Saskatchewan-made spray could save the day.
REAL ESTATE MATCHMAKING
Why More Canadians Are Co-Owning Homes With Strangers
Home prices are increasingly unattainable. One Vancouver realtor plays matchmaker to people who want to buy properties together.
THE NORTHERN FRONT
Inside the Fight for the Ring of Fire
In Ontario’s hinterlands, a battle is brewing between First Nations, prospectors and the provincial government over a multi-billion-dollar motherlode of metals
HEALTH CARE
Can Pharmacists Solve the Family Doctor Shortage?
The health-care system is stretched too thin. Some pharmacists are stepping up to fill the gaps.
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EDITOR’S PICKS
Real Estate
Canada’s Best Affordable Places to Live
Ten cities on the rise where you can still buy a house for less than $700,000
THE INTERVIEW
Teresa Resch Is Calling The Shots
The WNBA is coming to Toronto. Its new president is determined to make it a slam-dunk success.
MONEY TALK
The Jackpot Generation
Canada is in the midst of the greatest wealth transfer of all time,
as some $1 trillion passes from boomers to their millennial kids.
How an inheritance-based economy will transform the country.
PARENTAL RIGHTS
The Gender War in the Classroom
Several provincial governments now mandate parental consent for kids to change pronouns in schools. Who gets to decide a child’s gender?
THE OPIOID CRISIS
Two activists gave away untainted heroin, cocaine and meth . They say they saved lives. The federal government says they’re drug traffickers.
MY ARRIVAL
My Harrowing Escape from Gaza
Bombs destroyed my neighbourhood and killed my loved ones. I hope my family and I can find refuge in Quebec.
PHOTO ESSAY
A Photographer’s Summer Getaway
For 17 years, Susan Lapides has chronicled her family’s dog days in a tiny New Brunswick fishing town
MY ARRIVAL
This New Canadian Is Paying It Forward
A settlement agency got me my first job in Canada as a meat clerk. Since then, I’ve helped other newcomers in Kelowna get on their feet.
MODERN LIVING
The Case For the Four-Day Workweek
Canada is facing a national productivity crisis. One counterintuitive solution? Give workers more time off.
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MODERN LIVING
Polyamory is suddenly everywhere—and it’s changing the face of love, marriage and even child-rearing.
Five intimate stories of non-monogamy.
MODERN LIVING
What I Learned From My No-Buy Year
I couldn’t resist a spending spree—so I tried a no-buy challenge
MODERN LIVING
We Fell in Love at a Running Club
After years of online dating, these runners ditched the apps and found love IRL
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Climate Crisis Is Scary. I Became a Parent Anyway.
Raising a child through heat waves is tough, but supporting our kids to reshape the future is essential.
MODERN LIVING
I Graduated College—Then Moved Back In With My Parents
“The cost of living is crazy right now. I had to work all the time to make ends meet.”
THE INTERVIEW
After this summer’s devastating fire, Ireland is looking forward—to recovery and to winter
REAL ESTATE
HABITAT
Inside a West Vancouver Tree House With History
1665 Ottawa Avenue was designed by famed Canadian architect Ron Thom. Its latest architect owner made a few updates of his own.
THE BUILDING
An Indoor Swim Spot With an Outdoorsy Feel
A new aquatic and community centre in New Westminster, B.C, pulls in the best of its natural surroundings
HABITAT
An Heiress’s Gatsby-Esque Getaway
Inside designer Henrietta Southam’s Big Rideau Lake cottage, complete with parties, lobster and champagne
THE BUILDING
Calgary’s BMO Centre is Open For Business
The new, $500-million expansion is designed to bring big bucks—and more visitors—to Cowtown
CANADA'S GROWING PAINS
For decades, Canada has been a model of inclusive immigration. But over the last few years, the Liberals have admitted too many people, too fast. Why did no one see it coming?
EDUCATION
COLLEGE GUIDE
The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Colleges
Canada is facing a shortage of skilled workers. This guide includes everything a student needs to know to train for an in-demand career.
COLLEGE GUIDE
My Journey from Sheridan College to Pixar’s Inside Out 2
"My advice to students: keep grinding away and that will lead to success. If I can get here, anyone can."
COLLEGE GUIDE
How College Changed My Life
Three recent grads share how they found work they love by going to college
FROM OUR PARTNERS
Envisioning a World Without Waste—One Reusable At a Time
UBC Sauder School of Business has long been a launchpad for future innovators. Here’s how one alumna disrupted the waste sector and paved the way in innovation and sustainability with her solution, Resuables.
Université de l’Ontario français Launches New Programs for Career Development and Making a Difference
Discover the latest programs at Université de l’Ontario français. New areas of study are designed to equip students with in-demand skills for thriving careers that make a difference.
The Top Places to Eat, Drink, Play and Stay in St. Kitts
Looking for an island adventure? Here are the top spots you need to visit in St. Kitts.
Your Student Budgeting Questions, Answered
Navigating student finances can be intimidating, but with the right guidance, you can make better informed decisions that can help secure your future.
CANADA'S GROWING PAINS
For more than half a decade, Charlottetown has sustained the highest immigration rates in Canada. The influx has saved P.E.I. from demographic oblivion—and made it a case study in the perils of ultra-rapid growth.
Longforms
The Great Airbnb Crackdown
Last year, a massive blaze consumed several illegal Airbnb units in Montreal and killed seven people. The tragedy shone a harsh light on the Wild West of Airbnb in Canadian cities—and the battle to regulate it has just begun.
Longforms
The Incel Terrorist
Oguzhan Sert was 17 when he walked into a Toronto massage parlour and killed an employee with a sword. The Crown argued the attack wasn’t just murder, but an act of terror against women. The hard part would be proving it.
Politics
Quebec’s New French Revolution
When I moved to Montreal, it was a vibrant, multilingual metropolis. Now François Legault is waging war on English and on the cosmopolitanism that makes it Canada’s greatest city.
Society
A Killer Among Them
In the spring of 2022, four women went missing within the same few blocks in downtown Winnipeg. This spring, the man accused of their murders will go on trial. So will the city they all called home.
Longforms
The Rise of the One-and-Done Family
Many Canadian couples are having just one kid. Why a declining birth rate spells trouble for the country’s future.
Society
How one Canadian tech millionaire built a tiny-home community
Marcel LeBrun made millions as a software tycoon, then funnelled his fortune into 12 Neighbours, a planned community of 99 affordable tiny homes in Fredericton. For the city’s unhoused, it’s a chance to turn their luck around.
Longforms
The DNA Detective
RCMP officer Dean Lerat, a member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, found many of his long-lost relatives using a DNA-testing kit. Now he helps others connect with their own families, fragmented by colonialism. The results tell the story of a whole nation.
Longforms
The False Prophet of Edmonton
In a suburban industrial park, John de Ruiter built up a spiritual movement, mashing up Christian theology and New Age mysticism. Today, eight former followers claim he brainwashed them into sex. The case against him will test the boundaries of consent.
Society
Revenge of the Renter
Hundreds of tenants, struggling to afford skyrocketing rents, are refusing to pay their landlords at all. They call it a rent strike. The landlords say it’s illegal. An inside look at the frontier of a growing class war
Longforms
The Rise and Fall of a Chinese-Canadian Pop Star
Kris Wu, an ordinary kid from Vancouver, transformed into one of China’s biggest celebrities, with chart-topping albums, movie roles and lucrative brand partnerships. Then a series of social media accusations brought him down.
Politics
The Unsteady Reign of Danielle Smith
Alberta’s premier rode into office declaring war on the federal government—and won by a tiny margin. Can she keep her rebellious rural base happy, without sparking a national crisis?
Real Estate
The Battle for a Prince Edward Island Beach
A Toronto millionaire wanted to build a beachfront mega-cottage on a remote stretch of Prince Edward Island’s pristine north shore. Then the locals got wind of it.