Longforms
The hunt for B.C.’s most notorious fisherman
Scott Steer made a career flouting Canada’s commercial fishing laws and the officers who enforce them. One dreary night in Vancouver, it all caught up to him.
Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities' largest newspapers.
Life
This Alberta man brought the Montreal bagel craze to Korea
Wayne Kim fell in love with Montreal’s signature food from three time zones away. He brought it halfway across the world.
World
Canada’s government is sending body armour to support Ukraine. So is this group of activist fundraisers.
Friends of Ukraine Defence Forces Fund is getting an influx of donations—and calls from people asking how they can help
Environment
Jet fuel is bad for the environment. Contrails are even worse.
Airplanes constantly emit the trails every time they fly, blasting pollutants into the atmosphere. The industry behind them doesn’t know how to fix it.
Economy
A developer is building condos in a Kelowna millionaire’s front yard. Let the battle begin.
Diamond-mining magnate Chuck Fipke is launching a lawsuit against the developer and the City to save his slice of the waterfront
Canada
The Coutts blockade and controlling the narrative
From Ottawa to the border blockades, everyone’s fighting storyline battles. In Alberta, truckers realized the weapons arrests battered their cause.
Politics
We failed to hear them when they lived. We are obliged to hear them now.
The residential school children who rest in unmarked graves are lost to their communities. But the shared knowledge of their fates has its own compelling power. That is why they top our 2022 Power List.
Canada
Red Cross swimming lessons have been a rite of passage for 76 years. They’ll soon be history.
After serving tens of millions of Canadians, the swimming program will be shuttered by the end of 2022. So what becomes of those beautiful badges?
Economy
Eight charts to watch on climate and energy in 2022
Chart Week 2022: Electric car sales are supercharged, climate change is scorching crop production, and women are underrepresented in Alberta’s energy sector
Economy
Five charts that will define Canadian real estate and housing in 2022
Chart Week 2022: The price of housing is ballooning; and demand is up but construction is down