Canada
This summer, Canada’s land of ice was on fire
Hundreds of wildfires, some visible from space, swept across the Arctic Circle this summer—and as they burned, these northern firefighters faced down the changing climate
Kyle Edwards
Kyle Edwards is a writer covering everything from politics to Indigenous affairs for Maclean’s. He won a National Magazine Award in 2019 and, in the same year, received the CAJ/JHR Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award. He is Anishinaabe from the Lake Manitoba First Nation and his hair is widely considered to be the best in journalism.
Canada
’We’ve been stranded on this man-made island for the past 100 years’
A thoughtless decision that cut off Shoal Lake 40 First Nation from the outside world a century ago is finally set right with the opening of Freedom Road
Canada
A mysterious sighting in the Manitoba manhunt—and then the trail goes cold
Bear Clan Patrol members were confident they’d spotted Schmegelsky and McLeod, but the police appear to be back at square one
Canada
Why Canadians have a thing for mythical lake monsters
With summer comes a new spate of sightings of mysterious creatures in the country’s inland waters. Call it our national pathology.
Canada
Drake’s climate change problem
As Canada declared a climate change emergency, Drake’s private jet was burning the equivalent of 25,000 lbs of coal above Toronto. It gets worse.
Sports
The Shot that changed a nation
An oral history of Kawhi Leonard’s epic Game 7 buzzer-beater, as told by those who saw it up close
Canada
Parade crowd to Kawhi: Five more years!
Kyle Edwards: A video surfaced of Dennis Robertson, Kawhi’s uncle and business strategist, appearing to get in on the chant. Could that signal hope for Toronto fans?
Canada
MMIWG’s findings on ’man camps’ are a good place for government to get started
The link between resource extraction projects and violence against Indigenous women is a ’serious problem’ that demands attention, the report found
Canada
The N.W.T. premier has a sweeping vision for Canada’s North. Is he dreaming?
A full-service military base, a floating university and icebreakers galore are among Bob McLeod’s ideas for asserting Canada’s shaky sovereignty in the Arctic
Canada
Why are we paying girls less than boys for summer work?
A Girl Guides report that suggests pay inequity starts early has reframed a debate previously restricted to working-age adults