A Restaurant Ended Tipping—Then Brought It Back
We wanted to pay our staff a living wage and waive tipping. Rising costs forced us to revert to the old ways.
The Accidental Immigrant
I got stuck in Alberta after COVID hit. It took me four years to see my family again.
A Minimalist-Modernist B.C. Home
“We were pushed out of our comfort zone, to embrace things we would not necessarily think of on our own”
What went down at the 2024 Maclean’s Ideas Summit
A discussion about Canada’s future
How to Plan a Gap Year
Interest in gap years is increasing. Here are tips to make the most of a year “off.”
I Help Immigrants Build New Lives (and Credit)
My family and I were denied housing, car rentals and even hotel reservations, all because we didn’t have a credit card.
Why I Left Public Education
I spent 21 years in Hamilton schools. Drastic budget cuts and a rise in violence caused me to leave that world for good.
A Voyage to the North
A new exhibit chronicles daily Indigenous life in northern Ontario in the ’50s and ’60s
Inside a Renovated Church by the Sea
An artist transformed this Newfoundland church into a three-bedroom rental property
Give All Canadian Workers Paid Sick Leave
Canadians are working while ill to avoid losing income. Instituting country-wide sick-leave policies is a healthier option.
A Plant Lover’s Paradise
A spiralling roof, a 60-foot waterfall, “dinosaur trees”—how architects breathed new life into Winnipeg’s The Leaf
From Creepy Basement to Swanky Speakeasy
“Now we have a club in our basement.”