BooksSheila Heti redefines what a novel can beThe author set out to write a book ‘that no one can say what it’s about.’ And possibly created a whole new genre.
ArtsWhy these artists are leaving ghostly sculptures at the bottom of the oceanArtists are populating seabeds with sculptures that attract divers while also asking whether they should really be there
LifeTo my birth mother: ‘I’m not searching for who I want to be anymore—I’m discovering who I am’‘Thank you for your love and bravery,’ Charmaine Traynor-Ruitenberg writes to the woman who gave her up for adoption
Opinion‘I’m reasonably sure I need less Céline and more Stompin’ Tom’Letters to the editor, January 27, 2022: Readers weigh in on Céline Dion, a beetle-obsessed scientist, and the future of the Liberal party
PoliticsCanada’s place in the world is changing. How can it find its footing?Kerry Buck: The power dynamics of the world are shifting rapidly. If Canada doesn’t switch gears soon, it could get left behind
EnvironmentOn energy and climate, politics is the problemNik Nanos and Brendan Frank: Climate disasters are piling up, and the public discourse around climate is getting more ambitious
NewsRyan Gemser on rescuing 40 cows by Sea-Doo during the B.C. floods‘We didn’t lose any cows. If they had stayed there, they probably wouldn’t have made it.’
Culture’Xena: Warrior Princess’ taught me how to be a powerful womanKai Cheng Thom: Lucy Lawless’s Xena showed me a way to be feminine, and at the same time strong, fierce and unstoppable
Real EstateThe next trend in luxury Canadian real estate? Multi-level ’iceberg’ basements.Wealthy homeowners are digging deep, building underground karaoke lounges and golf simulators to get around building restrictions
OpinionCanada and the challenge of the climate tech revolutionNavdeep Bains and Elder C. Marques: The challenges ahead are big and urgent and they’ll require courage and leadership from both business and government