A small Manitoba town’s challenge: Spend a million dollars
A big gift to Minto, Man., from a Vancouver couple that had ties to the area has to go toward youth sports. Just one problem: Minto only has 41 kids.
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Meagan Campbell
Meagan Campbell is based at the Ottawa bureau, where she writes about politics and the people behind it. In the past, she’s worked with The Atlantic Monthly, The Spectator (U.K.) and CBC Radio. She’ll always be from Charlottetown.
Bear necessities: Delaying hibernation for one more feast
Late-season salmon runs are still meeting a grizzly fate, even after the bears are supposed to be headed for their winter sleep
Why buy a city home when you can get a whole town instead?
All over Canada, entire towns are listed for less than some small houses in the city—but owning one can come at a steep price
How the American media sees (or ignores) Trudeau
In the lead-up to Trudeau’s visit to the White House, U.S. media organizations mostly had other things on their minds
In Quebec City, a moment of painful truth
In the wake of the Ste-Foy attack, Quebec is forced to face a dark record of right-wing rhetoric and dog-whistle politics
The Canadian who has been dodging death for 100 years
Douglas Snair—who narrowly avoided the Halifax Explosion, a train wreck, a ship sinking and more, over the course of a century—may be Canada’s luckiest man
Western University: An action-packed night at a Top 10 party school
It was Frost Week and Justin Trudeau had just touched down for a Town Hall. What the social scene looks like on a busy Friday night.
The Mark Norman firing mystery: This doesn’t happen in the U.S.
Four days after Canada’s No. 2 military commander was fired, Canadians still don’t know why. We should take a lesson from American transparency on this.
How airlines plan for attacks: ’Activate GO Team’
Behind every airline is an incident command centre where employees try to anticipate the world’s most disturbing ’what ifs’
Gotcha! The vicious cycle of aggressive charities
How Canadian charities offer pre-emptive gifts to potential donors, and then follow up with a healthy dose of guilt