Sophie Grégoire-What? It may be 2015, but not for political wives
How Teskey became Harper, Gregoire acquired a hyphenated add-on, and the strange case of surname morph in Canadian politics
Society
Queen to Justin Trudeau: ’Thank you for making me feel so old’
A tart response to a laudatory toast by the PM
What ’the blob’ tells us about ocean warming
Richard Dewey on how ‘the blob’ in the Pacific disrupted weather and offers a terrifying glimpse at the effect of climate change
Meet the ‘water bear,’ the world’s toughest animal
Everything about the tardigrade, or ’water bear,’ sounds like a riddle
Researchers herald a game-changer in cancer treatment
Toronto researchers were able to turn off thousands of genes one by one to pinpoint the cancer-causing ones—and overhaul the way science is done
Ten steps to make Canada a leader in science
Rock-star physicist Lee Smolin writes a scientific to-do list for Justin Trudeau
What kind of fur? People who buy $100 toques don’t care.
For animal rights activists, the Kit and Ace pom-pom investigation comes balled up with questions of cruelty, labelling laws and social responsibility.
Where everybody knows your name—because your name’s Chewbacca
Theme bars hope that sometimes, you want to go where everyone dresses up
What fish have to teach the Paris climate conference
The world may find our prime minister all the rage, but it’s scientists who are in vogue. And a leading one makes a compelling case against changing environmental goals
Downhill skiing? Too easy.
’Skimo’ devotees love the sweat of the climb