Newsmakers 2015: Canadians conquer the pop chartsCanadians dominated the Billboard charts this year. Here are the artists that locked down pop’s Northern touch
OVO Fest 2015: Drake, in wartimeAmid a high-profile rap beef, his OVO Fest had the potential to deliver a defining moment. But Drake let his show do the talking.
The Thrill: Jon Stewart, Degrassi, ghostwriting in rapOur pop-culture podcast on the politics of the Daily Show’s host, the newly renewed Degrassi, and the Drake vs. Meek Mill ghostwriting beef
Historica Canada releases Drake-themed Heritage MinuteThe folks who brought us Canada’s beloved Heritage Minutes remixed them into a Drake song. Nothing was the same.
Soft no more: Drake makes a power moveThis is no Beyoncé move: How Drake’s eminently average surprise ’album’ is proof he’s totally in charge
Tim Leiweke has left MLSE. Now thank him, and move on.It would be easy for Toronto’s inferiority-complex machine to hum to life after the MLSE president’s exit—but let’s just relish his successes
Stories we’re watching: Doug Ford’s not-quite apologyFord vs. Blair continues, while the Islamic State advances on Syria and the U.S. mulls troops in Iraq
OVO Fest 2014: The flip side of Drake’s ascendanceHe started from the bottom. But has the Toronto rapper gotten too big for his own iconic hip-hop festival?
Toronto the Good? More like Toronto the fickleAs the backlash against Drake’s new nickname for the city reminds us, Toronto can be capricious with its affection for its homegrown talents
Moneyballing the Polaris Prize 2014 shortlistPolaris juror Michael Barclay looks at a shortlist that includes Owen Pallett, Arcade Fire, Drake, and other wildly dissimilar artists