Alberta goes mainstream. How sad.
Stephen Marche grew up loving his province’s outsider status. Now it’s just like everywhere else.
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John Scott, and how the NHL applied hockey’s ’Code’ on its fans
The trade of John Scott, all to preserve the ’sanctity’ of the All-Star Game, shows that the NHL has rules on who is allowed to be a fan
A high school drop-out turned Harvard academic on the fallacy of averages
Todd Rose explains why the idea of average is damaging, especially when it comes to education
Downton Abbey Devotees: An unexpected wedding crasher
Recapping the final season of Downton Abbey’s third episode, where Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes’s big wedding day is rudely interrupted
The Donald Trump of ancient Rome?
Comparing America to Rome used be an old parlour game. But a bestselling book offers too many echoes to be ignored
John F. Kennedy’s turbulent relationship with Canada
John Boyko’s latest history book is a revealing look at John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson’s relationship with JFK
On assisted dying, doctors say fast work is now needed
Ottawa has four months to create new doctor-assisted dying laws. The Canadian Medical Association’s president on what comes next
Of pros and cons: Why we get suckered
A new book by Maria Konnikova is a lucid exploration on how con men get away with their plots
Jane Philpott explains why money isn’t everything
Canada’s health minister wants to work with the provinces on better primary care.
Maclean’s on the Hill: Exactly how bad is the economy?
On our politics podcast this week: worsening economic news, doctor-assisted suicide, and federal-provincial health talks.