Veronika Slowikowska is the Internet’s Favourite Oddball
How the Canadian comedian got all of TikTok in on her jokes
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Luna Elle Is an Old Soul
How this musician honed her mature, Sade-esque sound and nabbed a Juno nom—all before turning 20
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo is a tennis giant in the making
At 22 (and six-foot-eight), Diallo is a towering presence at the net, drawing comparisons to another Canadian upstart: Milos Raonic
How Calgary’s Kablusiak made Inuit art pop
The Inuvialuk artist’s oeuvre—complete with Furbies, soapstone tampons and satirical selfie backgrounds—has garnered plenty of attention, a bit of outrage and even a Sobey Art Award
Toronto Ironman triathlete Connor Emeny is about to run Antarctica
In the lead-up to his record-breaking race in January, Emeny’s upped his training to three hours a day (and added plenty of cold plunges)
The Prospect: Meet the 22-year-old CEO using AI to boost kids’ mental health
With his new app, Blue Guardian, Emmanuel Akindele is putting social media to good use
Mississauga’s Laeticia Amihere is the next WNBA star
Basketball wasn’t Laeticia Amihere’s original game plan, but she was too good not to become a champion
Andrea Jin is a must-watch stand-up comedian (and reluctant TikTok star)
Jin puts a funny spin on what her peers feel—but don’t say
Toronto entrepreneur Anika Sawni is making alcohol-free drinks mainstream
"I saw my friends engage in sloppy behaviour and thought, why is binge-drinking so normal?”
How 16-year-old Naila Moloo is making waves as an environmental innovator
Ottawa teen Naila Moloo is developing a newer, sleeker solar panel and a plant-based plastic