Life
I’m raising my baby in an off-grid cabin in the Northwest Territories
It’s harder—and more wonderful—than I ever imagined
I grew up gay in a conservative home. The emerging anti-LGBTQ+ agenda horrifies me.
“Parents are calling for a return to the dark age I grew up in, devoid of nuance, compassion or understanding”
Two jobs, no money: How mortgage rates have pushed one Toronto father to the brink
For the last year-and-a-half, I’ve worked my day job from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., then headed to the restaurant to start my night shift. I work 75 hours a week and we’re still scrambling to keep up with our payments.
This Canadian couple was featured in an anti-LGBTQ campaign. They sued—and won
“We’re real and we’re valid. We deserve the same rights as everyone else.”
Inside the Toronto food bank for dogs, cats, rodents, snakes—even a hedgehog
As pet food prices rise, the Toronto Humane Society’s pet food bank program is seeing a surge in demand
This Nova Scotia co-housing community is creating connections—and more affordable homes
“I’m proud of what we’ve built—for a group of amateurs, it’s quite an accomplishment”
This international student found affordable housing on a roommate-matching site
“There are just not enough places for students to live in Barrie. I saw a house that had 16 people living in it.”
More Canadian parents are choosing to have only one child. I’m one of them.
Single-child families are now the most common household type in Canada. Being “one and done” is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Peter C. Newman, 1929–2023
Journalist, writer and former editor of Maclean’s dies aged 94
Finding courage and calm in the face of cancer’s uncertainty
A rare lymphoma diagnosis quickly upends the lives of patients and their loved ones. For Sandra Derouard, time spent with family and friends is an important remedy
These Canadians are roughing it on YouTube for millions of fans
With their chickens, preserves and off-grid adventures on full display, Canada’s homesteading YouTubers are escaping the ills of modern life—in a thoroughly modern format