The big picture

Olympic bronze winning swimmer Emily Overholt tests out the pool at The Arc (Photo by Jimmy Jeong)

Skyfall

In Vancouver? Look way up. You might catch a glimpse of Canadian Olympian Emily Overholt, out for a swim in the sky.

Robson Bight, B.C. part of Stephen Wilkes' "Day to Night" series (Stephen Wilkes)

Aye, there’s the rub

Killer whales are drawn to a part of northeast Vancouver Island, where they engage in a strange activity—’beach rubbing’

Stone, 10, with her 4-H steer Turbo, on the family farm near Westerose, Alta., in May (Photograph by Amber Bracken)

Her hands to larger service for her club, her community and her country

To some, the 4-H pledge can seem a corny throwback to a bygone, agrarian era. But each year, it inspires thousands of Canadian farm kids to take on projects that provide insight into how we feed ourselves. It’s never been needed more.

A couple share time together in the Public Gardens in Halifax on a Saturday afternoon in late spring (Photograph by Darren Calabrese)

Well, at least the coronavirus reignited our love for the great outdoors

Our country is a land of natural beauty and cooped-up Canadians are rediscovering the bliss of being outside

12 striking photos you might have missed from 2018

From spearfishing in Belleville to reindeer migration in the Arctic, Maclean’s editors featured each of these photos in our magazine

Greyhound says goodbye to western Canada

End of an era: Passengers say goodbye to friends and family as they board a westbound Greyhound in Kenora, Ont.

A quirky look at Canada through maps

We’re posting a new map every month that tells you something you didn’t know about our vast country