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Environment

The TikTok star behind Canada's new—and less floppy—moose crossing sign

Editorial

What our longing for the 'before times' reveals about our hopes and fears for 2022

Archives

'If I had known what it meant for a woman to invade a man’s world I wouldn’t have been able to face it'

Technology

Meet Geoffrey, the cutest meal delivery robot and downtown Toronto celebrity

O'Toole rises during question period in the House of Commons on Dec. 2, 2021 (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

O'Toole rises during question period in the House of Commons on Dec. 2, 2021 (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Ottawa

Erin O'Toole's numbers fall back to pre-election levels: 338Canada

Philippe J. Fournier: A new Abacus poll shows the Tory leader's approval numbers have nosedived since the election, pointing to challenges ahead for the party

News

International travellers walk to a COVID-19 testing site after arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, on Nov. 28, 2021. (Zou Zheng/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)

International travellers walk to a COVID-19 testing site after arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, on Nov. 28, 2021. (Zou Zheng/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)

Politics Insider

New COVID-19 travel measures cause confusion; and Freeland will give a budget update

Justin Trudeau, David Lametti, Randy Boissonnault and Mark Holland shake hands with Erin O'Toole and MPs after the unanimous adoption of legislation banning conversion therapy, December 1, 2021 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Justin Trudeau, David Lametti, Randy Boissonnault and Mark Holland shake hands with Erin O'Toole and MPs after the unanimous adoption of legislation banning conversion therapy, December 1, 2021 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Politics

A united House of Commons passes a Liberal bill banning conversion therapy

International travelers at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, on Nov. 28, 2021 (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)

International travelers at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, on Nov. 28, 2021 (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)

Politics Insider

Canada announces new travel restrictions as the world braces for Omicron

Flight cancelations are seen on the information board at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 30, 2021. Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. (Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)

Flight cancelations are seen on the information board at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 30, 2021. Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. (Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)

Politics Insider

Omicron cases start to climb as WHO warns the variant poses a 'high infection risk'

LATEST ON POLITICS

O'Toole rises during question period in the House of Commons on Dec. 2, 2021 (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

O'Toole rises during question period in the House of Commons on Dec. 2, 2021 (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Ottawa

Erin O'Toole's numbers fall back to pre-election levels: 338Canada

Philippe J. Fournier: A new Abacus poll shows the Tory leader's approval numbers have nosedived since the election, pointing to challenges ahead for the party

Latest on COVID-19

Families watch planes on the tarmac at Johannesburg's OR Tambo's airport, Nov. 29, 2021. WHO urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concern over the new Omicron variant. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Families watch planes on the tarmac at Johannesburg's OR Tambo's airport, Nov. 29, 2021. WHO urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concern over the new Omicron variant. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Vaxx Populi

Omicron: Here's what we know so far about the latest variant of concern

The CoVaRR-Net rapid response network was set up to analyze the variants quickly (Photograph by John Kealey)

The CoVaRR-Net rapid response network was set up to analyze the variants quickly (Photograph by John Kealey)

Health

The team of scientists guarding Canada against COVID variants—'the known unknown'

(Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

(Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

Before You Go

An ode to my work-from-home dining table

Technology

Four weird and wonderful inventions sparked by the pandemic

Society

A feather is seen on a giant dreamcatcher during the "Every Child Matters" march to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montreal, Canada on September 30, 2021. - The mobilization is part of the "Every Child Matters" movement to commemorate the victims of Residential Schools, the last of which closed in 1996 in Canada. Earlier this week, Catholic bishops apologized for the trauma, past and ongoing, and actions done towards indigenous people in Residential Schools. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

A feather is seen on a giant dreamcatcher during the "Every Child Matters" march to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montreal, Canada on September 30, 2021. - The mobilization is part of the "Every Child Matters" movement to commemorate the victims of Residential Schools, the last of which closed in 1996 in Canada. Earlier this week, Catholic bishops apologized for the trauma, past and ongoing, and actions done towards indigenous people in Residential Schools. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Arts

The year ahead, according to poet laureates from across Canada

Poet laureates from across the country wrote about the upcoming year for Maclean's. Here's what they had to say about 2022.

Diaz stars as Bing in "Scarborough" (Courtesy of Touchwood PR)

Diaz stars as Bing in "Scarborough" (Courtesy of Touchwood PR)

Culture

A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film 'Scarborough'

The beetle scientist on a mission to name the world's most beguiling bugs

The beetle scientist on a mission to name the world's most beguiling bugs

Environment

The beetle scientist on a mission to name the world's most beguiling bugs

Julius Morry (left) with his son, Jeff, in his longtime basement workshop (Photograph by Skye Spence)

Julius Morry (left) with his son, Jeff, in his longtime basement workshop (Photograph by Skye Spence)

Before You Go

To my dad, an art restorer: 'You have operated a one-man hospital mending shattered souls'

All together now: Childcare is not a boutique women's issue

All together now: Childcare is not a boutique women's issue

Ottawa

All together now: Childcare is not a boutique women's issue

Education

(Courtesy of Dale Northey/Simon Fraser University)

(Courtesy of Dale Northey/Simon Fraser University)

Education

Canada’s best Comprehensive universities: Rankings 2022

Students stay masked at a 2021 orientation event outside the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering (Courtesy of Schulich School of Engineering/University of Calgary)

Students stay masked at a 2021 orientation event outside the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering (Courtesy of Schulich School of Engineering/University of Calgary)

Education

Campus life at Canadian universities during the second pandemic school year

(Courtesy of Christine Kufske/University of Toronto)

(Courtesy of Christine Kufske/University of Toronto)

Education

Canada's best university nursing programs: 2022 rankings

Private School Kids running in field

Private School Kids running in field

Private School Directory Fall 2021

LONGREADS

Menka in her parents’ once-bustling Brampton, Ont., home, which many called a safe and happy place. (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov Luna)

Menka in her parents’ once-bustling Brampton, Ont., home, which many called a safe and happy place. (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov Luna)

Canada

First it took his mom. Then his dad. Then, finally, him. The story of a family stolen by COVID-19.

Jason Kenney is sinking. How it all went wrong for him.

Jason Kenney is sinking. How it all went wrong for him.

Politics

Jason Kenney is sinking. How it all went wrong for him.

Inside the murky, high-stakes investigation into New Brunswick's mystery illness

Inside the murky, high-stakes investigation into New Brunswick's mystery illness

News

Inside the murky, high-stakes investigation into New Brunswick's mystery illness

Lisa, Norbert and their kids (left) and Joanna and her family (right) at their respective dining room tables. (Photographs by Sylvie Li and Taylor Roades)

Lisa, Norbert and their kids (left) and Joanna and her family (right) at their respective dining room tables. (Photographs by Sylvie Li and Taylor Roades)

Society

We gave them our leftover frozen embryos. Now, we're a family.

Sidhu pleaded guilty to all 29 charges against him after the collision that claimed 16 lives (Ryan Remiorz/CP)

Sidhu pleaded guilty to all 29 charges against him after the collision that claimed 16 lives (Ryan Remiorz/CP)

Society

Forgiving Jaskirat Sidhu