A Lakeside Vintage Wonderland
An Etsy seller fills her lakeside B.C. cottage with secondhand treasures
My Trans Awakening—at Age 66
I came out after a lifetime in the closet. Now, I’ve found a community of people just like me in Calgary’s Rainbow Elders.
An 11-Year Family Separation
I moved to Canada to give my children a better life. It took four permanent residency applications before I saw them again.
The Maclean’s Ideas Summit returns to talk Canadian Power
Authorities in tech, finance and politics will unite for the event’s 4th iteration on May 2
A Restaurant Ended Tipping—Then Brought It Back
We wanted to pay our staff a living wage and waive tipping. Rising costs forced us to revert to the old ways.
The Accidental Immigrant
I got stuck in Alberta after COVID hit. It took me four years to see my family again.
A Minimalist-Modernist B.C. Home
“We were pushed out of our comfort zone, to embrace things we would not necessarily think of on our own”
What went down at the 2024 Maclean’s Ideas Summit
A discussion about Canada’s future
How to Plan a Gap Year
Interest in gap years is increasing. Here are tips to make the most of a year “off.”
I Help Immigrants Build New Lives (and Credit)
My family and I were denied housing, car rentals and even hotel reservations, all because we didn’t have a credit card.
Why I Left Public Education
I spent 21 years in Hamilton schools. Drastic budget cuts and a rise in violence caused me to leave that world for good.
A Voyage to the North
A new exhibit chronicles daily Indigenous life in northern Ontario in the ’50s and ’60s