summer

A paddler heads out in Algonquin Park on June 11, 2021 (Fred Thornhill/CP)

The best summer ever

Scott Gilmore: The upside to the ongoing border lockdown is that for the first summer in ages Canadians have the country to themselves. Get out and enjoy it.

This is why your summer might be full of mosquitoes

Hint: Temperature and rainfall are big indicators of what sort of mosquito population you can expect to battle at the cottage

What it feels like to jump into Ontario’s Lake Rosseau on May 24

It doesn’t feel like cottage season in Ontario unless you’ve leapt into the lake—no matter how chilly the water is. This brave soul shows you how it’s done by jumping into Lake Rosseau on May 24.

Want more long weekends? Be careful what you wish for.

Want more long weekends? Be careful what you wish for

The five-day work week is here to stay

Five things to do this summer (besides nothing)

Prof. Pettigrew offers some suggestions

Why you can't seem to buy winter boots

Why you can’t seem to buy winter boots

Canadians have a (delusional) wardrobe bias toward summer clothing

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Who was ready for the hot summer

What you’re thinking

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Trapped in summer school

…with a five-year-old teacher

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Thankfully summer will soon be done

Subtropical Florida: ‘I’d go there to die in perfect physical condition because there isn’t much else to do’

Ice cream for fewer calories

Less is more, especially when less is lighter

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So you failed your exams, now what?

Understanding academic probation, what it means and what to do about it

Summer jobs that can change your career path

One Quebec summer camp for inner-city kids has produced generations of educators