The downfall of Thomas King, Canada’s most influential ‘indigenous’ man
It’s an awkward time in the upper echelons of the Canadian cultural establishment. It’s come to light that influential indigenous…
The downfall of Canada’s most influential ‘indigenous’ man
It’s an awkward time in the upper echelons of the Canadian cultural establishment. It’s come to light that influential indigenous…
Anne of Green Gables perfected the kitchen mishap
There’s something wickedly entertaining in reading about other people’s kitchen debacles, whether actual or fictional. They’re just so relatable. The…
Why bother banning US booze in Canada?
You know what they say about America: beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties…
The Freedom Convoy trial has disgraced Canada’s justice system
In a disgraceful conclusion to a disgraceful trial, Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been sentenced to…
Robert Munsch’s license to die
Once upon a time, there was a hugely successful children’s author named Robert Munsch. His books (more than 70!) sold…
Jailed for embarrassing the Canadian government
At long last, the Ontario government’s drawn-out legal proceedings against the organizers of the Freedom Convoy is winding to a…
The joy of preparing freezer jam
July, and the morning sun blazes over fields of pick-your-own strawberries. The black bears scope out the blueberry patches in…
Mark Carney won’t change Canada for the better
Apparently Canada hasn’t taken enough punishment yet. After a close, hard-fought race that extended into the wee hours of the morning, Mark…
Canadians need saving from Mark Carney, not Donald Trump
Tomorrow’s election will be one of the most important in Canadian history. The results hang on one crucial question: what’s…
Why have Canada’s conservatives backed euthanasia?
There’s two weeks left before Canada’s federal election, and we’re dying over here. Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney…
Trump is making showers great again
Sometimes it’s the little things. Get ready, world. America is back – with shiny, clean hair, glowing skin and a faint…
Fishy business
Britain’s most popular fish comes with batter, not scales – but America can virtuously say its favorite fish is salmon.…
Canada is more conservative than politicians think
Finally, some good news for Canada’s Conservative party. For the first time since the federal election was announced, a poll…
The small town in Ontario with a world-class chocolatier
I’m sipping Madagascan hot chocolate out of white-and-gold Haviland Limoges, and nibbling on Venezuelan milk-chocolate bonbons, under an oil painting…
Is Canada doing enough to stop the US trade war?
There’s such a thing as cutting off your nose to spite your face, and the tariff war between Canada and…
Canada can do more to address the fentanyl crisis
It was a field day for the Canadian freight industry on Monday. Every truck in the country, stuffed to the gills…
The dark legacy of Justin Trudeau
He’s gone – but he’s not gone. As per his announcement in Ottawa on Monday, one of Canada’s most disliked prime…
Prepare for the National Suicide Service
Tragically, British lawmakers voted on Friday in favour of a bill legalising medically assisted dying. Despite all the talk of…
Kombucha future: my scoby is taking over my life
I once read the back cover of a book with a brilliant premise: a Silicon Valley wage-slave with a dull,…
Pavlova: a dessert inspired by the Dying Swan
Pastry chef Alistair Wise says never to make pavlova on a rainy day. “Just forget about it,” he advises. And…
Summer flavor pairings
Does anything say “June” quite like strawberries and cream? The sweetness of sun-ripened strawberries allowed to remain on the plant…
Don’t bother avoiding microplastics
They’re everywhere, it seems: in the oceans, the fish, the soil, our drinking water, our vegetables, our grains and cereals,…
Canada’s Orwellian online harms Bill
There’s a way of getting children to eat something they dislike – medicine, for example – where you bury the goods in…
A culinary tour of southern France and northern Spain
If I’d known what a whole monkfish looks like, I would never have ordered it. It was only weeks later…






























