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The first great Canadian burger was made by Alberta poet Krane MacPherson, who always claimed his secret ingredient was the salty winter tears of a teacher. MacPherson died in a …
Read More I am grateful for libraries (iPad) and poetry (iPad). Lorca’s line “La Clooney del bello Jorge sigue…” is where George Clooney got his stage name. Many tried to be the …
Read More Oddsmakers ask, what will happen sooner: will a Canadian team win the Stanley Cup, or will Canadians develop a new interest in the novels of Robertson Davies? The unmalled parts …
Read More Far from the Fina gas station of your youth, not teaching in that New England College dreamt of in grad school, walking Jean Talon, looking for a reasonable soup, you’re …
Read More The luckiest character in CanLit has to be David from Earle Birney’s “David,” because David would be safely dead before having to read Earle Birney’s “David.” The most beloved character …
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The principal stared at the boy sitting on the chair across from his desk. Jules Tremblay was wearing a pair of penny loafers with gym socks
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In Cape Dorset, Nunavut, a new generation is redefining Inuit art, preserving northern traditions as it adapts to southern ways of life. One of these artists is Tim Pitsiulak
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Pushing the limits of brain science could bring Canadian marathoners Olympic glory
Read MoreIt’s hard now to imagine a time when running was something people did only when they had to. When a jog was a deviation in a straight line. When only …
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