Jack Rabinovitch was one of my father’s truest friends—and a pillar in my own life

The Trans-Canada Highway killed our sense of adventure. Here’s how to revive the thrill of the unknown

Did an out-of-work fisherman from Digby knowingly smuggle one and a half tons of cocaine into Spain?

Soldiers, not peacekeepers, are the heroes of the new Canada. How 9/11 changed the way we talk about our troops—and how we see ourselves

“Language accounts for a lot. It’s a first expression of the diversity we’re contemplating. But it’s place that trumps it”

“The tar sands are a fascinating way through which to gleam the nature of the morphing culture of the community we call Canada”

On the set of Barney’s Version, with Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Minnie Driver, and the ghost of Mordecai Richler

Our fragile publishing industry is struggling to adjust to a new world in which the printed word may be an afterthought

With the seas nearly barren, should Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, settle for selling the earth?

Colin McAdams’s tale bring Can Lit out of the dark