Poetry

In Cloud Country

by Michael Prior

Society

Road to Everywhere

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

by Noah Richler

Music

The Strange History of ‘O Canada’

Disliked by the French and misunderstood by the English, what the anthem says about our nation

by Peter Kuitenbrouwer

Feature

Anger and Indifference on Lake Winnipeg

Is the viscous green sludge that coats the water an ecological disaster—or just a nuisance for beachgoers?

by Mark Mann

Fiction

Boat Trouble

by Susan Swan