The Decade in Icons
As the 2010s come to a close, we look back at a mix of your favourite stories and speakers. From the famous to the infamous, these are the personalities that helped define Canada
The Olympics Are Over, but Tessa Virtue Is Just Getting Started
BY GENNA BUCK
It’s been one year since she became the most famous figure skater in the world. How do you move on from being the best?
The Charmed Life of Esther the Wonder Pig
BY JASON MCBRIDE
What one celebrity pet can tell us about our curious and complicated relationship with animals
The Professor of Piffle
BY IRA WELLS
The dangerous underside of Jordan Peterson’s crusade against the humanities
The Sky Is Not the Limit
BY JULIE PAYETTE
The first astronauts were male, American, and English-speaking. Following their footsteps once seemed impossible
Céline Dion is Everywhere
BY SUZANNAH SHOWLER
At fifty-one, Dion is wrapping up her Vegas residency with a world tour, an album, and two movies in the works. Why has it taken forty years for the world’s most talented singer to finally become cool?
The Making of Margaret Atwood
BY TAJJA ISEN AND DANIEL VIOLA
An oral history of the writer’s journey from student poet to cultural prophet
The Story behind the Rob Ford Story
BY IVOR TOSSELL
A little-known Supreme Court ruling unmuzzled reporters—and changed Canadian journalism
Tranna Wintour Transcends Gender Labels
BY TRANNA WINTOUR
To me, being trans means surpassing the limitations of binary thinking
The Imam Who Saves Muslim Men From Radicalization
BY NADIM ROBERTS
When Navaid Aziz realized his mosque in Calgary had a problem with jihadists, he stepped up
The Game Not Played
BY RICHARD POPLAK
Christine Sinclair, the greatest female soccer player in the world, won’t get the career she deserves
Becoming Natan Obed
BY SAMIA MADWAR
The national Inuit representative is the most important leader many Canadians haven’t heard of
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