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THE EDITORIAL
A good life
Obituaries are beautiful. Forged in grief and laden with sadness, they may not initially seem so. But for those of us who write and edit obituaries, a different view emerges—of gleaming details, of...
THE COLUMNISTS
Dear PM: Time for you to go back to the office
I’m sending this memo to suggest a change in how you are managing the pandemic. Specifically, you need to stop telecommuting from your study and, like the rest of your G7 colleagues, return to work in...
Taking MAiD way too far
OPINION Dr. Corinna Iampen said she was surprised when the physician standing by her bedside asked if she wanted to speak to the MAiD (medical assistance in dying) team as she recovered from a...
A message from three friends, in memoriam, to
Jeff Litwin May 20, 1955 - November 11, 2020 It is far too often the case that very fine people—who are often outstanding Canadians in their own right—do not get the recognition they deserve,...
NATIONAL
Two guys walk into the Supreme Court
One told a joke about the other. Their case may test the rights of artistic expression versus discrimination. It’s a story that started with the sound of raucous laughter. Cruel, hurtful laughter,...
A leader who knows the road
Jean Augustine, a force who spoke for many, was honoured at Maclean’s Parliamentarian of the Year event with a lifetime achievement award When Jean Augustine arrived on Parliament Hill to be sworn in...
A new look for the old vision test
A B.C. company hopes to provide an online service that allows people to update their eyeglass prescriptions from home Getting new eyeglasses during the pandemic has been an unattractive prospect for...
They Were Loved
Our ongoing project to pay tribute to every single Canadian lost to COVID-19, in partnership with Carleton University’s Future of Journalism Initiative GREAT TENACITY DEFINED HER Dorritt Paul, 102...
LAUGHED HARD AT HER OWN STORIES
Marian Ruth Wilson, 77 Died in Toronto on April 11, 2020 When Marian Wilson’s son Mike was killed by a drunk driver at the age of 16, she and her husband, John, decided to take to the sea. After the...
FAMILY WAS THE ESSENCE OF HIS LIFE
Thong Nguyen, 48 Died in Montreal on June 11, 2020 As a patient attendant at Montreal’s Jean-Talon Hospital for 17 years, Thong chose to work night shifts so he could spend more time with his family....
GREW UP TO BE A SHIPBUILDER
James Douglas Rosborough, 91 Died in Halifax on April 23, 2020 As a boy, Doug Rosborough collected pictures of ships that were printed on cards and packaged in boxes of tea. He lined them up on the...
A RASPBERRY FARMER WITH PANACHE
Raghbir Dosanjh, 86 Died in Abbotsford, B.C., on April 17, 2020 Raghbir Dosanjh came to Canada with just five dollars in his pocket. At the airport, as immigration officers threatened to turn him...
EVERY WEEKEND FELT LIKE A HOLIDAY
Nicole Tessier, 78 Died in Montreal on May 10, 2020 When Nicole Tessier was 19, she met and married Bernard Rosen, with whom she had three sons: Gary, Daniel and Mark. Nicole was a huge Frank Sinatra...
MUSIC WAS ALWAYS PLAYING
Patricia West, 66 Died in Glace Bay, N.S., on April 22, 2020 Every single day of Patricia West’s life was filled with music. Her record collection included hundreds of albums spanning different genres...
ECONOMY
The savings bubble
A surprising side effect of the pandemic is the largest cash hoard in history. Here’s what Canada’s suddenly prolific savers should do with all that money. It’s the ultimate first-world problem: with...
The life of a pandemic day trader
A booming market, the promise of easy riches—what could go wrong?! In February 2020, just before the pandemic swept the globe, Milos Randelovic delved into the hectic world of day trading. For several...
SOCIETY
Extraordinary women
Beloved Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende talks to Brian Bethune about her new book, her lifelong feminism and the women who made her career possible ISABEL ALLENDE is probably the world’s most...
To my teacher and friend
‘You continue to be an inspiration,’ writes Carleton professor Matthew Pearson to his former professor Mary McGuire I still have the handwritten notes I jotted down in a three-ring Hilroy notebook on...
THE BEST FOR LAST
Taking a bite out of loneliness
In one of our favourite stories this week Marie-Danielle Smith noshes with a chef who brings a small taste of the good life to COVID-19 patients confined to their rooms in a quarantine hotel First, a...
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