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EDITOR’S NOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE
IN THIS ISSUE OF MACLEAN’S Late last year, my ancient Hyundai reached the end of its life. It started making an ominous noise and needed costly repairs and, well, pouring money into my hard-working...
THE INTERVIEW
There’s nothing actor Jay Baruchel loves more than movies—except for maybe his now-obsolete BlackBerry
JAY BARUCHEL IS EVERYWHERE: in slashers, sex farces and sports movies; opposite mythical lizards in Disney’s How to Train Your Dragon franchise; and he’s worked with directors as varied as David...
THE BIG IDEA
Stockpile Canada’s Drugs
The pandemic—and one very bad winter—have exposed long-standing gaps in Canada’s pharma supply. We can’t get caught off-guard again. By Shoo Lee LAST SUMMER, my colleagues and I published a paper in...
THE PROSPECT
The Stand-Up Gal
Comedian turned reluctant TikTok sensation Andrea Jin puts a funny spin on what her peers feel—but don’t say SOME MIGHT THINK Andrea Jin’s trademark sweet-then-dark jokes about, say, China’s one-child...
THE POWER LIST
The New POWER List100 Canadians Shaping the Country in 2023
After three pandemic-plagued years, Canadians have emerged, squinting and disoriented, into a new world order. While we were baking sourdough in lockdown, artificial intelligence evolved from the...
THE POWER LIST › SPORTS STARS
01 THE RAPTORS’ SURPRISE SUPERSTAR IS TAKING THE POST-KAWHI TEAM TO NEW HEIGHTS
It was 2021, and the Toronto Raptors were in a heap of trouble. The team had finished the season with a dismal record of 27-45, missing the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade. The...
THE POWER LIST › AI TRAILBLAZERS
01 THIS ALBERTA WHIZ KID IS PUTTING SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS ON AMERICA’S HIGHWAYS
Trucking is big business. In Canada alone, the industry generates nearly $70 billion in annual revenue and employs more than 200,000 people. In the U.S., nearly 3.5 million people make a living behind...
THE POWER LIST › REAL ESTATE REFORMERS
01 FOR PAIRING REAL ESTATE WITH RECONCILIATION
Last fall, Squamish First Nation broke ground on Sen’ák ¯ w, a massive, years-in-the-making housing development at the south end of Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge, on 10-plus acres of Squamish land. The...
THE POWER LIST › HEALTH CARE INNOVATORS
01 BEFORE, HE WAS JUST ONE DOCTOR. NOW, HE’S WORKING TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OF THEM.
People often describe the calamity in Canadian health care in the same way a clinician might diagnose a bone or lung: fractured, broken, on the verge of total collapse. It’s also a story told largely...
THE POWER LIST › GAMING TYCOONS
01 CANADA’S GAMING POWERHOUSE SET OUT TO DO HER OWN THING. THEN SONY CAME CALLING.
Jade Raymond knows a thing or two about world-building. In the span of her two-decade career, the 47-year-old veteran developer from Montreal watched (and played along) as the standard for gaming...
THE POWER LIST › HOLLYWOOD NORTH STARS
01 FORGET STREAMING. THIS BLOCKBUSTER DIRECTOR WANTS TO SAVE THE SILVER SCREEN.
Dune is Denis Villeneuve’s love letter to the big screen. The movie’s sweeping landscapes and colossal creatures are such that shrinking the size of the canvas would be like taking a...
THE POWER LIST › FOOD TITANS
01 FOOD COSTS ARE SOARING IN GROCERY STORES. WHAT IS GALEN WESTON DOING ABOUT IT?
Galen G. Weston knows us better than we know ourselves. As president of Loblaw, a subsidiary of George Weston Ltd., his roughly 2,500-location retail operation includes some two dozen grocery store...
THE POWER LIST › EV ENTREPRENEURS
01 THIS MICHIGAN-RAISED AUTO EXEC IS HELPING CANADA USHER IN ITS EV REVOLUTION
Canada is aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which means we’ll have to change how we get around—and fast. The transportation industry is among the largest contributors to...
THE POWER LIST › TIKTOK INFLUENCERS
01 THIS FORMER HAIRDRESSER IS ONE OF TIKTOK’S BIGGEST TALENTS
It was October of 2022 and Kris Collins—a.k.a. KallMeKris, a.k.a. the most popular Canadian TikTok star on the planet, with 48 million followers—hopped a flight from Vancouver to Iceland. After two...
HABITAT
MODERNE LIVING
This couple’s renovations brought their playful Hamilton home into the 21st century IN 2013, Tina Fetner and her husband, Lane Dunlop, were visiting a friend in the leafy Westdale neighbourhood of...
CULTURE
CARDS OF FATE
Tarot readings are the latest social-media craze—and a new way to foster introspection and connection “SO, THE VERY FIRST THING IS KIND OF A KICK IN THE ASS,” says Lori Simeunovic, who goes by Tarot...
A SHOW THAT BARES IT ALL
WOLFGANG TILLMANS: TO LOOK WITHOUT FEAR Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto April 7 to October 1 TWO NUDE FRIENDS IN A TREE, Frank Ocean in the shower, a toucan enjoying his lunch: these are all images...
A TIME-BENDING THRILLER
BEAU IS AFRAID A24 April 21 AMERICAN WRITER AND DIRECTOR Ari Aster scared our pants off with Hereditary and Midsommar, seamlessly blending psychological horror with surrealist comedy. In Beau Is...
AN ARTIST’S REFLECTIONS
THE CHILDREN HAVE TO HEAR ANOTHER STORY Vancouver Art Gallery April 7 to August 7 IN HER NINE DECADES, Abenaki American-Canadian artist Alanis Obomsawin has worked as a singer, songwriter, educator,...
A SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION BY MEDIAPLANET
Creating a Better Cancer Care System Starts with Listening to Patients
Canada’s cancer care system is already strained, yet faces escalating demand. Together, we must advocate for meaningful change to the system. A recent Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) survey of patients...
Canada Is Home to One of the Top 5 Cancer Research Centres in the World
As a world-class research institution Princess Margaret Cancer Centre attracts top global research talent and funding. Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, is one of the top 5 cancer research...
How Kidney Cancer Canada Can Help Patients, Caregivers, and Doctors
Kidney Cancer Canada is helping patients, caregivers, and health care professionals through support, education, and advocacy. Kidney cancer is a unique and often silent disease with no apparent...
Why Society Must Embrace the Idea of “Dying a Good Death”
Pancreatic Cancer Canada works year-round to broaden conversations around death and the importance of palliative care. In a society that embraces youth, there’s very little discussion around life’s...
Support That Goes Beyond the Physical: Cancer's Impact on Mental Health
A virtual care network seeks to combine physical and mental health supports creating a comprehensive care approach for cancer patients and their families. In Canada, cancer remains the leading cause...
Improving Early Breast Cancer Detection Through Real-world Evidence
Syantra and Calian on a mission to increase access to breast cancer screening in Canada. When it comes to breast cancer, early detection means better outcomes. And with approximately 29,000 new breast...
Advancements in HPV Screening Could Eradicate Cervical Cancer in Our Lifetime
Regular cervical screening can greatly reduce the chances of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer kills hundreds of Canadian women every year. However, with the right approach, we could bring that number...
MY ARRIVAL
“My ex-husband discovered that I helped my daughters leave Iran. I had to flee next.”
After landing in Saskatoon, I worked long shifts as a security guard to survive IN 1978, MY PARENTS ARRANGED MY MARRIAGE. At 16 years old, I stood across from my new husband in my father’s house and...
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