The editor in chief of the Canadian Encyclopedia, James H. Marsh, will retire after 33 years of dedication and leadership. He remembers his journey from bookish kid to what he calls “the best job in the country.”

January 11, Sir John A. Macdonald’s birthday, is an opportunity for Canadians to celebrate Macdonald’s vision of unity and a North American destiny independent of the United States.

The Canadarm celebrates 31 years since its launch in space with a Google doodle and a tweet from astronaut Chris Hadfield.

In this week’s Canadian news roundup, a beloved politician passes, a minute launches, and Lily of the Mohawks gets canonized in Rome. It’s Canada Soup!

Saturday, October 13 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Sir Isaac Brock, the hero of the War of 1812 and saviour of Upper Canada.

On Saturday, September 29, the Bluenose II, a reconstructed version of Canada’s most famous ship, the Bluenose, will launch in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia!

In Eugene Forsey, Canada’s Maverick Sage (Dundern Press), Helen Forsey talks about hearing her father’s typewriter as he banged away on it in his study. Eugene Forsey was a prolific writer—the sound of that typewriter must have comprised the background noise of Helen’s childhood. It is also  something of a keystone for her current awareness [...]

Leonard Cohen was recently awarded the Glenn Gould Prize, aka. “the Nobel Prize of the Arts.” Now, let us count the ways in which he is equal to the prize!

This week, the original CanCon revolutionary passes away, the legendary Bluenose gets a remake, and our colleagues at HDI pen a wonderful editorial on the War of 1812!

Film historian Wyndham Wise traces the career and legacy of David Croneberg, a filmmaker who’s ascended to become “a full-blown Canadian cultural institution.”

I interviewed Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot over the phone for 20 minutes in April 2010. Jealous? You should be! It was as unforgettable encounter. The Set-Up I had the chance to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, April 2010. As a grad student at the University of Toronto, I [...]

“It is said that you can only make a first impression once. For me, Trudeau’s wasn’t favourable. To make matters worse, I had missed Trudeaumania. All I saw was Trudeau’s mania for power.”

On Leonard Cohen’s 77th birthday James Marsh recalls Cohen’s impact: “So it was that Leonard Cohen entered my life when I first became entangled in the tousled threads of love.”

On Sunday, September 18, hundreds of thousands of people will take part in the annual Terry Fox Run. Here, a look at the boy who never gave up.

Today marks the fiftieth birthday of Marie Saint Pierre, one of Canada’s most exciting and influential designers. She established her namesake brand, Marie Saint Pierre Designs Inc. in Montreal in 1987, and quickly became known for her subversion of classic wardrobe staples with experimental designs. Saint Pierre’s work mingles with the avant garde but remains [...]