Journal

By Ines Keane Pick up almost anything this autumn and there is a decent chance it says something about Canada. […]

By Rafe Calder The pie is easy to describe. Meat, spices, pastry, a cold night in December. The argument is

By Porter Lang Look into the head of a screw. If the socket is a square, and the sides taper

By Isla Quinn Sloped seat. Tall back. Big arms. You know the chair. In most places it is called an

By Ines Keane Medicine Hat, Alberta, has clay beds under and around it. That sentence carries most of the story.

By Porter Lang Start with the gear. A skate is a blade, a plate and a way of holding the

By Rafe Calder A teenager strapped a Model T engine to a pair of wooden sleds. He added a propeller

By Isla Quinn In mid-October, someone opens a valve. The canal drains. That is how a winter begins. What lies

By Porter Lang Start with the parts list. A canoe is not a mystery if you can name what it

By Rafe Calder Every 12 to 16 kilometres, the Canadian Encyclopedia says, a wooden tower rose beside the tracks. That