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Len and Cub: A secret love

Len Keith and Cub Coates fell for each other in early 20th-century New Brunswick. Their story was almost lost forever—until a collection of tender photographs brought their romance into the light.

In 2014, Dusty Green was attending the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design and completing a summer internship at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. A colleague who knew about his interest in queer history introduced him to some photos donated by John Corey, an artist, community historian and general collector of things. The photos unearthed a remarkable love story more than 100 years in the making.

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I’m the Rare Plant Fairy. I sell exotic plants to customers worldwide.

Jocelyn Ho started selling plants out of a spare bedroom during the pandemic. Now, the Canadian known as "The Rare Plant Fairy" has a team of employees selling over 100 species of exotic plants online and from her brick-and-mortar shops. Read More

How Joshua Whitehead is bringing Indigenous language to CanLit

In his latest book, Making Love With the Land, Oji-Cree author Joshua Whitehead moves between genres and languages in a series of essays that open up a whole new window on the meaning of Canadian literature. Read More

Are garden suites part of the housing crisis solution?

Garden suite structures are being approved in cities across Canada, but can they really be a solution to the housing availability crisis? Maclean’s spoke with garden suites specialist and project manager Kyle Springer to find out. Read More

Cottage Industry: A Seaside Buy in South Shore, Nova Scotia

After deciding a cottage in the Kawarthas was out of reach financially, the Perry family set their sights on Nova Scotia’s South Shore: “It never used to be a market for multiple offers and bidding wars, but it is now.” Read More

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How B.C. is learning to live with relentless wildfires

Last summer, the forests of British Columbia were engulfed in flames. At some points, there were as many as 80 new fires each day across the province.

Wildfires in British Columbia are hotter, bigger, and deadlier than ever. For residents in B.C., they are also a frightening, elemental fact of everyday life.

One year after the catastrophe, Maclean’s revisits the danger zones to hear from the firefighters, survivors and homeowners living with the constant threat of wildfires in this portrait of a province in flames.

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