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The year ahead is going to be a rollercoaster. Canada will face a federal election—a polarizing referendum on housing, inflation and immigration. If that wasn’t enough, Canada is already experiencing the turmoil of the second Trump presidency. There will be few dull moments in 2025. Maclean’s is the perfect way to make sense of our rapidly changing world. The magazine’s deep dives into the country’s biggest issues provide the insight and context you need. In a sea of misinformation,Maclean’s is militantly committed to the facts. A subscription makes an ideal gift this holiday season at just $39.99 a year. Plus: new subscribers will receive a charming 2025 calendar of iconic Maclean’s covers (while supplies last). Order your subscription here. —Sarah Fulford, editor-in-chief, Maclean’s | Canadians are in an all-out war with rats for dominion over our urban centres: they’ve been spotted swarming outside train stations, swimming in toilets and falling out of ceilings. Rat-related complaints are on the rise, and pest controllers expect the problem to get worse in the next three years. Here’s how we can take our cities back. |
Canadian kids are struggling to read and write: as of 2019, over a quarter of Grade 3 students didn’t meet the Ontario provincial reading standard. The good news? There’s a different way of teaching reading and writing that will give kids the skills they need, and it’s sweeping parts of the country now. “Structured literacy” teaches children the relationships between letters and sounds. Here’s why it gives every student a fair shot. |
Nearly a decade after Leonard Cohen’s death, his mythology is still going strong. Its latest incarnation is the docu-concert tribute The Secret Chord. Following a sold-out run in Toronto, the show has now arrived at the Segal Centre in the Bard of Montreal’s hometown. A roster of contemporary artists will perform Cohen’s greatest music and poems; the original lineup included R&B and soul singer Divine Brown, Montreal tap dancer Travis Knights, and Feist’s long-time trumpet player, Bryden Baird. |
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