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May 2012
Weird West
Weird West
Exploring the world’s sci-fi capital: Vancouver
Field Note • by Kaitlin Fontana
Hurricane Surfing
Hurricane Surfing
Nova Scotia’s free surfers search for dangerous waves — and keep them secret
Field Note • by Lyndsie Bourgon
April 2012
Overdeveloped
Overdeveloped
After the tsunami and three decades of civil war, Sri Lanka’s president is pouring development funds into his home district of Hambantota. But what about the rest of the country?
Field Note • by Tara Quinn
March 2012
Jewels of the Nile
Jewels of the Nile
In Luxor, foreign women with cash to spare find younger men for marriage — and more
Field Note • by Alina Seagal
January 2012
His Share
His Share
A Libyan Canadian leaves behind university life to join the revolution
Field Note • by Jeremy Relph
October 2011
The Idea of North
The Idea of North
At a college in upstate New York, a band of outsiders share an esoteric interest: Canada
Field Note • by David Marchese
July 2011
Regal Steps
Regal Steps
Inside the English country dance scene, where the most intimate contact occurs between the eyes
Field Note • by Anne Casselman
December 2010
The New Expats
The New Expats
Many Somalis came to Canada looking for a better life. They found it back in Africa
Field Note • by Hassan Ghedi Santur
November 2010
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget
Is the Royal Canadian Legion fighting a losing battle?
Field Note • by Karen Pinchin
Nightmare on George Street
Nightmare on George Street
On the hunt for a dream-stalking monster in Newfoundland
Field Note • by Pasha Malla
October 2010
The Trapline
The Trapline
Canada’s founding industry makes a comeback
Field Note • by Crystal Luxmore
July 2010
Up, Up, and Away
Up, Up, and Away
Artists who want to make it go to Europe or the States. The others head north to Dawson City
Field Note • by Kevin Chong
June 2010
Cold Blood
Cold Blood
Since 2002, Alberta’s wild horses have been picked off with brutal abandon. Who is responsible?
Field Note • by Kevin Chong
May 2010
Invasion of the Killer Bugs
Invasion of the Killer Bugs
A team of entomologists defends Canada from foreign insect species
Field Note • by Lisa Gregoire
April 2010
Hedonic Indicators
Hedonic Indicators
Bhutan takes the next step in democratizing happiness
Field Note • by Silver Donald Cameron
March 2010
Law of the Jungle
Law of the Jungle
A new free trade deal implicates Canada in Peru’s Indian Problem
Field Note • by Arno Kopecky
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