Interview – Rufus Wainwright
Dec 23rd
Rufus Wainwright - Image by Sharat Ganapati
Much as we’re loathe to appeal to the baser instincts of people who like to stereotype their pop and rock stars, it behoves us to report that we are talking to Montréal-raised Rufus Wainwright in a pink tent. He is dressed in a suit that defines the word dapper. He is one of rock’s smartest and classiest, openly gay, the owner of a knowing wink and the creator of some of the most operatically inclined pop music of the past ten years. He is firm in the belief that his music must be of More >
Rocky Road
Dec 22nd
Stan Abbott determines the bare necessities of walking in the wild Rockies…
Stan surveys the magnificent view from Skoki Lodge
Canadians have a tip about how to distinguish grizzly bear droppings from those of the less aggressive black bear – the grizzly’s are the ones with bells in.
Bear bells are supposed to be worn by humans hiking in grizzly country, the idea being that a grizzly hearing the bells will make itself scarce, because it would rather avoid an encounter with people than eat them.
Parks Canada publishes Bears and People, a helpful little guide for backpackers, which makes the casual understatement that More >
What is Canada Magazine?
Dec 21st
The Editor, Stan Abbott
Canada Magazine is a consumer magazine that brings together the best writing and photography about Canada in the 21st century.
Canada Magazine is NOT a travel brochure, and it’s not a publication issued on behalf of any particular business or interest group.
Our audience is anyone who is interested in the world’s second largest country, in all its diversity of people, scenery and culture.
Why does Canada need its own magazine? Well, although Canada is a land of many superlatives, people in the rest of the world often have only hazy notions about the detail of this vast Canadian canvas.
Yes, More >
