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Climate Anxiety Is Affecting Our Kids • CREATED FOR LET’S TALK SCIENCE

How to Teach Kids about Climate Change • Climate change often overwhelms kids, so it’s important to talk about it in a way that will empower—and not scare—them. Here are three tips from Walter to keep in mind.

Canada’s first sport integrity commissioner, Sarah-Ève Pelletier, just keeps swimming

Defend Drag Shows • We need a way to protect LGBTQ+ Canadians—especially drag performers—from harm. An Ontario traffic law could work.

House Swap • Forty years ago, my husband and I bought a home on a 50-acre plot. Now we live in a prefab granny flat in our own backyard.

Life Support • I’m the only full-time family physician in Verona, an Ontario town of 2,000 people. It’s impossible to be the kind of doctor I want to be.

Making a difference in their own way.

The Solo Smash • R&B crooner Preston Pablo rose from bedroom YouTuber to Spotify chart-topper. He’s still finding his voice.

Flow State • Toronto’s new, hyper-modern stormwater processing plant is where clean lines and filthy water collide

Sip, Savour, San Pellegrino • Add a touch of style to any fine dining experience

CANADA’S BEST PLACES TO EAT • THE COUNTRY’S 20 MOST MAGICAL RESTAURANTS, FROM THE TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND TO THE EDGE OF NEWFOUNDLAND

Mon Lapin • This joyful, candlelit spot is one of the finest places to eat—not just in Canada, but the world

Pluvio • A tiny restaurant on the tip of Vancouver Island, where each meal is packed with playful surprises

The Fish Man • Chef Bo Li’s modern Szechuan and Cantonese spot is a master class in old-school seafood—with plenty of twists

Restaurant Pearl Morissette • The exquisite ingredients at this Niagara winery restaurant are grown on-site

OCA PASTIFICIO • A feast of fresh pasta that’s worth the down-the-block lineups

Edulis • It looks like a cozy neighbourhood bistro and tastes like old-world fine dining

MASTARD • Low-key luxury is the thing at chef Simon Mathys’s delightful (and affordable) restaurant

Guru Lukshmi • This always-packed destination in Toronto’s suburbs makes sensational dosas

ELENAP.S. • This secret backyard pizza counter churns out blistered Neapolitan pies

Damas • A self-taught chef’s stunning tribute to his Syrian roots

One2 Snacks • A humble Malaysian noodle house that outdoes many of Canada’s fanciest dining rooms

Prime Seafood Palace • Matty Matheson’s destination spot is all about sumptuous steak and seafood

Supply & Demand • A happy neighbourhood bistro with spectacular seafood

PUBLISHED ON MAIN • The Scandi-style menu is fermented, foraged and infused to perfection

Fishman Lobster Clubhouse • The GTA’s go-to bacchanalian party spot is packed with seafood towers and Instagrammers

Bernhardt’s • A wine bar, rotisserie chicken spot and Jewish soul food kitchen all in one welcoming package

RIVER CAFÉ • A charming locavore dining room with a glorious waterfront view

Portage • This eclectic newcomer brings Chinese dumplings, hare nuggets and moose donairs to the East Coast

Mallard Cottage • A one-of-a-kind culinary tour through the tastes of Newfoundland

JINBAR • Chef Jinhee Lee’s fun, fresh restaurant is half pizzeria, half Korean fried chicken joint

NO PLACE LIKE HOME • Creative collective...