Privacy and quiet in the city are in short supply but this mid-20th-century-inspired house in a lively Toronto shopping district is an object lesson in bold choices and the art of concealment.
Canada’s ageing fleet of CF-18 fighter jets has been in operation since the 1980s, and as the aircraft near their retirement age the government is no closer to a decision about what’s to come. The original and controversial…
Yesterday the luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity set sail on a 32-day voyage from Alaska to New York; it’s the largest vessel to cross the Northwest Passage in the Arctic. Recent years have seen more icebergs melt, clea…
Canada’s former prime minister Stephen Harper may have been more or less a quiet figure in parliament after being booted out of Langevin Block – home of the PM’s office – last November but that does not mean he’s been…
Canada will make things official with Justin Trudeau when the Liberal leader is sworn in as prime minister this week. After sweeping the board with his winning election majority and pushing Stephen Harper out of power,…
British microbrand Finisterre has introduced some blue-sea thinking into a global surfwear market that’s worth around €9bn a year. It produces just six high-tech, low-impact garments and when the surf’s up, the team grab…
Being the head of a toy company is most people’s dream job but keeping up with rapid changes in technology and staying ahead of your rivals is not all fun and games. Monocle visits Japan, Canada and Germany to meet the…
From Ulan Bator to Accra, there’s a global shortage of pilots – and schools to teach them. That’s why business has taken off at Moncton Flight College in New Brunswick, Canada. It’s home to 240 students who will one day be…
Canadian author Margaret Atwood is almost as well known for her relentless activism as she is for producing multiple award-winning novels – but it turns out that she is far more enthusiastic about the latter than the former…
Monocle's view from Washington column discovers White House technology is far from trailblazing. Plus, a crack-down on cattle rustling in Brazil, eco wrangles in El Salvador, and urban chicken farming.
A warm welcome can go a long way in showing the world what you’re made of, whether in business or national image-making. With the help of Monocle readers, we’ve compiled our new Hospitality Survey – and we cordially invite…
There was a time when a trip to the chilly climes of the north promised frostbite and, potentially, mortal peril. Now you can land at a refurbished airport, check into a boutique hotel and sightsee in a hot-air balloon.