Twice a week. Exactly 100 words on Canadians worth knowing.

People. Businesses. Products. Places.

A sunny main street in North Hatley, Quebec, lined with independent shops and parked cars.

A little light ona lot of Canada.

Twice a week, one Canadian person, business, product or place worth knowing about, in exactly 100 words.

From the archive

Gloved hands holding a jar beneath a metal tap, collecting maple sap.

Maple, Boiled Down

The patient work behind a Canadian classic.

A red neon sign in a shop window reads “Ouvert 7 jours 7 soirs”, which means open seven days, seven evenings.

Open Seven Days, Seven Nights

The shop that keeps a street feeling alive.

A small shop window full of vintage tin toys beside green doors and a lit evergreen tree on a narrow Québec City street.

A Street Worth Walking

Small shops, slow steps, and a reason to look up.