As the storm rolls in, Anna Maxymiw participates in a boys-only ritual.

When our parents grow old, what do we do with the artifacts of their lives?

We obsess over the founding of cities and the destruction of empires. How can we come to terms with the end?

Teeth are the absolute worst. Almost as bad as your dentist stealing your spouse.

A twenty-four-year-old singer called Grimes is the world’s hottest independent pop star, and her fame has cast Montreal into the spotlight yet again.

A bull burned at the stake, a swarm of locusts excommunicated—animal trials were once surprisingly common.

Sometimes, those in mourning need fewer choices, not more.

Ontario is Canada’s horse-racing capital, but new policies and bigger casinos threaten to kill the sport for good. Is the track just a place for betting, or is it a part of our history, too?

A country that once sought to conquer the world is now the latest victim of the Eurozone crisis.

The first-place story from Maisonneuve’s 2012 Genre Fiction Contest. This year’s theme was science fiction.

One of two second-place stories from Maisonneuve’s 2012 Genre Fiction Contest. This year’s theme was science fiction.

One of two second-place stories from Maisonneuve’s 2012 Genre Fiction Contest. This year’s theme was science fiction.

It’s easy to believe a gorilla is just a man in a suit because we have been led to believe that wild animals can be tamed.

Twelve immigrants, taking twelve hours of government-funded French classes a week for eleven weeks.

Kim Thúy and Pascal Janovjak met at a hotel in Monaco. They talked over breakfast. She went back to Montreal. He returned to Ramallah. But they continued their conversation. Translation by Melissa Bull.

"Four Short Poems About God" and "Last Semester in Cairo."

Queerness and identity in portraiture.

Summer listens: Cadence Weapon, Japandroids, Usher, Beach House and more.