Eat your weight in butter tarts. One of Canada’s finest confections, the sticky sweet treat is the perfect dessert to celebrate Canada Day with. You can make your own with this basic recipe and then customize from there. Add maple, chocolate, bacon — the sky’s the limit!
Read The Lost Tarot by Sarah Henstra. The Canadian author and Governor General's Literary Award winner is back with an enigmatic novel about a young Toronto art historian who goes on a life-altering journey after receiving a mysterious tarot card in the mail.
Watch classic Canadian animated shorts. The National Film Board of Canada has a long and decorated history of producing world-class animated shorts — it’s won six Oscars for them. From Log Driver’s Waltz to Bob’s Birthday, they’re all on the NFB website for free.
Listen to this year’s Polaris Music Prize long list. Forty albums have a shot at winning Canada’s most prestigious music prize this year. This Spotify playlist collects all the noms, so hit shuffle and listen to everything Canada’s thriving music scene has to offer.—QH