'It's Prozac in city form': Canadians on the issues facing their cities
Throughout Guardian Canada week, current and former residents shared their perspectives on life in Canadian cities, from street hockey and multiculturalism to the challenges of urban sprawl and unaffordable housing
Gundam trashes Edmonton: how the city became worthy of being blown up
Forget New York, let alone Tokyo: the wildly popular Japanese anime show Mobile Suit Gundam has rather bizarrely chosen quiet Edmonton, Alberta as the backdrop for its two-part season finale
Calgary versus the car: the city that declared war on urban sprawl
Calgary is like any other Canadian city that grew outwards, not upwards. But led by progressive mayor Naheed Nenshi, the oil-rich, car-friendly city has become an unlikely leader in the battle to limit urban sprawl
'I no longer have to explain why I exist': how hip-hop changed Canada, and me
When rapper and former Edmonton poet laureate Cadence Weapon was a kid, Canadian identity was all mounties and Alanis Morissette. But the internet emboldened the underground rap community, and things suddenly changed
The struggle in Iqaluit: north and south collide in Canada's Arctic capital
Iqaluit shot to prominence in 1995 as the capital for a bold endeavour in Inuit self-government. But their fight to carve out a modern city that still pays tribute to ancient traditions had just begun
Game off! Why the decline of street hockey is a crisis for Canadian kids
Street hockey – unsupervised, improvised, free of adults – once offered Canadian children ownership of space in the city
Canadexit: how to escape the clutches of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage
Online searches for ‘how do I move to Canada’ are spiking as British and American liberals scramble to avoid the Brexit Trumpocalypse. Here’s how to join the great northern exodus
