Gruelling, On a Summer Afternoon

Every year, the world’s best long-distance swimmers come to Quebec to spend seven or more hours churning through the waves of a lake that’s sometimes so cold it can stop their hearts. Quel fun.

• by Jerry Kobalenko

Where the Wild Things Are

You may not see Ontario’s Bigfoot on your way down the Winisk River, but don’t forget: You’re still paddling in polar bear country.

• by David Leach

One Giant Leap

The next stage in human evolution has arrived—in the form of a spring-loaded jumping boot. But will this revolutionary invention ever get off the ground?

• by Bruce Grierson

Columns

Bio Logic — Requiem for a Rare Bird

The imminent demise of the Crested Mynah—a bird that has lived in Vancouver for more than a century—is a hard lesson in the laws of evolution.

• by Wayne Grady

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