THE VIEW FROM the Diwan Pavilion seems more suited to Utopia than Alberta. In a nearby courtyard, a sloping fountain pumps water through 12 stone water features flanked by wildflowers-its ultimate destination a placid pond surrounded by lush fruit trees. The setting is the 4.8-hectare Aga Khan Garden in the University of Alberta's Botanic Garden. The pavilion presides over its easternmost edge.
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Canada's Economy Is Stronger Than It Seems
Fixating on GDP blinds us to our other assets, like good health care and happiness
Pipe Dream
Winnipeg's pumphouse is a heritage building retrofitted for the housing crisis
Reuse Construction Materials
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Early Retirement
I'm a university student who moved into a seniors' home in Calgary. I get affordable housing, and the residents get companionship.
"I repaired war-torn homes in Lebanon.Now I'm building houses in Canada."
I work on a construction site, overseeing a 19-acre housing development in Brampton, Ontario.
Why America Will Never Invade Canada
Donald Trump's nonsensical threats are an attempt to distract from his own country's self-destruction
HARLEM OF THE NORTH
A new exhibit spotlights the birthplace of Montreal's Black anglophone community
DEATH WISH
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GLASS ACT
A couple trade Toronto condo life for a sun-powered hideaway in farm country
