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The Canada Magazine

August 2026

Every story from the August 2026 issue, both covers, as it ran in print.

15 stories
Team Canada Sets Its Sights on Bocuse d'Or 2027 Food

Team Canada Sets Its Sights on Bocuse d'Or 2027

Chef Keith Pears and commis Joseph Mongillo are going back to Lyon: a silver medal at the Bocuse d'Or Americas has secured Canada's place at the 2027 World Finals, behind a campaign powered entirely by the culinary community. August 2026 · Food
Exploring New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy Coast Travel

Exploring New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy Coast

Twice a day the world's highest tides remake New Brunswick's Fundy coast: walk the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks in the morning, kayak over the same spot by afternoon, and end the day with lobster in a fishing village. August 2026 · Travel From Small-Town Kitchens to the World Stage: Meet Chef Scott Baechler Food

From Small-Town Kitchens to the World Stage: Meet Chef Scott Baechler

Chef Scott Baechler started washing pots outside Goderich and went on to cook for Queen Elizabeth II, compete for Culinary Team Canada, and run the Four Seasons Whistler kitchen. Now he teaches the next generation at Niagara College. August 2026 · Food Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Whipped Feta, Lemon, Dill & Aleppo Pepper Food

Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Whipped Feta, Lemon, Dill & Aleppo Pepper

The Ontario Potato Board's crispy roasted potato wedges over whipped feta, dressed in a lemon herb vinaigrette and finished with Aleppo pepper. From the August 2026 Food and Beverage edition. August 2026 · Food Be Part of Something Great Travel Partner

Be Part of Something Great

Trans Canada Trail's Great Canadian Hike runs September 1 to 30: hike, bike, paddle or roll anywhere on the 30,000-kilometre Trail, log your kilometres, and help fund the world's longest trail system. August 2026 · Travel Set Sail for an Unforgettable Bay of Fundy Adventure Travel Partner

Set Sail for an Unforgettable Bay of Fundy Adventure

From the St. Andrews waterfront, Quoddy Link Marine's catamaran cruises put whales, seals, porpoises and bald eagles beside the boat on the world's most powerful tides. August 2026 · Travel The Season’s Most Scenic Escape Travel Partner

The Season’s Most Scenic Escape

As September softens the St. Lawrence, City Cruises Gananoque weaves through the 1000 Islands past Boldt Castle and Millionaire's Row, with the season's first autumn colour framing every bend. August 2026 · Travel Orillia and Lake Country: Find Fall Close to Home Travel Partner

Orillia and Lake Country: Find Fall Close to Home

Autumn around Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn and Rama First Nation: paddle Lake Couchiching under full fall colour, cycle the backroads, then trade the trail for a nordic spa, a lakeside patio or a night at the Opera House. August 2026 · Travel Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach Resort Area of Delaware Travel Partner

Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach Resort Area of Delaware

Tax-free shopping, an award-winning boardwalk, and Dewey Beach nights between the Atlantic and Rehoboth Bay: Delaware's resort area is the Nation's Summer Capital. August 2026 · Travel Western New Brunswick: A Secret Yet to be Told Travel Partner

Western New Brunswick: A Secret Yet to be Told

A string of riverside towns along the Wolastoq, where you can fish and forage in summer, snowmobile the Historic Highlands Trail in winter, and catch the World Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Roulston. August 2026 · Travel Empowering Girls to Shape the Future, One Innovation at a Time Education Partner

Empowering Girls to Shape the Future, One Innovation at a Time

Branksome Hall, Toronto's all-years IB school for girls, opens iCAST: a 34,500-square-foot innovation centre where students, industry experts and entrepreneurs build ideas under one roof. August 2026 · Education Where Life Lessons Are Learned: 150 Years of Boarding in New Brunswick Education Partner

Where Life Lessons Are Learned: 150 Years of Boarding in New Brunswick

Rothesay Netherwood School pairs the IB Programme with house traditions, long-weekend trips and home-cooked meals: 150 years of boarding on the Hill in New Brunswick. August 2026 · Education Where Inspired Girls Become Empowered Women Education Partner

Where Inspired Girls Become Empowered Women

St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School in Olde Oakville has spent 135 years learning exactly how girls learn best, from Canada's first all-girls robotics team to Grade 11 internships. August 2026 · Education Character First: The Importance of Athletics in Student Development Education Partner

Character First: The Importance of Athletics in Student Development

At St. Michael's College School, sport is character education: the Basilian motto shapes a program where the deeper goal is formation, not banners. August 2026 · Education We Celebrate Elite Athletes, Why Not Elite Minds? Education Partner

We Celebrate Elite Athletes, Why Not Elite Minds?

Spirit of Math has spent 30 years training high-performing students the way sport trains athletes: 35-plus campuses, international contests, and a curriculum built past memorization. August 2026 · Education