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Skeleton crew
Inside the surprisingly low-tech world of Research Casting International, where toothbrushes and patience are the primary tools for liberating 140-million-year-old Brontosaurus bones from their rocky tombs.
Politics
The unlikely rise of Rob Ford’s brother in Ontario and female representation in the Lebanese parliament.
Shop, read, listen
Shopping for Finnish trolls in London and finicky pooches in Berlin, plus this month’s best books, products, music, film and more.
Fruits of the earth
Monocle meets the makers who are living off the land in the bucolic surrounds of Prince Edward County.
Beat a retreat
The Canadians’ love of cottage country is more than a lifestyle choice: it’s a way of linking to that vast landscape and being part of the nation.
Get your skates on
Hockey offers young Canadians a chance at fame and fortune. Monocle visits Ontario to meet the junior players on the ice chasing more than just pucks: they’re chasing their dreams.
Go with the flow
For a more sedated on-board experience, search out these two North American rowboat makers.
Campus visionary
Fifty years ago, Ron Thom was commissioned to design a university in Peterborough. His unique artistic approach set him apart from his Canadian peers and hasn’t been topped since. Monocle tours the campus.
Not quite Finnish
Waves of 20th-century immigrants from Finland have made Thunder Bay the most Finnish city beyond the Baltic. Can the next generation hold on to the sauna spirit?
Easy to bear
In the first of a new series looking at some of the world’s more niche (read quirky) airlines we take a trip with the plucky Bearskin Airlines.
