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Maclean's Magazine - August 2023

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In this issue

Epic Fail
Video game companies are facing their toughest boss fight yet: angry parents.
BY LUC RINALDI

THE BIG IDEA
Indigenous firekeepers know how to slow down Canada’s onslaught of wildfires: preventative burns..

THE INTERVIEW: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NATION'S NEWSMAKERS

Mayor Jyoti Gondek is creating the Calgary of the future—starting with its downtown core

8 mins

Bring back the burns

For centuries, Indigenous people kept forests clear of wildfire fuel by lighting regular burns. It’s time to fight fire with fire once again

5 mins

It Takes a Village

I created Canada’s first dementia-centric village. It gives every resident a life beyond their diagnosis

7 mins

Paradise Found

Just outside Diwan Pavilion of Edmonton, the striking is a feat of Islamic architecture

1 mins

They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite

A group of Canadian parents say their KIDS ARE SO ADDICTED to the video game Fortnite that THEY'VE STOPPED EATING, SLEEPING AND SHOWERING. Now these parents want to hold its tech-giant creator accountable

10+ mins

A Growing Hunger

At the food bank where I work, we're serving triple the number of clients we were five years ago. And for the first time, many of them are people with jobs who can't keep up with the cost of living. How did we get here?