Leisure

Hunters, range shooters, collectors – they’re part of rural culture. But with gun violence making headlines, gun enthusiasts are mostly choosing to lie low, and some residents are wondering how safe our countryside really is. Anthony Jenkins decided to find out.

A former Olympic swimmer and her Philippines-born caregiver swam together for less than a year – but the experience changed both their lives profoundly.

Gallop across the big screen, grilled and gooey cheese and don’t forget to eat your greens.

Otters in the Waters: The pool isn’t just for kids.

A curious hockey enthusiast turns his sights to lacrosse, a sport with deep roots — and avid fans — in Orangeville

Along the Bruce Trail, spring is the time to slow to a saunter 
and see, hear and scent nature’s renewal.

Plant a pollinator garden, go for a farming grant and tap your inner naturalist.

Slowing down, tuning in. With forest bathing, the slow movement takes to the woods.

In the snow on a soccer field in Caledon East, a rather strange family and a triangle challenge at Duffy’s school.

Embrace the season with snow tubing, tuning into nature or warming up indoors with a zany DIY parlour game.

Every winter, dozens of volunteers take to the ski hills with one goal in mind – to aid injured skiers and snowboarders.

Photographer James MacDonald visited Hockley Valley Resort, shadowing the patrollers who keep skiers safe.