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  • Summer songs from coast to coast

    Canada booms with music festivals from spring to fall, and they range from the comparatively tiny to the nation’s largest — that being either Ottawa Bluesfest, in the nation’s capital, or the Festival d'été de Québec, in the Quebec capital, depending on who’s doing the answering.

  • Summer sippin’

    Cocktails, like many things, are seasonal, so, in the elbow’s up spirit of our current Canadian patriotic moment, we set out to ask independent, Canadian distilleries for recipes built around their craft spirits.

  • The dangers of wildfire smoke

    Wildfire smoke is eerie on the landscape when, like fog, it makes distant buildings disappear before your eyes. But it’s also potentially lethal, especially for those with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and pulmonary disease.

  • U.S. bound?

    Pre-pandemic, Canada’s snowbirds flocked by the millions to warmer climes in the United States, especially Florida, Arizona and California. Then stormed in Donald Trump 2.0 with his 51st state rhetoric and trade war. 

Current Issue

Summer
2025

In this edition of Sage60, we continue to celebrate Canada with two all-Canadian stories. First, we offer a look at six festivals taking place across the country — from Cavendish, P.E.I. to Calgary, Alta., and several points in between. We also ramp up for summer with a story that offers five cocktail recipes from distilleries across the country, along with a sixth, this one a mocktail from an über-cool cocktail bar on Ottawa’s Sparks Street.

But not everything about summer is coming up evening primroses. We also take a look at how to protect ourselves when wildfire smoke hits our communities and cities. And, we have a primer on what precautions to take should you decide to venture south of the border to the United States either this summer or in the near future.

Sage60, our digital version of our popular Sage print magazine, gives readers fresh content four times a year, and it releases six weeks after each print edition. We hope you enjoy this issue. 

Features

Couple sits with their back to the camera during music festival on summer day.

Summer songs from coast to coast

Sage60 looks at cool festivals in a variety of genres, from chamber music to roots. 

Peter Simpson
Summer cocktails beside a pool.

Summer sippin’

In our continuing ode to Canada, we reached out to five distilleries and one cocktail bar to ask for their favourite summer cocktail. 
 

Peter Simpson
A wildfire crew at work near Port Alice on Vancouver Island.

The dangers of wildfire smoke

Experts are advising monitoring symptoms and erring on the side of caution, especially if you have pre-existing conditions. 

Jennifer Campbell
Canadian passport with luggage.

U.S. bound?

From registration requirements to concerns about social media scrutiny, Canadian snowbirds are facing new realities under Trump’s second term.

Mick Gzowski

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