Alanis Morissette

Two decades after Jagged Little Pill made her name, the indie star talks to us from her L.A. home - about her rapper hubby, being a mom and how she's still marching to her own beat

What we learned from a profile in Self magazine—a surprisingly revealing window into her private life.

Why teen girls are sexier than women on TV; the 10 worst trends of 2010; what not to put on your resume; Google's new reading level search option; and a Canadian song showdown at the Oscars.

It was a big year for Canada: The federal election resulted in a new prime minister, the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games were a big success, women's issues received major media coverage and Alanis Morissette updated the lyrics to "Ironic." And at the centre of it all were strong, determined women. Here are 30 of them.

Between 1993 and 1997, pop music was dominated by four Canadian women. A new book gives them the credit they deserve.