Ms. Chatelaine

A luminous new presence on the Canadian film scene, Catherine Lutes started as a lamp operator on The Hurt Locker.

In just two years, Hamer’s Ottawa doughnut company, SuzyQ, went from farmers’ market favourite to gourmet shop with a lineup out the door every morning.

Evanka Osmak abandoned a hard-earned engineering career to talk sports. Now she’s levelling the playing field in this male-dominated arena, one hockey highlight at a time.

The founder of Ebby Rane, and this month's Ms. Chatelaine, left a high-flying law career to change the way women pack, one beautiful bag at a time.

Supercool mom and stylist to the stars Samira Nasr gives us a peek into her fast-paced New York life — plus what makes her homesick for Canada.