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Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/exclusive-serial-killer-and-ex-colonel-russell-williams-has-sold-his-infamous-cottage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/exclusive-serial-killer-and-ex-colonel-russell-williams-has-sold-his-infamous-cottage/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:18 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386265 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/exclusive-serial-killer-and-ex-colonel-russell-williams-has-sold-his-infamous-cottage/feed/ 0 Family next door—his very first victims—buy Tweed, Ont., property for $165,000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/richard-emile-joyal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/richard-emile-joyal/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/richard-emile-joyal/feed/ 0 A Catholic missionary with a giant frame and even bigger heart, he dedicated his life to helping the poor and the hungry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/warning-signs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/warning-signs/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:19:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/warning-signs/feed/ 0 The timing of charges against engineer Robert Wood are just as troubling as the allegations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:50:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/feed/ 0 Two men drawn by the opportunities and comforts Canada offers now stand accused of a terror plot http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/inside-terror-suspects-refugee-claim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/inside-terror-suspects-refugee-claim/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:29:30 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/inside-terror-suspects-refugee-claim/feed/ 0 Court documents shed new light on accused Via Rail plotter’s journey to Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/what-we-know-about-the-via-terror-plot-suspects/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/what-we-know-about-the-via-terror-plot-suspects/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:53:27 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375589 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/what-we-know-about-the-via-terror-plot-suspects/feed/ 0 Details on the men RCMP say are behind the first known al-Qaeda-backed plan to commit terrorism in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/in-massachusetts-the-hunt-is-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/in-massachusetts-the-hunt-is-on/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:08:52 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/in-massachusetts-the-hunt-is-on/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti sums up two chaotic days in the Boston bombings investigation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/manhunt-begins-as-fbi-releases-photos-of-two-prime-suspects/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/manhunt-begins-as-fbi-releases-photos-of-two-prime-suspects/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:09:56 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/manhunt-begins-as-fbi-releases-photos-of-two-prime-suspects/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti explains why from an investigative standpoint, things could not be moving faster http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/delay-at-the-airport/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/delay-at-the-airport/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:45:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/delay-at-the-airport/feed/ 0 One very long delay at the airport http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/jason-leslie-michalycia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/jason-leslie-michalycia/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/jason-leslie-michalycia/feed/ 0 He loved the Saskatchewan Roughriders almost as much as ice fishing. To learn to be a plumber, he moved to Edmonton. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/trading-for-superstars-dreaming-of-the-playoffs-and-why-hes-no-longer-a-baseball-fan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/trading-for-superstars-dreaming-of-the-playoffs-and-why-hes-no-longer-a-baseball-fan/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/trading-for-superstars-dreaming-of-the-playoffs-and-why-hes-no-longer-a-baseball-fan/feed/ 0 In conversation with Alex Anthopoulos http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/chilling-new-video-reveals-exactly-what-happened-at-the-elliot-lake-mall/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/chilling-new-video-reveals-exactly-what-happened-at-the-elliot-lake-mall/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:28:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/chilling-new-video-reveals-exactly-what-happened-at-the-elliot-lake-mall/feed/ 0 Part surveillance footage, part digital reenactment, it may provide the best explanation yet as to why the roof collapsed http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/elliot-lake-how-could-so-many-engineers-be-so-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/elliot-lake-how-could-so-many-engineers-be-so-wrong/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:00:43 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/elliot-lake-how-could-so-many-engineers-be-so-wrong/feed/ 0 A damning new report—including an animated recreation of the collapse—emerges at the public inquiry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/ignored-until-it-was-too-late/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/ignored-until-it-was-too-late/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359947 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/ignored-until-it-was-too-late/feed/ 0 Evidence at the inquiry into the Algo Mall collapse shows there were multiple warnings, but no one was listening http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/gps-versus-locked-doors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/gps-versus-locked-doors/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/gps-versus-locked-doors/feed/ 0 Keeping closer tabs will provide more freedom, says health minister http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/elliot-lake-the-photographic-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/elliot-lake-the-photographic-evidence/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:54:56 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/elliot-lake-the-photographic-evidence/feed/ 0 Thousands of never-before-seen pictures have been filed as exhibits at mall collapse public inquiry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/elliot-lake-inquiry-surveillance-footage-pinpoints-exact-cause-of-mall-collapse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/elliot-lake-inquiry-surveillance-footage-pinpoints-exact-cause-of-mall-collapse/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:51:08 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/elliot-lake-inquiry-surveillance-footage-pinpoints-exact-cause-of-mall-collapse/feed/ 0 At 2:18 p.m. on June 23, 2012, the weight of a single car driving over one weld on a single steel connector was 'the last straw' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/this-is-not-a-trial-getting-to-the-truth-in-elliot-lake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/this-is-not-a-trial-getting-to-the-truth-in-elliot-lake/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:20:07 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/this-is-not-a-trial-getting-to-the-truth-in-elliot-lake/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti reports on the first day of the inquiry into the collapsed Algo Centre mall http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/macleans-investigation-reveals-truth-about-tragedy-in-elliot-lake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/macleans-investigation-reveals-truth-about-tragedy-in-elliot-lake/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:22:11 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/macleans-investigation-reveals-truth-about-tragedy-in-elliot-lake/feed/ 0 A special Maclean's investigation by Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/time-to-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/time-to-go/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:50:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/time-to-go/feed/ 0 From the penny to Premier McGuinty to the Wiggles, see who moved on in 2012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/raising-a-monarch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/raising-a-monarch/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:33:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/raising-a-monarch/feed/ 0 Parenting isn't easy, but Kate and William's baby will also be heir to the throne http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/the-terror-of-their-ways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/the-terror-of-their-ways/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:28:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320609 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/the-terror-of-their-ways/feed/ 0 A court says undercover informants don’t have to warn young people not to get involved in terror plots http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/foreign-convictions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/foreign-convictions/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:29:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/foreign-convictions/feed/ 0 Ottawa's plan to make it easier to kick criminals out of the country sounds simple, but some fear it goes too far http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/on-this-farm-there-was-a-lawsuit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/on-this-farm-there-was-a-lawsuit/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/on-this-farm-there-was-a-lawsuit/feed/ 0 If a cow wanders on a road, and is hit by a car, who is liable? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/gloria-jean-taylor-1948-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/gloria-jean-taylor-1948-2012/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:20:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/gloria-jean-taylor-1948-2012/feed/ 0 A lifelong activist, she became the only Canadian to win the right to get a doctor’s help to die, after a legal battle in B.C. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/shunned-in-life-remembered-in-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/shunned-in-life-remembered-in-death/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:51:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/shunned-in-life-remembered-in-death/feed/ 0 Can B.C. teen's tragic story help foster needed change? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/how-much-is-that-kidney-in-your-body/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/how-much-is-that-kidney-in-your-body/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/how-much-is-that-kidney-in-your-body/feed/ 0 Selling human organs is illegal, but would money be an incentive to get donors? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/feed/ 0 Khadr lived in Guantánamo Bay far longer than Canada. What will happen now that he’s ‘home’? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/omar-khadr-is-on-his-way-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/omar-khadr-is-on-his-way-home/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:37:53 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/omar-khadr-is-on-his-way-home/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr—a boy, now man, whose legal saga has triggered fierce debate among fellow Canadians—has spent his final night behind U.S. bars. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:15:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/feed/ 0 Child soldier. Convicted terrorist. Khadr is about to return to Canada, but no one has been able to see his full seven-hour interview at Guantánamo Bay. Until now. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/susumu-sumi-yoda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/susumu-sumi-yoda/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:00:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/susumu-sumi-yoda/feed/ 0 A photographer since boyhood, he’d lived all over Canada. But his heart remained in eastern Canada, with its majestic shores. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/was-omar-khadr-sexually-abused/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/was-omar-khadr-sexually-abused/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:27:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/was-omar-khadr-sexually-abused/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti reports. Plus, the full text of the newly released Khadr psychiatric reports. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/wwe-keeps-on-rolling-in-cash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/wwe-keeps-on-rolling-in-cash/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:46:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/wwe-keeps-on-rolling-in-cash/feed/ 0 When it comes to making money, the Hogan era is no match for today’s men in tights http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/18/macleans-exclusive-police-investigate-bizarre-break-in-at-russell-williamss-cottage-in-tweed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/18/macleans-exclusive-police-investigate-bizarre-break-in-at-russell-williamss-cottage-in-tweed/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:13:38 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/18/macleans-exclusive-police-investigate-bizarre-break-in-at-russell-williamss-cottage-in-tweed/feed/ 0 Burglary at serial killer's deserted cottage is only half the mystery http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/newsmakers-aug-9-16-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/newsmakers-aug-9-16-2012/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:02:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284085 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/newsmakers-aug-9-16-2012/feed/ 0 Bill Gates’s strange purchase, Peaches versus Putin: the video, and can a Beastie Boy’s will be done? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/jacob-moxie-whitney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/jacob-moxie-whitney/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:20:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/jacob-moxie-whitney/feed/ 0 As a 12-year-old, he was diagnosed with a deadly disease. As a teenager, he discovered his true passion: cooking. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/at-war-with-the-feds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/at-war-with-the-feds/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:00:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266802 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/at-war-with-the-feds/feed/ 0 Despite an emotional appeal, the feds are buying Frank Meyers' farm for a top-secret training ground http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/exclusive-russell-williams-offers-a-defence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/exclusive-russell-williams-offers-a-defence/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:45:57 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266980 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/exclusive-russell-williams-offers-a-defence/feed/ 0 As the lawsuits against him pile up, the ex-colonel says he should not be forced to pay at least one of his victims http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/a-bird-brained-lawsuit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/a-bird-brained-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 20:39:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/a-bird-brained-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Woman sues hydro company over traumatizing "bird strike" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/a-real-pissing-match/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/a-real-pissing-match/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 00:20:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/a-real-pissing-match/feed/ 0 The B.C.-based company offers Porta-John for Hollywood stars, but its owners just can’t get along http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/jonathan-frid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/jonathan-frid/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:49:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/jonathan-frid/feed/ 0 He pursued acting rather than join the family business, but was never comfortable with his fame as the 18th-century vampire Barnabas Collins http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:43:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/feed/ 0 His critics say he’s a danger; supporters say he poses no threat. Someone will be proven wrong. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/please-lock-up-your-valuables-mr-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/please-lock-up-your-valuables-mr-harper/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:10:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/please-lock-up-your-valuables-mr-harper/feed/ 0 There is a thief inside the PM’s supposedly secure headquarters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/the-big-miss-my-years-coaching-tiger-woods/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/the-big-miss-my-years-coaching-tiger-woods/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:03:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253165 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/the-big-miss-my-years-coaching-tiger-woods/feed/ 0 Book by Hank Haney http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/a-farmers-final-stand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/a-farmers-final-stand/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:44:48 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/a-farmers-final-stand/feed/ 0 Frank Meyers and his family beg the federal government not to build a Special Forces training ground on their historic land