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Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/suspect-in-test-drive-death-bought-condo-the-day-after-tim-bosmas-disappearance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/suspect-in-test-drive-death-bought-condo-the-day-after-tim-bosmas-disappearance/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/suspect-in-test-drive-death-bought-condo-the-day-after-tim-bosmas-disappearance/feed/ 0 Dellen Millard paid $627,000 for condo in downtown Toronto http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/loblaw-latest-to-sign-safety-pact-on-bangladesh-factories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/loblaw-latest-to-sign-safety-pact-on-bangladesh-factories/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:57:26 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/loblaw-latest-to-sign-safety-pact-on-bangladesh-factories/feed/ 0 Loblaw, owner of the Joe Fresh brand, has become the latest major retailer to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/revisiting-star-wars-kid-story-inspires-debate-on-cyberbullying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/revisiting-star-wars-kid-story-inspires-debate-on-cyberbullying/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:05:32 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/revisiting-star-wars-kid-story-inspires-debate-on-cyberbullying/feed/ 0 Readers and tweeters thank Ghyslain Raza for telling his story http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:45:06 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/feed/ 0 Vintners from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia are embracing effervescence http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/opening-the-floodgates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/opening-the-floodgates/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379248 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/opening-the-floodgates/feed/ 0 First Nations must contend not only with rising waters, but accusations of financial mismanagement http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/facebook-revenue-up-though-reports-say-use-is-dropping/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/facebook-revenue-up-though-reports-say-use-is-dropping/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 21:55:42 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/facebook-revenue-up-though-reports-say-use-is-dropping/feed/ 0 ... though new reports suggest use is dropping http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/what-does-that-14-shirt-really-cost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/what-does-that-14-shirt-really-cost/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:20:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/what-does-that-14-shirt-really-cost/feed/ 0 Bangladesh disaster raises tough questions about cheap clothes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/greece-cuts-a-slice-from-a-bloated-public-service/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/greece-cuts-a-slice-from-a-bloated-public-service/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:16:37 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/greece-cuts-a-slice-from-a-bloated-public-service/feed/ 0 For the first time since Greece’s almost unimaginable levels of public dept sunk the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-next-big-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-next-big-one/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:00:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-next-big-one/feed/ 0 The next 'big one': not an earthquake, but a collapse of the digital network that's become central to our lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/restarting-windows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/restarting-windows/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:42:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376505 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/restarting-windows/feed/ 0 Company seeks a solution for slumping PC sales http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-fresh-clothing-made-at-site-of-deadly-bangladesh-factory-collapse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-fresh-clothing-made-at-site-of-deadly-bangladesh-factory-collapse/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:12:41 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-fresh-clothing-made-at-site-of-deadly-bangladesh-factory-collapse/feed/ 0 Workers spoke of large cracks in the building, reports say http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/blackberry-q10-reviewers-verdict-not-too-shabby/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/blackberry-q10-reviewers-verdict-not-too-shabby/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:31:25 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/blackberry-q10-reviewers-verdict-not-too-shabby/feed/ 0 BlackBerry executives are basking in the glow of rosy reviews this morning, with tech... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/chechen-president-rejects-ethnicity-as-a-motive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/chechen-president-rejects-ethnicity-as-a-motive/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:11:41 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/chechen-president-rejects-ethnicity-as-a-motive/feed/ 0 Chechen President Ramazan Kadyrov has blasted those looking to Chechnya for the source of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/feed/ 0 Russia has its first woman to oversee the country's central bank. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-tsarnaev-brothers-a-profile/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-tsarnaev-brothers-a-profile/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:48:21 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374214 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-tsarnaev-brothers-a-profile/feed/ 0 A profile of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-day-2-authorities-investigate-act-of-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-day-2-authorities-investigate-act-of-terrorism/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:47:48 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-day-2-authorities-investigate-act-of-terrorism/feed/ 0 Authorities continue investigating explosions that killed three http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/brothers-both-lose-part-of-right-leg-in-bombing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/brothers-both-lose-part-of-right-leg-in-bombing/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:04:45 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372664 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/brothers-both-lose-part-of-right-leg-in-bombing/feed/ 0 "They've got a long road ahead of them" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/second-marathon-bombing-victim-idd-as-29-year-old-woman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/second-marathon-bombing-victim-idd-as-29-year-old-woman/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:51:56 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372626 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/second-marathon-bombing-victim-idd-as-29-year-old-woman/feed/ 0 Krystle Campbell, 29, has been identified as one of the three people killed in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/b-c-taxpayers-pay-for-cleaning-up-curb-side-student-junk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/b-c-taxpayers-pay-for-cleaning-up-curb-side-student-junk/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:12:38 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/b-c-taxpayers-pay-for-cleaning-up-curb-side-student-junk/feed/ 0 Turns out that free stuff on the side of the road isn't actually free http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/a-fierce-joy-at-thatchers-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/a-fierce-joy-at-thatchers-death/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:45:14 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/a-fierce-joy-at-thatchers-death/feed/ 0 On some streets in Britain, celebration of a passing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/the-liberal-leadership-vote-who-what-where-when-how-could-it-go-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/the-liberal-leadership-vote-who-what-where-when-how-could-it-go-wrong/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:54 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/the-liberal-leadership-vote-who-what-where-when-how-could-it-go-wrong/feed/ 0 Everything you need to know as Liberals pick a new leader http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/oscar-pistorius-can-race-trial-or-no-trial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/oscar-pistorius-can-race-trial-or-no-trial/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:04:40 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/oscar-pistorius-can-race-trial-or-no-trial/feed/ 0 Sprinter Oscar Pistorius could take to the track at the summer’s World Championships—despite facing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/solar-plane-set-to-cross-the-usa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/solar-plane-set-to-cross-the-usa/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:51:38 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/solar-plane-set-to-cross-the-usa/feed/ 0 By 2015, it could make a flight around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/hit-songs-at-bargain-basement-prices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/hit-songs-at-bargain-basement-prices/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362622 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/hit-songs-at-bargain-basement-prices/feed/ 0 ‘Please rip off the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Lumineers' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/the-worker-factory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/the-worker-factory/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:48:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/the-worker-factory/feed/ 0 Colleges create programs in response to industry demand http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/is-pope-the-worst-job-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/is-pope-the-worst-job-ever/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:32:36 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/is-pope-the-worst-job-ever/feed/ 0 It's not just the pressure of shepherding a billion believers. There's also those red slippers. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/upside-down-interest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/upside-down-interest/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357601 negative interest rate]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/upside-down-interest/feed/ 0 The Bank of England is floating the idea of a negative interest rate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/a-light-bulb-went-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/a-light-bulb-went-on/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357597 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/a-light-bulb-went-on/feed/ 0 A group of University of Toronto graduates claims to have built the most energy-efficient... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/a-first-nations-fix-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/a-first-nations-fix-2/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/a-first-nations-fix-2/feed/ 0 How a small group of reserves plans to borrow a page from big government to fuel economic growth http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/homeward-bound-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/homeward-bound-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/homeward-bound-2/feed/ 0 No country matches Canada on remittances, per capita. Our infographic follows the money http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/robert-murray-heath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/robert-murray-heath/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/robert-murray-heath/feed/ 0 He'd spent his life flying around the world—he even married his wife on a flight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/a-money-losing-success/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/a-money-losing-success/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347384 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/a-money-losing-success/feed/ 0 The latest financial results are ugly. So why are investors still in love with the online behemoth? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/roland-humphreys-webb/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/roland-humphreys-webb/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/roland-humphreys-webb/feed/ 0 A star paramedic trained for every crisis, he was being groomed for a top emergency management job http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/canada-does-dallas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/canada-does-dallas/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:31:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344690 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/canada-does-dallas/feed/ 0 Freebies and discounts designed to tempt deal seekers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/nicolas-thomas-voyer-taylor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/nicolas-thomas-voyer-taylor/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/nicolas-thomas-voyer-taylor/feed/ 0 He found peace in the mountains, like his dad, who died when Nick was growing up http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/this-car-will-save-detroit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/this-car-will-save-detroit/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/this-car-will-save-detroit/feed/ 0 The U.S. auto industry once again turns to a sports car for salvation. But with sales on the rise and new technologies, this time there's reason for optimism http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-best-worst-and-weirdest-at-the-detroit-auto-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-best-worst-and-weirdest-at-the-detroit-auto-show/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:28:13 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-best-worst-and-weirdest-at-the-detroit-auto-show/feed/ 0 A wholly biased recap of 12 hours in Motor City http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/fat-and-on-welfare-look-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/fat-and-on-welfare-look-out/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:40:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/fat-and-on-welfare-look-out/feed/ 0 Londoners payment benefits may depend on their diet and gym regimen http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/zipcar-minus-the-zip/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/zipcar-minus-the-zip/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:09:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/zipcar-minus-the-zip/feed/ 0 Fans say a takeover will destroy the hip urban start-up. Others say it's already dead. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-grave-state-of-a-pms-digs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-grave-state-of-a-pms-digs/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:40:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-grave-state-of-a-pms-digs/feed/ 0 John Diefenbaker's house needs some fixing, but paying for repairs isn't cheap http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/dirty-money-and-tv-time-togetherness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/dirty-money-and-tv-time-togetherness/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:37:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/dirty-money-and-tv-time-togetherness/feed/ 0 A roundup of university research from across the country http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/want-to-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor-sign-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/want-to-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor-sign-here/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:37:39 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/want-to-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor-sign-here/feed/ 0 On Jack Lew's loopy signature http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-iii/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:52:52 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-iii/feed/ 0 Disappearing bike lanes, pricy picture-hanging, strip club cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-ii/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:38:15 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-ii/feed/ 0 Expensive OJ, sausage research and a report on 'hi' in Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:38:44 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/feed/ 0 Blue Bombers season tickets, caviar and Black Eyed Peas