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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:22:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/different-shades-of-racism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/different-shades-of-racism/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/different-shades-of-racism/feed/ 0 The murder of taxi driver Mido Macia points to increasing xenophobia in the country http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/amid-strikes-a-win-for-wine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/amid-strikes-a-win-for-wine/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:40:00 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365571 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/amid-strikes-a-win-for-wine/feed/ 0 Violence in South Africa doesn't put the cork in wines http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/oscar-pistorius-from-the-podium-to-purgatory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/oscar-pistorius-from-the-podium-to-purgatory/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:35:00 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/oscar-pistorius-from-the-podium-to-purgatory/feed/ 0 From podium to purgatory: An acclaimed Olympian charged with murder http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/shame-blame-and-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/shame-blame-and-race/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/shame-blame-and-race/feed/ 0 Debate rages after a writer implores white South Africans to be politically silent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/math-geeks-to-the-rescue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/math-geeks-to-the-rescue/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:37:00 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337979 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/math-geeks-to-the-rescue/feed/ 0 Why legalizing the rhino horn trade could prevent extinction http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/mining-for-a-settlement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/mining-for-a-settlement/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:18:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/mining-for-a-settlement/feed/ 0 Workers say they are sick with silicosis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/an-ounce-of-prevention/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/an-ounce-of-prevention/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:53:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/an-ounce-of-prevention/feed/ 0 A vaccine creates controversy in Calgary, is accepted in Pretoria http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/sorghum-suds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/sorghum-suds/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:03:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327389 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/sorghum-suds/feed/ 0 SABMiller sells Impala as healthy alternative to moonshine http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/left-behind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/left-behind/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:57:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/left-behind/feed/ 0 As the gap between rich and poor widens, popular dissatisfaction—and with it dissent—is rising http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/protesting-miner-killed-at-canadian-run-south-african-mine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/protesting-miner-killed-at-canadian-run-south-african-mine/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:35:55 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/protesting-miner-killed-at-canadian-run-south-african-mine/feed/ 0 Forbes & Manhatten Coal, a Toronto-based company, suspended operations at its mines in South... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/the-marikana-effect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/the-marikana-effect/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:27:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/the-marikana-effect/feed/ 0 After a strike left 34 dead, one mining firm increased wages by 22 per cent. Could the deal be contagious? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/taking-schools-to-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/taking-schools-to-court/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/taking-schools-to-court/feed/ 14 Fed up with ineffective policies, parents are suing for millions http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/christopher-michael-sheppard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/christopher-michael-sheppard/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:40:37 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/christopher-michael-sheppard/feed/ 0 He grew up by the often perilous waters of Newfoundland, and once saved a cousin from drowning http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/louisina-monks-enter-the-casket-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/louisina-monks-enter-the-casket-business/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:03:21 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/louisina-monks-enter-the-casket-business/feed/ 0 “A Christian death is not about having this big fancy casket” http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/cashing-in-on-foreign-students/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/cashing-in-on-foreign-students/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:00:39 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/cashing-in-on-foreign-students/feed/ 5 Public schools that recruit high-paying international students create, some say, a two-tier system http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/character-builders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/character-builders/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:20:40 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/character-builders/feed/ 0 Why Toronto has emerged as a global centre of mascot costume-making http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/death-on-a-roller-coaster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/death-on-a-roller-coaster/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:40:32 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=202060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/death-on-a-roller-coaster/feed/ 0 An Iraq war veteran's death at an amusement park raises serious safety issues http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/terry-lee-pettigrew-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/terry-lee-pettigrew-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/terry-lee-pettigrew-2/feed/ 0 On his own from the time he was eight, he hadn’t seen his brother in more than three decades http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/prisoners-of-the-world-unite/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/prisoners-of-the-world-unite/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:26:15 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/prisoners-of-the-world-unite/feed/ 1 Inmates in B.C. are working to establish Canada's first-ever prisoners' union http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/instant-bottle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/instant-bottle/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:30:34 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/instant-bottle/feed/ 16 Nestlé's new product is raising the ire of breastfeeding advocates http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/save-the-earth-kill-a-camel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/save-the-earth-kill-a-camel/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:55:04 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/save-the-earth-kill-a-camel/feed/ 5 Australia is turning its cross-hairs on gassy camels http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/where-have-the-workers-gone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/where-have-the-workers-gone/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:10:25 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/where-have-the-workers-gone/feed/ 15 Echoing Arizona, Georgia passed a tough immigrant law. Now it finds itself desperately short of farmhands. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/budapest%e2%80%99s-burning-love/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/budapest%e2%80%99s-burning-love/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:30:45 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194912 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/budapest%e2%80%99s-burning-love/feed/ 0 Elvis is a hero to most in Hungary http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/where-have-all-the-girls-gone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/where-have-all-the-girls-gone/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:05:28 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/where-have-all-the-girls-gone/feed/ 0 Where have all the girls gone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/when-the-cats-a-stray/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/when-the-cats-a-stray/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:30:53 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/when-the-cats-a-stray/feed/ 2 An Ontario town is proposing a sanctuary for cats to deal with the growing feline population http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/a-sommelier-in-your-pocket/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/a-sommelier-in-your-pocket/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:15:28 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192710 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/a-sommelier-in-your-pocket/feed/ 4 While it's an industry in its infancy, wine apps are growing in popularity http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/what-happened-down-on-the-farm/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/what-happened-down-on-the-farm/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:35:24 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/what-happened-down-on-the-farm/feed/ 0 A recent B.C. complaint is the latest in a series of controversies relating to the rights of migrant agricultural workers in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-ones-for-the-birds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 13:50:51 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-ones-for-the-birds/feed/ 0 A court case, aimed at protecting migratory birds from reflective office towers, could prove precedent-setting http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/armed-and-libellous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/armed-and-libellous/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:50:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191477 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/armed-and-libellous/feed/ 14 A controversial magazine cover is causing a spat between Germany and Greece http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/a-murky-muddy-mess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/a-murky-muddy-mess/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 11:15:52 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/a-murky-muddy-mess/feed/ 0 The province has called in the troops to battle the Assiniboine River http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-twittering-classes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-twittering-classes/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 15:50:21 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-twittering-classes/feed/ 4 Pippa’s show-stealing behind, the frowning flower girl and Bea’s batty headgear dominated Web chatter http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/anthony-joseph-mccoll/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/anthony-joseph-mccoll/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 17:45:55 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=188023 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/anthony-joseph-mccoll/feed/ 4 He was a confidant to his friends and a devoted brother to his sister. No one was allowed to make any cracks about her. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/universal-support-from-the-donald/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/universal-support-from-the-donald/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 14:45:53 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187746 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/universal-support-from-the-donald/feed/ 0 He's made a political about-face, but Trump still backs Canadian-style universal health care http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/how-far-can-he-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/how-far-can-he-go/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:48 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/how-far-can-he-go/feed/ 1 The PM looks set for re-election. But will Turks stomach his alleged attacks on media freedom? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/beer-its-no-longer-food/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/beer-its-no-longer-food/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:08:56 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175801 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/beer-its-no-longer-food/feed/ 2 Moscow opts to regulate the drink as alcohol http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/01/lets-plug-it-with-kerosene/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/01/lets-plug-it-with-kerosene/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:23:47 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/01/lets-plug-it-with-kerosene/feed/ 1 Scientists fear Russian researchers may have contaminated Lake Vostok http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/score-one-for-the-stars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/score-one-for-the-stars/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:26:25 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/score-one-for-the-stars/feed/ 3 The high court in Mumbai rules that astrology is a science http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/whatever-happened-to-tenure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/whatever-happened-to-tenure/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:40:56 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/whatever-happened-to-tenure/feed/ 8 The backbone of today's university is the ill-paid, overworked lecturer http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/17/trouble-in-the-big-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/17/trouble-in-the-big-house/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:01:50 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166905 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/17/trouble-in-the-big-house/feed/ 35 How mandatory minimum sentencing could make it worse for women in prison http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/sorry-guys-the-partys-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/sorry-guys-the-partys-over/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:00:10 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/sorry-guys-the-partys-over/feed/ 1 The government of President Ha Jintao cracks down on overseas spending http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/zapatero-zapped/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/zapatero-zapped/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:40:29 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163469 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/zapatero-zapped/feed/ 0 The economic crisis and a regional election drubbing leaves the beleaguered PM battered http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/jihad-in-the-caucasus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/jihad-in-the-caucasus/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:00:52 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160096 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/jihad-in-the-caucasus/feed/ 1 Recent terrorist attacks in Russia’s North Caucasus have attracted the attention of analysts http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-rings-cycle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-rings-cycle/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:00:39 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-rings-cycle/feed/ 1 Princess Di chose the stone that her son’s new fiancée wears with pride http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/taking-on-hugo-chavez/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/taking-on-hugo-chavez/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:40:43 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/taking-on-hugo-chavez/feed/ 3 Gov. Henri Falcón may be the opposition’s great hope in the 2012 presidential election http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/odds-are-picking-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/odds-are-picking-up/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:20:15 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/odds-are-picking-up/feed/ 0 With more women at most schools, young men have never had so many dates. And boy, they’re playing the numbers