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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/facebooks-failure-to-protect-young-users-his-call-to-millions-of-beluga-grads-and-don-cherry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/facebooks-failure-to-protect-young-users-his-call-to-millions-of-beluga-grads-and-don-cherry/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/facebooks-failure-to-protect-young-users-his-call-to-millions-of-beluga-grads-and-don-cherry/feed/ 0 Canada's troubadour on Don Cherry, Beluga grads and 'light' and 'dark' in the digital age http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/search-continues-for-missing-canadian-hiker-as-calls-for-army-help-grow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/search-continues-for-missing-canadian-hiker-as-calls-for-army-help-grow/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:38 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/search-continues-for-missing-canadian-hiker-as-calls-for-army-help-grow/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia’s Snowy Mountains... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/pocklington-settles-securities-fraud-case-with-arizona-commission-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/pocklington-settles-securities-fraud-case-with-arizona-commission-2/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:13:14 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/pocklington-settles-securities-fraud-case-with-arizona-commission-2/feed/ 0 CALGARY – Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and an associate have been ordered... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/liberal-links/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/liberal-links/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:41:37 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/liberal-links/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau: Where to now? John Geddes on the three key themes in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/quebec-woman-runner-up-at-international-sommelier-competition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/quebec-woman-runner-up-at-international-sommelier-competition/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:21:01 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/quebec-woman-runner-up-at-international-sommelier-competition/feed/ 0 TOKYO – A Quebec woman has officially become one of the world’s top wine... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/mr-three-per-cent-says-he-never-took-a-cut-from-companies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/mr-three-per-cent-says-he-never-took-a-cut-from-companies/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:31:30 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/mr-three-per-cent-says-he-never-took-a-cut-from-companies/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – The man dubbed “Mr. Three Per Cent” is telling Quebec’s corruption inquiry... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/eu-chief-to-lead-last-minute-negotiations-on-cyprus-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/eu-chief-to-lead-last-minute-negotiations-on-cyprus-deal/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:59:50 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/eu-chief-to-lead-last-minute-negotiations-on-cyprus-deal/feed/ 0 BRUSSELS – A top European official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/mary-jo-white-obamas-pick-to-lead-sec-faces-senate-panel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/mary-jo-white-obamas-pick-to-lead-sec-faces-senate-panel/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:43:49 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/mary-jo-white-obamas-pick-to-lead-sec-faces-senate-panel/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama’s pick to be chairman of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/u-s-wins-court-victory-in-battle-to-extradite-internet-entrepreneur-kim-dotcom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/u-s-wins-court-victory-in-battle-to-extradite-internet-entrepreneur-kim-dotcom/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:00:41 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/u-s-wins-court-victory-in-battle-to-extradite-internet-entrepreneur-kim-dotcom/feed/ 0 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The U.S. has won a court appeal in its battle... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/alberta-driver-who-killed-football-players-in-crash-gets-3-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/alberta-driver-who-killed-football-players-in-crash-gets-3-years/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:37:58 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/alberta-driver-who-killed-football-players-in-crash-gets-3-years/feed/ 0 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A man convicted after a crash that killed four high... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/outgoing-chairman-of-switzerlands-novartis-foregoes-78-million-golden-parachute-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/outgoing-chairman-of-switzerlands-novartis-foregoes-78-million-golden-parachute-deal/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:34:34 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/outgoing-chairman-of-switzerlands-novartis-foregoes-78-million-golden-parachute-deal/feed/ 0 BERLIN – Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG has agreed with its outgoing chairman to scrap... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/politics-on-tv-resignations-clean-air-and-senate-audits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/politics-on-tv-resignations-clean-air-and-senate-audits/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:49:26 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351507 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/politics-on-tv-resignations-clean-air-and-senate-audits/feed/ 0 The three things you need to see http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-resigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-resigns/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:14:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-resigns/feed/ 0 The Aboriginal Affairs Minister abruptly steps down http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/seven-isolated-after-suspicious-package-delivered-to-public-safety-building/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/seven-isolated-after-suspicious-package-delivered-to-public-safety-building/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:06:07 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/seven-isolated-after-suspicious-package-delivered-to-public-safety-building/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Seven people were kept isolated temporarily in a downtown Ottawa office tower... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/b-c-s-liquefied-natural-gas-boom-to-fuel-100-billion-prosperity-fund/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/b-c-s-liquefied-natural-gas-boom-to-fuel-100-billion-prosperity-fund/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:13:28 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/b-c-s-liquefied-natural-gas-boom-to-fuel-100-billion-prosperity-fund/feed/ 0 VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government says the development of liquefied natural gas... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/man-and-three-boys-killed-in-cessna-crash-in-southwestern-manitoba/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/man-and-three-boys-killed-in-cessna-crash-in-southwestern-manitoba/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:07:24 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/man-and-three-boys-killed-in-cessna-crash-in-southwestern-manitoba/feed/ 0 WASKADA, Man. – A man and three boys are dead after a small private... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/macleans-view-from-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/macleans-view-from-parliament-hill/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:20:24 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/macleans-view-from-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 Video: Paul Wells, John Geddes and Michael Petrou make sense of the day's news http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/on-theresa-spence-idle-no-more-and-the-status-quo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/on-theresa-spence-idle-no-more-and-the-status-quo/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:00:57 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/on-theresa-spence-idle-no-more-and-the-status-quo/feed/ 0 The chief's approach cheapened the Idle No More movement, writes Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/saskatchewan-on-putting-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/saskatchewan-on-putting-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:49 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/saskatchewan-on-putting-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 I’ve yet to receive a response from Brad Wall’s government to my question about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/macleans-view-from-parliament-hill-are-talking-points-ruining-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/macleans-view-from-parliament-hill-are-talking-points-ruining-democracy/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:38:39 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/macleans-view-from-parliament-hill-are-talking-points-ruining-democracy/feed/ 0 ... and what next for Mali, Idle No More and Shawn Atleo? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/feds-losing-ground-on-timely-access-to-information-responses-commissioner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/feds-losing-ground-on-timely-access-to-information-responses-commissioner/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:04:47 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337239 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/feds-losing-ground-on-timely-access-to-information-responses-commissioner/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – New federal statistics show the government is backsliding when it comes to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/todd-akin-was-right-a-doctor-said-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/todd-akin-was-right-a-doctor-said-so/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:04:03 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/todd-akin-was-right-a-doctor-said-so/feed/ 0 Todd Akin’s legacy lives on, thanks to one of his close friends (though maybe... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/chiefs-disrupt-ottawas-natural-order/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/chiefs-disrupt-ottawas-natural-order/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:58:17 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/chiefs-disrupt-ottawas-natural-order/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Uncertainty surrounding meetings with PM and GG is effective protest all its own http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/a-rough-guide-to-idlenomore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/a-rough-guide-to-idlenomore/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:03:25 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335621 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/a-rough-guide-to-idlenomore/feed/ 0 The PM, the GG and the AFN: A Maclean's briefing on today's meeting on Aboriginal rights http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/positive-spin-put-on-many-drug-trials-even-those-with-so-so-results-study/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/positive-spin-put-on-many-drug-trials-even-those-with-so-so-results-study/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:49:21 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/positive-spin-put-on-many-drug-trials-even-those-with-so-so-results-study/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Not all patient drug trials published in even the most prestigious of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pension-reform-isnt-for-everyone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pension-reform-isnt-for-everyone/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:10:35 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331396 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pension-reform-isnt-for-everyone/feed/ 0 An expanded CPP could hurt low-income earners, says Stephen Gordon 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 Sue Allan 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/2013/01/04/police-patrol-northern-gateway-hearings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/police-patrol-northern-gateway-hearings/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:08:17 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/police-patrol-northern-gateway-hearings/feed/ 0 VICTORIA – Uniformed police officers stood guard over two Victoria area hotels Friday to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/four-people-jump-clear-of-truck-before-it-goes-over-cliff-rescued-by-rcaf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/four-people-jump-clear-of-truck-before-it-goes-over-cliff-rescued-by-rcaf/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:06:38 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/four-people-jump-clear-of-truck-before-it-goes-over-cliff-rescued-by-rcaf/feed/ 0 COMOX, B.C. – Four people survived a dramatic crash in which they were forced... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/nhls-labour-negotiations-slow-to-a-crawl-as-deadline-gets-closer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/nhls-labour-negotiations-slow-to-a-crawl-as-deadline-gets-closer/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:05:11 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/nhls-labour-negotiations-slow-to-a-crawl-as-deadline-gets-closer/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL’s collective bargaining talks appear to be heading towards... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/enter-briefly-jose-canseco/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/enter-briefly-jose-canseco/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:04:03 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333596 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/enter-briefly-jose-canseco/feed/ 0 What the outrageous baseball star has in common with Rob Ford http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/if-the-lockout-ever-ends-will-you-return-to-the-nhl-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/if-the-lockout-ever-ends-will-you-return-to-the-nhl-2/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:16:49 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/if-the-lockout-ever-ends-will-you-return-to-the-nhl-2/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/canada-opens-colombia-to-new-opportunities-for-its-automatic-weapons-sellers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/canada-opens-colombia-to-new-opportunities-for-its-automatic-weapons-sellers/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:11:08 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/canada-opens-colombia-to-new-opportunities-for-its-automatic-weapons-sellers/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Just one day before last month’s elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn.,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/with-deadline-hours-away-parties-see-progress-in-last-minute-fiscal-cliff-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/with-deadline-hours-away-parties-see-progress-in-last-minute-fiscal-cliff-talks/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:10:15 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332396 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/with-deadline-hours-away-parties-see-progress-in-last-minute-fiscal-cliff-talks/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – Democrats and Republicans say signs of progress are emerging in urgent negotiations... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/this-is-the-year-that-was/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/this-is-the-year-that-was/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:00:33 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/this-is-the-year-that-was/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry's rough guide to 2012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/theresa-spences-winning-streak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/theresa-spences-winning-streak/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:07:32 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331794 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/theresa-spences-winning-streak/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Attawapiskat chief's hunger strike gains allies and makes headlines http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/china-tightening-controls-on-internet-after-embarrassing-postings-about-official-abuse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/china-tightening-controls-on-internet-after-embarrassing-postings-about-official-abuse/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:13:17 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/china-tightening-controls-on-internet-after-embarrassing-postings-about-official-abuse/feed/ 0 BEIJING, China – China’s new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/federal-judge-oks-economic-part-of-estimated-7-8b-class-action-settlement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/federal-judge-oks-economic-part-of-estimated-7-8b-class-action-settlement/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:29:43 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/federal-judge-oks-economic-part-of-estimated-7-8b-class-action-settlement/feed/ 0 NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge gave final approval to BP’s settlement with businesses... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/rim-subscribers-cash-to-be-closely-watched-in-q3-results-reported-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/rim-subscribers-cash-to-be-closely-watched-in-q3-results-reported-today/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:03:32 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/rim-subscribers-cash-to-be-closely-watched-in-q3-results-reported-today/feed/ 0 WATERLOO, Ont. – Today is the last peek the market will have into RIM’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/politics-versus-the-crown-politics-on-tv-dec-19-editon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/politics-versus-the-crown-politics-on-tv-dec-19-editon/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:47:27 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330375 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/politics-versus-the-crown-politics-on-tv-dec-19-editon/feed/ 0 Politics on TV, Dec. 19: Wherein the Governor General says he won't meet with Chief Theresa Spence without political direction http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/lets-fix-everything-about-how-toronto-elects-its-mayor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/lets-fix-everything-about-how-toronto-elects-its-mayor/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:22:29 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/lets-fix-everything-about-how-toronto-elects-its-mayor/feed/ 0 The case for the ranked ballot http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-foundation-of-corruption/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-foundation-of-corruption/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:10:01 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-foundation-of-corruption/feed/ 0 The inside story of the man at the centre of the storm http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/mark-carney-he-who-is-without-sin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/mark-carney-he-who-is-without-sin/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:58:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/mark-carney-he-who-is-without-sin/feed/ 0 Paul Wells considers the politics behind the headlines http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/cp-year-troubled-towns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/cp-year-troubled-towns/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:26:03 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/cp-year-troubled-towns/feed/ 0 Go west, young man: one-industry towns watch as economy passes them by Michael Tutton,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-carney-affair-with-the-liberal-party-of-canada-it-will-all-end-in-tears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-carney-affair-with-the-liberal-party-of-canada-it-will-all-end-in-tears/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:33:20 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-carney-affair-with-the-liberal-party-of-canada-it-will-all-end-in-tears/feed/ 0 Hypothetical questions around the wooing of the Governor of the Bank of Canada