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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/bison-back-in-banff-burgers-anyone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/bison-back-in-banff-burgers-anyone/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/bison-back-in-banff-burgers-anyone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/bison-back-in-banff-burgers-anyone/feed/ 0 Hunting the animals is perfectly legal in Alberta http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:10:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-2/feed/ 0 The roots of a tortured clan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/looking-for-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/looking-for-trouble/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:50:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/looking-for-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/looking-for-trouble/feed/ 0 The PM could be looking for trouble—especially on pensions http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-office-prank-as-evidence-of-rcmp-dysfunction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-office-prank-as-evidence-of-rcmp-dysfunction/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:10:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-office-prank-as-evidence-of-rcmp-dysfunction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-office-prank-as-evidence-of-rcmp-dysfunction/feed/ 0 Hijinx in a bomb squad led to injuries, lawsuit http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-1/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-1/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:17:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-1/ Macleans ebook edition ]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/the-honour-killing-trial-chapter-1/feed/ 0 Get the full story, plus, documents, video and audio evidence that brought the murderers to justice with the Macleans ebook edition http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/landlord-with-a-gun-and-milk-truck-bandits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/landlord-with-a-gun-and-milk-truck-bandits/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:08 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/landlord-with-a-gun-and-milk-truck-bandits/feed/ 0 A roundup of odd police reports from across the country http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/a-house-call-for-doctors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/a-house-call-for-doctors/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/a-house-call-for-doctors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/a-house-call-for-doctors/feed/ 0 Slave Lake's attempts to recruit doctors has been derailed by a housing shortage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/no-value-in-snooping-on-citizens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/no-value-in-snooping-on-citizens/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/no-value-in-snooping-on-citizens/feed/ 0 A resident files a human rights complaint after city officials dig up his past http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/to-have-and-have-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/to-have-and-have-not/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/to-have-and-have-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/to-have-and-have-not/feed/ 0 The archetypal "have not" province is bringing in foreign workers to help fill jobs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/hell-fire-and-undeclared-income/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/hell-fire-and-undeclared-income/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/hell-fire-and-undeclared-income/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/hell-fire-and-undeclared-income/feed/ 0 Winston Blackmore says his "congregation" is eligible for special tax status http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/politics-the-tip-on-topp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/politics-the-tip-on-topp/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/politics-the-tip-on-topp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/politics-the-tip-on-topp/feed/ 0 The party's consummate backroom strategist must show he has what it takes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/salisbury-sopranos-sing-a-sad-song/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/salisbury-sopranos-sing-a-sad-song/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/salisbury-sopranos-sing-a-sad-song/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/salisbury-sopranos-sing-a-sad-song/feed/ 0 The initial case against the "Salisbury sopranos" stalled, but the Crown is eager for a new trial http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/shafia-family-found-guilty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/shafia-family-found-guilty/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:21:35 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/shafia-family-found-guilty/feed/ 0 Judge decries “cold-blooded, shameful murders” http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/quebec-curtains-on-a-second-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/quebec-curtains-on-a-second-act/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:10:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/quebec-curtains-on-a-second-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/quebec-curtains-on-a-second-act/feed/ 0 Gilles Duceppe's comeback was going to rely on his spotless reputation, but a scandal may sideline him for good http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-honour-killing-trial-week-10-an-allegation-so-unthinkable/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-honour-killing-trial-week-10-an-allegation-so-unthinkable/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:50:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-honour-killing-trial-week-10-an-allegation-so-unthinkable/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-honour-killing-trial-week-10-an-allegation-so-unthinkable/feed/ 0 In a trial where nothing made sense, jurors now face the difficult task of determining the truth http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/a-nun-seeks-back-pay-and-a-homeless-angel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/a-nun-seeks-back-pay-and-a-homeless-angel/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234848 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/a-nun-seeks-back-pay-and-a-homeless-angel/feed/ 0 Our semi-regular roundup of the oddball cases winding their way through the nation’s court system http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/a-sign-for-the-times/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/a-sign-for-the-times/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:15:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/a-sign-for-the-times/feed/ 0 How a graffitied message became a symbol of hope for a community http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/whos-suing-whom-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/whos-suing-whom-2/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/whos-suing-whom-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/whos-suing-whom-2/feed/ 0 A floating security fence to protect warships in Halifax Harbour has fallen victim to a more modest assault: mussels http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/awaiting-heavens-command/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/awaiting-heavens-command/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/awaiting-heavens-command/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/awaiting-heavens-command/feed/ 0 Peter C. Newman on how the convention revealed a party still searching for a way back from the brink http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crude-awakening/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crude-awakening/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:50:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/crude-awakening/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crude-awakening/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on why unlocking Alberta's vast petroleum riches will be anything but easy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crack-in-the-pipe-dream/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crack-in-the-pipe-dream/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234789 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crack-in-the-pipe-dream/feed/ 0 'Foreigners' are not the project's only obstacle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/harpers-french-disconnection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/harpers-french-disconnection/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:10:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/harpers-french-disconnection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/harpers-french-disconnection/feed/ 0 High-profile Quebec Tories blast the PM for ignoring the province http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/mind-the-gap-and-remember-to-stretch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/mind-the-gap-and-remember-to-stretch/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/mind-the-gap-and-remember-to-stretch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/mind-the-gap-and-remember-to-stretch/feed/ 0 Our semi-regular round up of findings from the academic world http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/a-mother-and-son-face-the-truth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/a-mother-and-son-face-the-truth/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:20:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/a-mother-and-son-face-the-truth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/a-mother-and-son-face-the-truth/feed/ 0 Tooba Yahya banks on her son's shaky alibi that he was there when his sisters 'accidentally' died http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/wood-buffalo%e2%80%99s-response-to-the-2011-national-crime-rankings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/wood-buffalo%e2%80%99s-response-to-the-2011-national-crime-rankings/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:38:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/wood-buffalo%e2%80%99s-response-to-the-2011-national-crime-rankings/feed/ 0 Statistics Canada performs a census just once every five years; between 2000 and 2010, Wood Buffalo performed eight. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/will-it-happen-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/will-it-happen-here/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/will-it-happen-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/will-it-happen-here/feed/ 0 With contracts for half a million public sector workers to be negotiated this year, things could get very ugly http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/canadas-hottest-power-couple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/canadas-hottest-power-couple/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:40:01 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/canadas-hottest-power-couple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/canadas-hottest-power-couple/feed/ 0 Meet the beauty queen, musician, pilot and human rights campaigner who just made the defence minister—and Ottawa—a lot more exciting http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/what-old-tomorrow-can-teach-us-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/what-old-tomorrow-can-teach-us-today/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/what-old-tomorrow-can-teach-us-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/what-old-tomorrow-can-teach-us-today/feed/ 0 Sir John A.'s skills as a consensus builder are lost on our modern leaders http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/through-sleet-just-not-snow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/through-sleet-just-not-snow/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:40:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/through-sleet-just-not-snow/feed/ 0 Canada Post considers suspending door-to-door delivery to 400 residents of St. John’s, Nfld. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/with-fighter-jet-costs-the-skys-the-limit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/with-fighter-jet-costs-the-skys-the-limit/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/with-fighter-jet-costs-the-skys-the-limit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/with-fighter-jet-costs-the-skys-the-limit/feed/ 0 Documents suggest Ottawa sidestepped its own rules to buy aircraft http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/%e2%80%9cwe-are-not-murderers%e2%80%9d/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/%e2%80%9cwe-are-not-murderers%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:04:54 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/%e2%80%9cwe-are-not-murderers%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 At the “honour killing” trial, an accused mother is confronted with the prosecution’s full version of events http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/iran-the-new-human-rights-defender/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/iran-the-new-human-rights-defender/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:35:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/iran-the-new-human-rights-defender/feed/ 0 Tehran takes aim at Canada’s treatment of its Aboriginals, in the wake of the Attawapiskat crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/liberals-in-the-muddled-middle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/liberals-in-the-muddled-middle/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:10:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/in-the-muddled-middle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/liberals-in-the-muddled-middle/feed/ 0 Whatever they do, they'll still be wedged between the Tories and NDP http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/tooba-the-truth-teller/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/tooba-the-truth-teller/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:11:55 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233566 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/tooba-the-truth-teller/feed/ 0 Accused of “honour” killing three of her daughters, mom insists she is finally being honest http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/are-some-marriages-are-more-equal-than-others/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/are-some-marriages-are-more-equal-than-others/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:56:56 +0000 Emmett Macfarlane http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/are-some-marriages-are-more-equal-than-others/feed/ 0 Why federal lawyers are wrong to argue same-sex marriages by non-residents aren't valid http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/pretender-to-the-liberal-throne/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/pretender-to-the-liberal-throne/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:40:23 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/pretender-to-the-liberal-throne/feed/ 0 Peter C. Newman on Bob Rae, the man who could be king http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-mother-of-all-lies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-mother-of-all-lies/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:40:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/the-mother-of-all-lies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-mother-of-all-lies/feed/ 0 Tooba Yahya says she didn't tell the truth about being at the locks that night. Which story will the jury buy? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/%e2%80%9che-should-have-told-us%e2%80%9d/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/%e2%80%9che-should-have-told-us%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:33:46 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/%e2%80%9che-should-have-told-us%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 At the Shafia trial, the defence strategy is suddenly clear: Hamed was there that night, not mom and dad http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/a-new-development-for-danny-williams/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/a-new-development-for-danny-williams/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:10:02 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/a-new-development-for-danny-williams/feed/ 0 The former Newfoundland and Labrador premier is the sole developer of an entire new suburb for St. John's http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-v/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-v/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:05:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232813 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-v/feed/ 0 Luxury hotel stays, iPad giveaways, and gold-embossed business cards http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/police-blotter-drive-by-paintball-and-illicit-barbequing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/police-blotter-drive-by-paintball-and-illicit-barbequing/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/police-blotter-drive-by-paintball-and-illicit-barbequing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/police-blotter-drive-by-paintball-and-illicit-barbequing/feed/ 0 Our semi-regular roundup of the oddball offences committed across Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/vancouver-micro-lofts-a-small-world-after-all-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/vancouver-micro-lofts-a-small-world-after-all-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:05:59 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/vancouver-micro-lofts-a-small-world-after-all-2/feed/ 0 Micro-lofts on Hastings Street are inexpensive, tiny, and controversial http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-iv/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:58:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-iv/feed/ 0 A U2 concert, graffiti for hire, and an RV park http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/every-day-is-now-election-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/every-day-is-now-election-day/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:10:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/where-every-day-is-election-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/every-day-is-now-election-day/feed/ 0 The permanent campaign, an unfortunate mainstay of American politics, is now in full swing here, too http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-3/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:13:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-spent-your-money-on-3/feed/ 0 Camping trips, escalators to nowhere, and a dog-park demolition