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Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/crtc-hits-albertas-wildrose-party-with-90000-fine-for-robocalls-in-2011-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/crtc-hits-albertas-wildrose-party-with-90000-fine-for-robocalls-in-2011-2012/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:48:01 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/crtc-hits-albertas-wildrose-party-with-90000-fine-for-robocalls-in-2011-2012/feed/ 0 EDMONTON – Alberta’s Opposition Wildrose Party says it has paid a $90,000 penalty imposed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/abrupt-departure-for-mayor-rob-fords-chief-of-staff-amid-crack-video-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/abrupt-departure-for-mayor-rob-fords-chief-of-staff-amid-crack-video-scandal/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:44:48 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/abrupt-departure-for-mayor-rob-fords-chief-of-staff-amid-crack-video-scandal/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The chief of staff to embattled Mayor Rob Ford was escorted by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/pm-says-he-could-have-accepted-nigel-wrights-resignation-sooner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/pm-says-he-could-have-accepted-nigel-wrights-resignation-sooner/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:43:29 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387411 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/pm-says-he-could-have-accepted-nigel-wrights-resignation-sooner/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged for the first time Thursday that “perhaps”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/federal-court-upholds-2011-election-results-in-robocall-ridings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/federal-court-upholds-2011-election-results-in-robocall-ridings/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:37:39 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387408 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/federal-court-upholds-2011-election-results-in-robocall-ridings/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Fraud was definitely a factor in the rash of misleading robocalls that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/gaffe-gallery-seven-memorable-photos-of-rob-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/gaffe-gallery-seven-memorable-photos-of-rob-ford/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 21:17:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/gaffe-gallery-seven-memorable-photos-of-rob-ford/feed/ 0 Plus an alleged, and now notorious, one http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/crushing-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/crushing-it/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/crushing-it/feed/ 0 For anyone who has ever dreamed of opening their own winery, but lacked the start-up funds, there’s a better way http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-new-frontier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-new-frontier/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-new-frontier/feed/ 0 Small wineries are capitalizing on unique microclimates in B.C., making some complex and interesting wines distinct from the Okanagan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-latest-on-the-mike-duffy-expenses-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-latest-on-the-mike-duffy-expenses-scandal/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:28 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-latest-on-the-mike-duffy-expenses-scandal/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Tory-dominated, closed-door Senate committee studying Mike Duffy’s improper housing expenses deleted... 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/2013/05/22/senator-james-cowan-the-faith-of-canadians-has-been-badly-shaken/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/senator-james-cowan-the-faith-of-canadians-has-been-badly-shaken/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386256 Prepared remarks for Senator James S. Cowan, leader of the Opposition in the Senate. ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/senator-james-cowan-the-faith-of-canadians-has-been-badly-shaken/feed/ 0 Prepared remarks for Senator James S. Cowan, leader of the Opposition in the Senate. ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/harper-test-drives-new-extractive-industries-approach-to-aid-in-peru/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/harper-test-drives-new-extractive-industries-approach-to-aid-in-peru/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386239 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/harper-test-drives-new-extractive-industries-approach-to-aid-in-peru/feed/ 0 LIMA, Peru – Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with mining executives and the Peruvian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/outrage-in-the-senate-then-business-as-usual/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/outrage-in-the-senate-then-business-as-usual/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:16 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/outrage-in-the-senate-then-business-as-usual/feed/ 0 Senators assess damage, then move on http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-two-fatal-flaws-in-torontos-casino-pitch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-two-fatal-flaws-in-torontos-casino-pitch/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 00:06:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386179 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-two-fatal-flaws-in-torontos-casino-pitch/feed/ 0 Ivor Tossell explains why Toronto is better for having walked away http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/playing-our-cards-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/playing-our-cards-right/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/playing-our-cards-right/feed/ 0 "A casino is a factory of broken dreams — a scam for “recreational” gamblers, a shell game for taxpayers, and a rat trap for addicts" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/harper-on-expenses-scandal-im-not-happy-im-very-upset/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/harper-on-expenses-scandal-im-not-happy-im-very-upset/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/harper-on-expenses-scandal-im-not-happy-im-very-upset/feed/ 0 Play by play, news and transcript of the PM's address to Conservative MPs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/appointees-to-ei-boards-broke-guidelines-by-making-political-donations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/appointees-to-ei-boards-broke-guidelines-by-making-political-donations/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:19:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/appointees-to-ei-boards-broke-guidelines-by-making-political-donations/feed/ 0 One of every five chairpersons on the Employment Insurance Boards of Referees gave money to political parties http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/today-at-toronto-city-hall-waiting-for-word-from-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/today-at-toronto-city-hall-waiting-for-word-from-ford/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:14:02 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385720 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/today-at-toronto-city-hall-waiting-for-word-from-ford/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Toronto city hall will be watched closely today to see if Mayor... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/today-on-the-hill-pm-to-address-conservative-mps-before-departing-for-south-america/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/today-on-the-hill-pm-to-address-conservative-mps-before-departing-for-south-america/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:29 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/today-on-the-hill-pm-to-address-conservative-mps-before-departing-for-south-america/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The prime minister is jetting out of Ottawa today, leaving behind one... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/rob-ford-where-were-we/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/rob-ford-where-were-we/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/rob-ford-where-were-we/feed/ 0 The latest on the mayor and that video tape http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/pm-expected-to-speak-to-caucus-before-heading-to-south-america/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/pm-expected-to-speak-to-caucus-before-heading-to-south-america/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 00:46:39 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/pm-expected-to-speak-to-caucus-before-heading-to-south-america/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Conservatives gathered Monday night to mourn the passing of a key architect... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/canadians-invited-to-weigh-in-on-wind-turbine-proposal-for-juno-beach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/canadians-invited-to-weigh-in-on-wind-turbine-proposal-for-juno-beach/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/canadians-invited-to-weigh-in-on-wind-turbine-proposal-for-juno-beach/feed/ 0 TORONTO – For decades visitors to the D-Day beaches on the northwest coast of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/twelve-thoughts-on-nigel-wright-and-duffygate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/twelve-thoughts-on-nigel-wright-and-duffygate/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/twelve-thoughts-on-nigel-wright-and-duffygate/feed/ 0 In the comments, readers debate: 'Is this really a story?' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/feed/ 0 Reed Hastings discusses the biggest challenge for Netflix in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/for-the-record-a-timeline-of-the-senate-audits-controversy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/for-the-record-a-timeline-of-the-senate-audits-controversy/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:42 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/for-the-record-a-timeline-of-the-senate-audits-controversy/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Here is a timeline of the Senate audits controversy. June 13, 2012:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/tous-ensemble-maintenant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/tous-ensemble-maintenant/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/tous-ensemble-maintenant/feed/ 0 Almost despite itself http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/nigel-wright-resigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/nigel-wright-resigns/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 12:45:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/nigel-wright-resigns/feed/ 0 'I accept sole responsibility,' he says of $90,000 repayment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/canada-jobs-grant-not-as-seen-on-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/canada-jobs-grant-not-as-seen-on-tv/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 12:02:07 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/canada-jobs-grant-not-as-seen-on-tv/feed/ 0 Harper government buying ads to promote job grant program that doesn't yet exist http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/christy-clark-on-motherhood-optimism-and-the-plan-for-the-next-four-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/christy-clark-on-motherhood-optimism-and-the-plan-for-the-next-four-years/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:47 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/christy-clark-on-motherhood-optimism-and-the-plan-for-the-next-four-years/feed/ 0 The B.C. Premier in conversation with Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/the-world-discovers-rob-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/the-world-discovers-rob-ford/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/the-world-discovers-rob-ford/feed/ 0 Toronto Mayor makes headlines from the BBC to Vanity Fair http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/summer-starts-here-checkoutmycottage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/summer-starts-here-checkoutmycottage/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 00:16:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/summer-starts-here-checkoutmycottage/feed/ 0 Hashtags work overtime on holiday weekend: #checkoutmycottage #areyoujealous http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/bow-your-head-canada-rip-elijah/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/bow-your-head-canada-rip-elijah/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:35:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/bow-your-head-canada-rip-elijah/feed/ 0 Canadians remember Cree politician who blocked Meech Lake accord http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:32:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 ... and what do we know about Nigel Wright? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/forest-fighters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/forest-fighters/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381673 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/forest-fighters/feed/ 0 Celebrated partnerships like the Boreal Forest Agreement are crumbling. Can corporations and NGOs really work together to save the environment? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:22 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/feed/ 0 Why Canada can make wine that’s as good as any import, but not as cheaply http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-now-what/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-now-what/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:08 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-now-what/feed/ 0 Ultimate Ottawa insider suddenly finds himself on the outside http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-i-have-decided-to-sit-as-an-independent-senator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-i-have-decided-to-sit-as-an-independent-senator/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384941 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-i-have-decided-to-sit-as-an-independent-senator/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Senator Mike Duffy resigned from the Conservative caucus to sit as an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/a-word-from-the-b-c-pollsters-who-got-it-wrong-and-one-who-didnt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/a-word-from-the-b-c-pollsters-who-got-it-wrong-and-one-who-didnt/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 00:34:58 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384858 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/a-word-from-the-b-c-pollsters-who-got-it-wrong-and-one-who-didnt/feed/ 0 'Clearly we missed some of it pretty badly' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/what-we-know-right-now-about-mike-duffy-and-the-90172-repayment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/what-we-know-right-now-about-mike-duffy-and-the-90172-repayment/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:14:02 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384577 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/what-we-know-right-now-about-mike-duffy-and-the-90172-repayment/feed/ 0 A glimpse of how Mike Duffy's busy campaign schedule overlapped with the Senate business http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-munchkin-invasion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-munchkin-invasion/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-munchkin-invasion/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on the munchkin invasion http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/squeezed-to-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/squeezed-to-death/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/squeezed-to-death/feed/ 0 Tamsin McMahon explains why there's a growing chorus of opposition to the fiscal straitjacket http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:03 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/feed/ 0 A Vancouver graphic designer wants you to judge the bottle by its label http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/christy-clark-canadas-comeback-kid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/christy-clark-canadas-comeback-kid/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:35:13 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/christy-clark-canadas-comeback-kid/feed/ 0 Nancy Macdonald on lessons from the B.C. campaign http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-spaceman-hadfields-sons-pushed-him-to-social-media-stardom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-spaceman-hadfields-sons-pushed-him-to-social-media-stardom/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:57:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-spaceman-hadfields-sons-pushed-him-to-social-media-stardom/feed/ 0 'It was an amazing human adventure,' astronaut says http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/biggest-losers-in-b-c-election-pollsters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/biggest-losers-in-b-c-election-pollsters/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:44:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384213 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/biggest-losers-in-b-c-election-pollsters/feed/ 0 'People are going to re-examine the truthfulness of polls.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/b-c-premier-christy-clark-well-that-was-easy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/b-c-premier-christy-clark-well-that-was-easy/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:36:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384209 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/b-c-premier-christy-clark-well-that-was-easy/feed/ 0 Liberals earn decisive victory, though Clark loses seat