http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:46:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/good-news-33/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/good-news-33/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/good-news-33/feed/ 0 North Korea does something rational and getting through George W. Bush's email may take 250 years http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/good-news-32/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/good-news-32/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/good-news-32/feed/ 0 A mining tycoon enters Australian politics and wildcat strikes in Alberta http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:01:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/feed/ 0 France legalizes same-sex marriage, while Washington considers a border-crossing fee for Canadians http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/good-news-27/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/good-news-27/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/good-news-27/feed/ 0 New research shows sex and happiness are correlated, and a judge fines himself for his cell phone ringing in court http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/good-news-bad-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/good-news-bad-news-5/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:57:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/good-news-bad-news-5/feed/ 0 A Canadian gold-medal winning sculler rescued at sea and an outbreak of measles strikes the U.K. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/good-news-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/good-news-26/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/good-news-26/feed/ 0 Pandas arrive from China and parents 'bubble-wrap' their kids in Britain http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/good-news-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/good-news-19/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:46:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/good-news-19/feed/ 0 Maryland abolishes the death penalty and the UN celebrates the first 'international day of happiness' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/good-news-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/good-news-22/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359935 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/good-news-22/feed/ 0 A weekly round-up from around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-news-25/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-news-25/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-news-25/feed/ 0 A weekly round-up from around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/good-news-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/good-news-24/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/good-news-24/feed/ 0 Vancouver's Downtown Eastside gets a new restaurant and Service Canada cracks down on bogus EI claims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/good-news-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/good-news-23/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350198 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/good-news-23/feed/ 0 The U.S. goes four years without a commercial airline crash and J. Lo finds a way around the Grammys dress code http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/bad-news/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/bad-news/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/bad-news/feed/ 0 Conrad Black, whale adoption and diploma duds http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/good-news-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/good-news-21/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:12:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/good-news-21/feed/ 0 Housing prices, Neanderthal babies and a deer named Bimbo http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/good-news-bad-news-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/good-news-bad-news-4/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:54:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/good-news-bad-news-4/feed/ 0 Citizens in Elliot Lake finally get answers and Lance Armstrong comes clean http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/good-news-bad-news-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/good-news-bad-news-2/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:26:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/good-news-bad-news-2/feed/ 0 Free speech in China, EI changes and Canada on Bin Laden’s hit list http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/the-weeks-good-news-and-bad-news/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/the-weeks-good-news-and-bad-news/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:29:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332752 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/the-weeks-good-news-and-bad-news/feed/ 0 From Don Cherry mastery of Twitter, to the U.S. no longer being able to pay its bills http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/good-news-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/good-news-18/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:28:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/good-news-18/feed/ 0 Good: allowing laptops on planes for take-off. Bad: getting fired for giving a student a zero http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/good-news-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/good-news-17/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:35:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323921 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/good-news-17/feed/ 0 Mercury has ice and golf is riding itself of belly putters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/good-news-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/good-news-16/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/good-news-16/feed/ 0 Blacklists, short-haul flights, pay gaps and animals in the Gospels http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/good-news-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/good-news-15/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:55:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317418 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/good-news-15/feed/ 0 Toronto hosts the 100th Grey Cup and lunar phases have no effect on incidences of psychological problems http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/good-news-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/good-news-14/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:28:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/good-news-14/feed/ 0 This week: An electric vehicle wins car of the year and Pepsi launches a "fat-blocking" soda in Japan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/good-news-13/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/good-news-13/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312462 On the case... With the province still reeling from the tragic suicide of bullied]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/good-news-13/feed/ 0 On the case... With the province still reeling from the tragic suicide of bullied http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/03/good-news-12/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/03/good-news-12/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310245 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/03/good-news-12/feed/ 0 Another way of looking at the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/good-news-11/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/good-news-11/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:19:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/good-news-11/feed/ 0 This week: kidney swap, Lance Armstrong, and protesting MP Kelly Block http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/good-news-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/good-news-10/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:07:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/good-news-10/feed/ 0 This week: Cuban travels, a bump for Quebec separatism, and an Ocean's 11-esque heist in Holland http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/good-news-9/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/good-news-9/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/good-news-9/feed/ 0 This week: the NHL, Twitter over sex, and why going bald is better http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/08/good-news-bad-news-sept-27-oct-4-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/08/good-news-bad-news-sept-27-oct-4-2012/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299634 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/08/good-news-bad-news-sept-27-oct-4-2012/feed/ 0 This week: John Baird, Alison Redford, Daryl Katz, CFIA, Ikea http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/good-news-bad-news-sept-20-27-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/good-news-bad-news-sept-20-27-2012/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297040 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/good-news-bad-news-sept-20-27-2012/feed/ 0 Sept 20-27, 2012: Apple sold five million iPhone 5s in three days. Good or bad? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/good-news-bad-news-sept-12-19-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/good-news-bad-news-sept-12-19-2012/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295247 On the road again... A potentially nasty and economically painful strike was]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/good-news-bad-news-sept-12-19-2012/feed/ 0 Good news On the road again... A potentially nasty and economically painful strike was http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/good-news-bad-news-sept-6-13-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/good-news-bad-news-sept-6-13-2012/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292633 Threat management... Even more than a decade on, those two numerals—9/11—still have]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/good-news-bad-news-sept-6-13-2012/feed/ 0 Good news Threat management... Even more than a decade on, those two numerals—9/11—still have http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/good-news-bad-news-aug-30-sept-6-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/good-news-bad-news-aug-30-sept-6-2012/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/good-news-bad-news-aug-30-sept-6-2012/feed/ 0 From the headlines of Aug. 30-Sept. 6, 2012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/good-news-bad-news-aug-23-30-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/good-news-bad-news-aug-23-30-2012/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/good-news-bad-news-aug-23-30-2012/feed/ 0 The Canadian Senate is hardly a bastion of good news, but this week was especially bad http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/good-news-bad-news-aug-9-16-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/good-news-bad-news-aug-9-16-2012/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:43:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284083 Big deals... While economies around the world continue to struggle, Canada is]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/good-news-bad-news-aug-9-16-2012/feed/ 0 Good news Big deals... While economies around the world continue to struggle, Canada is http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/good-news-bad-news-aug-2-9-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/good-news-bad-news-aug-2-9-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282170 Escape from Syria... The death toll surpassed 20,000 and a frustrated Kofi]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/good-news-bad-news-aug-2-9-2012/feed/ 0 Good news Escape from Syria... The death toll surpassed 20,000 and a frustrated Kofi http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/good-news-bad-news-july-26-aug-2-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/good-news-bad-news-july-26-aug-2-2012/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279522 All for one... Premiers meeting at the annual Council of the Federation]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/good-news-bad-news-july-26-aug-2-2012/feed/ 0 Good news All for one... Premiers meeting at the annual Council of the Federation http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/good-news-bad-news-july-12-19-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/good-news-bad-news-july-12-19-2012/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275296 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/good-news-bad-news-july-12-19-2012/feed/ 0 The Calgary Stampede sets a new attendance record, while Canada's killer colonel is the subject of a movie on Lifetime http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/good-news-bad-news-july-5-12-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/good-news-bad-news-july-5-12-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/good-news-bad-news-july-5-12-2012/feed/ 0 A Syrian general defects, dogs are good for infants and cases of black lung are on the rise http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/good-news-bad-news-june-28-july-5-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/good-news-bad-news-june-28-july-5-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/good-news-bad-news-june-28-july-5-2012/feed/ 0 Poverty down in Canada, Brodeur re-signs with Devils, and drownings mar Canada Day http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/good-news-bad-news-june-14-21-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/good-news-bad-news-june-14-21-2012/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/good-news-bad-news-june-14-21-2012/feed/ 0 The last spike, the status quo, refugees in limbo, Jays on the line http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/good-news-bad-news-june-8-14-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/good-news-bad-news-june-8-14-2012/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266610 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/good-news-bad-news-june-8-14-2012/feed/ 0 A bail out, the Stanley Cup, the one per cent ... oil spills, riot police, plastic bags and outrage. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/good-news-bad-news-june-1-7-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/good-news-bad-news-june-1-7-2012/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:55:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264463 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/good-news-bad-news-june-1-7-2012/feed/ 0 Cross-border shoppers, restored rats, Mark Zuckerberg on honeymoon http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/good-news-bad-news-may-24-31-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/good-news-bad-news-may-24-31-2012/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 22:46:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/good-news-bad-news-may-24-31-2012/feed/ 0 Slacker kids, a grandstander mayor, and a human rights hero http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/good-news-bad-news-may-17-24-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/good-news-bad-news-may-17-24-2012/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 21:31:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260496 Nuclear breakthrough... A decade-long effort to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions appears]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/good-news-bad-news-may-17-24-2012/feed/ 0 Good news Nuclear breakthrough... A decade-long effort to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions appears http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/good-news-bad-news-may-11-17-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/good-news-bad-news-may-11-17-2012/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/good-news-bad-news-may-11-17-2012/feed/ 0 South Sudanese refugees return home after months stranded in Sudan, while 1,500 Nepalese are homeless after an illegal slum is demolished http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/good-news-bad-news-may-3-10-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/good-news-bad-news-may-3-10-2012/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:22:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257843 Never bin better... One year after a special-forces mission killed Osama bin]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/good-news-bad-news-may-3-10-2012/feed/ 0 Good news Never bin better... One year after a special-forces mission killed Osama bin