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Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-bangladesh-collapse-piecing-it-all-together/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-bangladesh-collapse-piecing-it-all-together/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:07 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386618 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-bangladesh-collapse-piecing-it-all-together/feed/ 0 The push for cheap clothes includes a small Montreal apparel firm http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/photos-scenes-of-devastation-from-moore-oklahoma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/photos-scenes-of-devastation-from-moore-oklahoma/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/photos-scenes-of-devastation-from-moore-oklahoma/feed/ 0 The three-kilometre wide tornado flattened entire neighbourhoods and destroyed buildings and homes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mad-as-hell-in-moscow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mad-as-hell-in-moscow/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mad-as-hell-in-moscow/feed/ 0 After seven months in jail, one member of Pussy Riot is still eager to court controversy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-means-war-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-means-war-2/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-means-war-2/feed/ 0 The muted response to Israel’s strike on Syria is just one more sign of a troubling new Middle East reality http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/heading-to-the-cellar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/heading-to-the-cellar/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/heading-to-the-cellar/feed/ 0 With abysmal approval ratings, the French president will auction off some of the world's finest wine http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/spring-awakening/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/spring-awakening/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/spring-awakening/feed/ 0 What's at stake in today's parliamentary elections http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/world-passes-carbon-dioxide-level-milestone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/world-passes-carbon-dioxide-level-milestone/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 23:41:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/world-passes-carbon-dioxide-level-milestone/feed/ 0 Experts say 'we're stuck' with global warming http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/bangladesh-rescuers-return-to-task-of-retrieving-bodies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/bangladesh-rescuers-return-to-task-of-retrieving-bodies/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 09:22:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/bangladesh-rescuers-return-to-task-of-retrieving-bodies/feed/ 0 Death toll passes 1,000 amid euphoria of finding woman alive http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/the-birther-farce-gets-a-second-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/the-birther-farce-gets-a-second-act/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/the-birther-farce-gets-a-second-act/feed/ 0 The curious case of ‘Calgary Cruz’ and the U.S. Constitution http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/welcome-to-america-prince-harry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/welcome-to-america-prince-harry/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:38:09 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/welcome-to-america-prince-harry/feed/ 0 The royal charmer leaves women swooning in his wake http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brush-with-greatness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brush-with-greatness/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brush-with-greatness/feed/ 0 Critics slam the 133rd official portrait of Elizabeth II, but Her Majesty is not an easy subject to capture http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-the-best-supporting-role-goes-to-prince-charles/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-the-best-supporting-role-goes-to-prince-charles/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:21:11 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-the-best-supporting-role-goes-to-prince-charles/feed/ 0 The Queen prepares to 'share the burden of responsibility' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/a-planet-by-any-other-name/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/a-planet-by-any-other-name/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/a-planet-by-any-other-name/feed/ 0 With monikers like HD 178911 Bb, the names handed out for the more than... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/curbing-their-enthusiasm/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/curbing-their-enthusiasm/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/curbing-their-enthusiasm/feed/ 0 Mexico City introduces controversial parking meters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/helping-themselves-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/helping-themselves-2/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:47:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/helping-themselves-2/feed/ 0 Various factions are fighting over the influx of aid money, and trust is in short supply http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/is-the-queen-quitting-overseas-visits-including-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/is-the-queen-quitting-overseas-visits-including-canada/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:10 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/is-the-queen-quitting-overseas-visits-including-canada/feed/ 0 Prince Charles will take her place at the Commonwealth leaders conference, but don't expect his mother to halt travel altogether http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/obamas-own-tea-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/obamas-own-tea-party/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:34:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/obamas-own-tea-party/feed/ 0 A new strategy for high-dollar donations troubles finance watchdogs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/republicans-have-one-new-friend-request/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/republicans-have-one-new-friend-request/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 11:45:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/republicans-have-one-new-friend-request/feed/ 0 Some U.S. politicians are using money from Mark Zuckerberg for their own causes--including advocating for Keystone http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/marathon-bombing-victim-jeff-bauman-cheers-boston/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/marathon-bombing-victim-jeff-bauman-cheers-boston/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 01:37:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/marathon-bombing-victim-jeff-bauman-cheers-boston/feed/ 0 'I'm making great progress,' double amputee says of recovery 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/2013/05/02/seeking-shelter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/seeking-shelter/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/seeking-shelter/feed/ 0 Taking stock of boston’s ordinary pleasures when the entire city is treated as a crime scene http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/police-and-politicians-push-for-more-surveillance-cameras-after-boston-bombings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/police-and-politicians-push-for-more-surveillance-cameras-after-boston-bombings/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:07:12 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/police-and-politicians-push-for-more-surveillance-cameras-after-boston-bombings/feed/ 0 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/unrest-on-everest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/unrest-on-everest/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/unrest-on-everest/feed/ 0 How a recent scuffle between Sherpas and European mountaineers turned into fist fight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/the-old-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/the-old-country/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:30:01 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/the-old-country/feed/ 0 Several European countries--most notably Germany--are welcoming descendants of Third Reich victims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/willem-alexander-in-beatrix-out-a-dutch-family-affair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/willem-alexander-in-beatrix-out-a-dutch-family-affair/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:12:05 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/willem-alexander-in-beatrix-out-a-dutch-family-affair/feed/ 0 The queen of the Netherlands passes the torch to her eldest son http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/the-kate-effect-charity-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/the-kate-effect-charity-edition/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:03:30 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/the-kate-effect-charity-edition/feed/ 0 The duchess of Cambridge makes her first ever video message to appeal for charity support http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/francois-hollandes-lonely-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/francois-hollandes-lonely-year/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:26:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/francois-hollandes-lonely-year/feed/ 0 French president, calm and unpopular at time of crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/19-rescued-from-collapsed-building-as-death-toll-touches-340/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/19-rescued-from-collapsed-building-as-death-toll-touches-340/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:08:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377779 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/19-rescued-from-collapsed-building-as-death-toll-touches-340/feed/ 0 Rescuers say 29 survivors were pulled out Saturday, though death toll nearly 350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:50:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/feed/ 0 Two men drawn by the opportunities and comforts Canada offers now stand accused of a terror plot http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/a-new-style-of-queen-maxima-of-the-netherlands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/a-new-style-of-queen-maxima-of-the-netherlands/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:43:00 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377681 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/a-new-style-of-queen-maxima-of-the-netherlands/feed/ 0 The Netherlands will soon have its first king in 123 years. But it's his queen that has people talking. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-men-behind-the-hunt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-men-behind-the-hunt/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:54:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376491 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-men-behind-the-hunt/feed/ 0 How two all-American brothers left a city bruised and bloodied http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/shots-in-the-dark/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/shots-in-the-dark/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376499 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/shots-in-the-dark/feed/ 0 How Andrew Wakefield's bogus theory spawned a generation at risk http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-chechen-connection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-chechen-connection/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-chechen-connection/feed/ 0 The horror of Boston is familiar to many in Chechnya—but that doesn’t mean the region was involved http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/irans-complex-history-with-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/irans-complex-history-with-al-qaeda/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:32:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/irans-complex-history-with-al-qaeda/feed/ 0 A recap of the country's complicated connections with the terror group http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/boarding-school-syndrome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/boarding-school-syndrome/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/boarding-school-syndrome/feed/ 0 Critics contend that U.K.’s ‘bastion of cruelty’ is causing profound developmental damage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/air-canada-shares-plummet-on-preliminary-q1-report-ahead-of-debt-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/air-canada-shares-plummet-on-preliminary-q1-report-ahead-of-debt-talks/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:56:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/air-canada-shares-plummet-on-preliminary-q1-report-ahead-of-debt-talks/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – The dramatic recovery of Air Canada’s shares took a step back Monday... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/10-things-we-know-right-now-about-the-boston-bombing-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/10-things-we-know-right-now-about-the-boston-bombing-case/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:36:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/10-things-we-know-right-now-about-the-boston-bombing-case/feed/ 0 Boston celebrates, the President promises answers and the second guessing begins http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/boston-bleeds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/boston-bleeds/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/boston-bleeds/feed/ 0 Friends and families fall together when terror returns to American soil. But as authorities search for answers, the blasts are reverberating well beyond the city’s streets. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/one-suspect-in-boston-bombing-dead-manhunt-continues-for-suspect-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/one-suspect-in-boston-bombing-dead-manhunt-continues-for-suspect-2/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:15:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/one-suspect-in-boston-bombing-dead-manhunt-continues-for-suspect-2/feed/ 0 Manhunt ends with capture of 19-year-old Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/photos-boston-celebrates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/photos-boston-celebrates/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:08:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374805 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/photos-boston-celebrates/feed/ 0 [View the story "Boston celebrates end of manhunt" on Storify] Boston celebrates end of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/a-timeline-of-the-manhunt-in-boston/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/a-timeline-of-the-manhunt-in-boston/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:15:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374366 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/a-timeline-of-the-manhunt-in-boston/feed/ 0 On Thursday afternoon, the FBI released photos of two suspects in the Boston bombing. Here's what happened next. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/tv-networks-stick-with-real-life-boston-drama-on-extraordinary-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/tv-networks-stick-with-real-life-boston-drama-on-extraordinary-day/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:24:02 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/tv-networks-stick-with-real-life-boston-drama-on-extraordinary-day/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – So much for prime-time police procedurals. The marathon manhunt Friday... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/in-massachusetts-the-hunt-is-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/in-massachusetts-the-hunt-is-on/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:08:52 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/in-massachusetts-the-hunt-is-on/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti sums up two chaotic days in the Boston bombings investigation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/feed/ 0 Russia has its first woman to oversee the country's central bank. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/shoot-out-outside-my-room-in-watertown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/shoot-out-outside-my-room-in-watertown/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:55:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/shoot-out-outside-my-room-in-watertown/feed/ 0 'Happy to say we're all feeling safe now,' Watertown man says at end of very long day