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Wed, 22 May 2013 12:43:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-fiscal-outlook-for-b-c-s-re-elected-liberals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-fiscal-outlook-for-b-c-s-re-elected-liberals/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:48:34 +0000 Kevin Milligan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-fiscal-outlook-for-b-c-s-re-elected-liberals/feed/ 0 Whatever happens next, they're starting out from a good place, writes Kevin Milligan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/b-c-election-campaign-hits-midway-point-following-debates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/b-c-election-campaign-hits-midway-point-following-debates/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:45:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/b-c-election-campaign-hits-midway-point-following-debates/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s election campaign is at the midway mark and it’s turning... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/multiple-fatalities-after-serious-crash-near-u-s-border/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/multiple-fatalities-after-serious-crash-near-u-s-border/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:24:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/multiple-fatalities-after-serious-crash-near-u-s-border/feed/ 0 SURREY, B.C. – Five people are dead after a crash not far from the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/crown-accuses-ferry-officer-of-concocting-evidence-about-sinking-of-b-c-ferry-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/crown-accuses-ferry-officer-of-concocting-evidence-about-sinking-of-b-c-ferry-2/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:55:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/crown-accuses-ferry-officer-of-concocting-evidence-about-sinking-of-b-c-ferry-2/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – Karl Lilgert was either having sex or a heated argument with his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/scandal-plagued-b-c-premier-christy-clark-calls-emergency-cabinet-meeting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/scandal-plagued-b-c-premier-christy-clark-calls-emergency-cabinet-meeting/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:30:28 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/scandal-plagued-b-c-premier-christy-clark-calls-emergency-cabinet-meeting/feed/ 0 SURREY, B.C. – Some members of B.C.’s governing Liberal party are publicly calling for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/b-c-court-orders-wealthy-widow-to-pay-trophy-husband-financial-support/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/b-c-court-orders-wealthy-widow-to-pay-trophy-husband-financial-support/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:15:12 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/b-c-court-orders-wealthy-widow-to-pay-trophy-husband-financial-support/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – A former world-class figure skater, model and wealthy widow has been ordered... 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/2013/01/09/rescuers-reach-four-skiers-stranded-by-avalanche-on-b-c-mountain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/rescuers-reach-four-skiers-stranded-by-avalanche-on-b-c-mountain/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:03:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334761 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/rescuers-reach-four-skiers-stranded-by-avalanche-on-b-c-mountain/feed/ 0 COURTENAY, B.C. – A search and rescue team has reached four skiers who were... 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/judge-rules-federal-law-on-firearms-offence-to-be-unconstitutional/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/judge-rules-federal-law-on-firearms-offence-to-be-unconstitutional/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:26:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/judge-rules-federal-law-on-firearms-offence-to-be-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – The federal government’s mandatory-minimum sentence of three years imprisonment for the possession... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/cougar-tears-mans-pants-during-attack-on-west-coast/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/cougar-tears-mans-pants-during-attack-on-west-coast/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:26:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/cougar-tears-mans-pants-during-attack-on-west-coast/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER - Fearing for his life, a 38-year-old Vancouver Island man says he ran from the fangs and claws of a ravenous cougar and scaled a hefty piece of construction equipment in a desperate bid to escape. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/one-day-strike-sees-27000-government-workers-walk-off-the-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/one-day-strike-sees-27000-government-workers-walk-off-the-job/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:38:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289342 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/one-day-strike-sees-27000-government-workers-walk-off-the-job/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – More than 27,000 government workers are walking off the job this morning,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/youth-hockey-coach-faces-assault-charges-after-players-allegedly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/youth-hockey-coach-faces-assault-charges-after-players-allegedly/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:47:06 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/youth-hockey-coach-faces-assault-charges-after-players-allegedly/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – A youth hockey coach accused of tripping two players after a game... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/christy-clark-loses-another-prominent-cabinet-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/christy-clark-loses-another-prominent-cabinet-minister/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:05:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/christy-clark-loses-another-prominent-cabinet-minister/feed/ 0 VICTORIA - Another high-profile B.C. cabinet minister has said he will not run in the next election, blowing another hole in Premier Christy Clark's already tattered front bench. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/02/a-sex-appeal-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/02/a-sex-appeal-problem/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:00:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287159 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/02/a-sex-appeal-problem/feed/ 0 Lacking support from female voters, the B.C. premier hosts a women-only breakfast http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/police-investigate-mysterious-discovery-on-victoria-beach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/police-investigate-mysterious-discovery-on-victoria-beach/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:37:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/police-investigate-mysterious-discovery-on-victoria-beach/feed/ 0 VICTORIA — The discovery of three shoes — two of which appear to be children's — containing bone and a "meat-like substance" have forced police to shut down a stretch of beach in the province's capital. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/chilliwack-liberal-mla-john-les-confirms-hes-leaving-b-c-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/chilliwack-liberal-mla-john-les-confirms-hes-leaving-b-c-politics/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:49:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/chilliwack-liberal-mla-john-les-confirms-hes-leaving-b-c-politics/feed/ 0 VICTORIA – Long-time Chilliwack Liberal MLA John Les confirms he won’t seek a fourth... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/kelowna-considers-flying-pro-life-flag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/kelowna-considers-flying-pro-life-flag/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:14:15 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/kelowna-considers-flying-pro-life-flag/feed/ 0 Kelowna could become the first major city in B.C. to wear its opinions on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/plane-crash-report-raises-questions-about-pilots-texting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/plane-crash-report-raises-questions-about-pilots-texting/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:27:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/plane-crash-report-raises-questions-about-pilots-texting/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – The pilot in the fatal crash of a small plane may have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/283125/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/283125/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:26:30 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/283125/feed/ 0 Gloria Taylor's right to avoid a "frightening and repugnant" death in the clutches of Lou Gehrig’s disease shouldn't be sacrificed because the courts have yet to decide the fate of Canada's doctor-assisted suicide ban, a judge ruled Friday. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/appeal-court-upholds-exemption-from-doctor-assisted-suicide-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/appeal-court-upholds-exemption-from-doctor-assisted-suicide-ban/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:22:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/appeal-court-upholds-exemption-from-doctor-assisted-suicide-ban/feed/ 0 Gloria Taylor's right to avoid a "frightening and repugnant" death in the clutches of Lou Gehrig’s disease shouldn't be sacrificed because the courts have yet to decide the fate of Canada's doctor-assisted suicide ban, a judge ruled Friday. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/can-mass-hiv-testing-really-end-aids/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/can-mass-hiv-testing-really-end-aids/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:20:54 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/can-mass-hiv-testing-really-end-aids/feed/ 0 Science-ish examine's B.C.'s proposal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/in-the-path-of-a-deluge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/in-the-path-of-a-deluge/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:30:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/in-the-path-of-a-deluge/feed/ 0 The harrowing tale of deadly mudslides that swept away homes and lives—and of those who barely survived http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/getting-the-raw-treatment-at-last/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/getting-the-raw-treatment-at-last/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:31:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273556 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/getting-the-raw-treatment-at-last/feed/ 0 ... a secondary sewage treatment facility, that is http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/communities-across-canada-vie-for-westjet-regional-service/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/communities-across-canada-vie-for-westjet-regional-service/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:09:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/communities-across-canada-vie-for-westjet-regional-service/feed/ 0 The carrier is adding more planes, and regional routes, to its successful schedule http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/harpers-plugged-pipeline-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/harpers-plugged-pipeline-policy/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:39:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/harpers-plugged-pipeline-policy/feed/ 0 Time to change the agenda--again? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/tsunami-debris-hits-the-shores-of-b-c/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/tsunami-debris-hits-the-shores-of-b-c/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:01:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/tsunami-debris-hits-the-shores-of-b-c/feed/ 0 Some scoffed when Tofino’s mayor first warned of the approaching barrage of Japanese washed-up objects. Not now. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/captain-cooks-club-a-gift-of-the-nuu-chah-nulth-comes-closer-to-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/captain-cooks-club-a-gift-of-the-nuu-chah-nulth-comes-closer-to-home/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:26:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/captain-cooks-club-a-gift-of-the-nuu-chah-nulth-comes-closer-to-home/feed/ 0 The wooden club was given to Captain James Cook by the chief of a Nuu-chah-nulth village in 1778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/a-motherhood-issue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/a-motherhood-issue/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:06:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253183 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/a-motherhood-issue/feed/ 0 The B.C. MLA wants to make life easier for international medical graduates--like her son http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/freedom-to-ride/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/freedom-to-ride/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:10:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/freedom-to-ride/feed/ 0 The sport doesn't sit well with everyone who lives in Vancouver’s North Shore http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/british-columbia-nice-view-shame-about-the-trees/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/british-columbia-nice-view-shame-about-the-trees/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:40:01 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/british-columbia-nice-view-shame-about-the-trees/feed/ 0 Anyone who cuts down trees faces public humiliation http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:14:11 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/feed/ 0 The fact is, no one is really sure what to make of the many natural laws of housing prices http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/the-warren-buffett-of-b-c/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/the-warren-buffett-of-b-c/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/the-warren-buffett-of-b-c/feed/ 0 The octogenarian billionaire is still growing his Vancouver-based empire. His latest move takes him back to the business that started it all: selling cars. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/nice-prize-little-pop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/nice-prize-little-pop/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:54:57 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/nice-prize-little-pop/feed/ 0 The Charles Taylor Prize always brings out many very good writers. It rarely takes my breath away. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/minister-overboard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/minister-overboard/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/minister-overboard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/minister-overboard/feed/ 14 Keeping meddling politicians out of the shipbuilding contract decision worked. Is there a lesson here? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/high-stakes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/high-stakes-2/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/high-stakes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/high-stakes-2/feed/ 5 Two contracts. Three provinces—each with a history of feeling slighted by the feds. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:30:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/feed/ 8 COYNE: You'd think provinces would not have to be bribed to act in their own interest http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/cashing-in-on-foreign-students/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/cashing-in-on-foreign-students/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:00:39 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/cashing-in-on-foreign-students/feed/ 5 Public schools that recruit high-paying international students create, some say, a two-tier system http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/has-anyone-seen-the-sun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/has-anyone-seen-the-sun/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:00:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/has-anyone-seen-the-sun/feed/ 0 Gloomy weather in B.C. is taking its toll on tourism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:45:16 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/feed/ 40 B.C. residents tune out the spin, and turn to each other for the HST vote http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/feasting-on-tofino/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/feasting-on-tofino/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:05:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/feasting-on-tofino/feed/ 3 Eating locally is all very good, but why shouldn’t all of us get to indulge in regional treats? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-good-news-about-b-c-prawns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-good-news-about-b-c-prawns/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:30:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-good-news-about-b-c-prawns/feed/ 1 ‘Locally caught, no bycatch, totally sustainable.’ No wonder West Coasters are proud. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/headed-in-the-right-direction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/headed-in-the-right-direction/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:05:55 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/headed-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 4 What Clark's by-election win means for the B.C. Liberals http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/will-jack-layton-usurp-michael-ignatieff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/will-jack-layton-usurp-michael-ignatieff/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:48:12 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/will-jack-layton-usurp-michael-ignatieff/feed/ 17 Our polls show the NDP is very close to leapfrogging the Liberals http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/on-polygamy-child-brides-and-why-the-stakes-in-b-c-are-so-high/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/on-polygamy-child-brides-and-why-the-stakes-in-b-c-are-so-high/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:00:14 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/on-polygamy-child-brides-and-why-the-stakes-in-b-c-are-so-high/feed/ 21 Carolyn Jessop in conversation with Luiza Ch. Savage