http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/new-tourism-ad-makes-calgary-look-like-well-almost-anywhere/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/new-tourism-ad-makes-calgary-look-like-well-almost-anywhere/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:14:13 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/new-tourism-ad-makes-calgary-look-like-well-almost-anywhere/feed/ 0 So why are so many people calling the 'viral' video a huge success? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/mother-says-she-didnt-check-if-baby-was-alive-before-tossing-it-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/mother-says-she-didnt-check-if-baby-was-alive-before-tossing-it-out/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:39:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/mother-says-she-didnt-check-if-baby-was-alive-before-tossing-it-out/feed/ 0 CALGARY – A Calgary mother charged with killing two of her newborns admitted to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/woman-accused-of-killing-two-newborns-going-on-trial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/woman-accused-of-killing-two-newborns-going-on-trial/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:17:38 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/woman-accused-of-killing-two-newborns-going-on-trial/feed/ 0 CALGARY – The trial of a Calgary woman accused of killing two of her... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/driver-suffers-critical-injuries-hanging-onto-van-that-allegedly-fled-accident/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/driver-suffers-critical-injuries-hanging-onto-van-that-allegedly-fled-accident/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:05:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/driver-suffers-critical-injuries-hanging-onto-van-that-allegedly-fled-accident/feed/ 0 CALGARY – A man who chased down a minivan and then clung to its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/cnooc-in-no-hurry-to-ink-more-oilpatch-deals-after-nexen-takeover-closes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/cnooc-in-no-hurry-to-ink-more-oilpatch-deals-after-nexen-takeover-closes/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:23:50 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/cnooc-in-no-hurry-to-ink-more-oilpatch-deals-after-nexen-takeover-closes/feed/ 0 CALGARY – The head of CNOOC Ltd. said the Chinese-state-owned firm is in no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/i-think-youll-find-that-the-calgary-chamber-and-the-new-democratic-party-actually-hold-quite-a-few-similar-views-on-the-topic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/i-think-youll-find-that-the-calgary-chamber-and-the-new-democratic-party-actually-hold-quite-a-few-similar-views-on-the-topic/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:02:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/i-think-youll-find-that-the-calgary-chamber-and-the-new-democratic-party-actually-hold-quite-a-few-similar-views-on-the-topic/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair goes to Calgary http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-10-best-canadian-cities-to-raise-kids-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-10-best-canadian-cities-to-raise-kids-in/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:30:39 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327560 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-10-best-canadian-cities-to-raise-kids-in/feed/ 0 To figure out the ideal places for raising your brood, MoneySense magazine evaluated everything... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/getting-to-know-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/getting-to-know-you/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/getting-to-know-you/feed/ 0 A social experiment in Calgary is building bridges between disparate social groups http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/a-calgary-centre-by-election-post-mortem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/a-calgary-centre-by-election-post-mortem/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:20:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/a-calgary-centre-by-election-post-mortem/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh looks at the Green Party surge and how Trudeau's remarks affected the Liberals http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/byelection-brouhaha-calgary-centre-durham-and-victoria/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/byelection-brouhaha-calgary-centre-durham-and-victoria/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:18:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/byelection-brouhaha-calgary-centre-durham-and-victoria/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry's by-election play by play http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:23:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318411 The Scene.... Jason Kenney walked out into the foyer, towards the appointed microphone, perhaps]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Jason Kenney walked out into the foyer, towards the appointed microphone, perhaps http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/the-commons-gerry-ritz-is-away-right-now-please-leave-your-message-at-the-pierre-lemieux/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/the-commons-gerry-ritz-is-away-right-now-please-leave-your-message-at-the-pierre-lemieux/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:45:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/the-commons-gerry-ritz-is-away-right-now-please-leave-your-message-at-the-pierre-lemieux/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on tainted meat and ministerial accountability http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/a-dense-idea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/a-dense-idea/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:36:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/a-dense-idea/feed/ 0 It turns out cramming more people into cities won’t help the environment or our health, and may even hurt the economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:44:39 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/feed/ 0 So, finally, it’s the opening morning of the XXX Summer Games. (Warning: don’t type that into your search engine) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/a-safer-highway-and-looking-for-punch-buggies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/a-safer-highway-and-looking-for-punch-buggies/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:23:23 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276993 Calgary, Alberta – Day 43 Trans-Canada distance: 6,142 km Actual distance driven: 13,213 km...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/a-safer-highway-and-looking-for-punch-buggies/feed/ 0 Calgary, Alberta – Day 43 Trans-Canada distance: 6,142 km Actual distance driven: 13,213 km... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/thomas-mulcair-goes-to-the-calgary-stampede/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/thomas-mulcair-goes-to-the-calgary-stampede/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:23:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/thomas-mulcair-goes-to-the-calgary-stampede/feed/ 0 The leader of the opposition wore a white, or maybe pearl, cowboy hat. And... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/how-bout-now-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/how-bout-now-3/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272893 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/how-bout-now-3/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau appears in public and so again is asked about his leadership intentions.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/08/what-the-world-must-become-in-the-future-is-what-canada-is-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/08/what-the-world-must-become-in-the-future-is-what-canada-is-today/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:29:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/08/what-the-world-must-become-in-the-future-is-what-canada-is-today/feed/ 0 The text of the Prime Minister’s remarks in Calgary http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/a-broncs-tale/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/a-broncs-tale/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:59:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/a-broncs-tale/feed/ 0 It may be over-the-top and at times dangerous, but Calgary’s Wild West show is the best party in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/one-wild-rise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/one-wild-rise/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:52:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/one-wild-rise/feed/ 0 Inside Danielle Smith’s campaign to topple Alberta’s most powerful political dynasty http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/theres-oil-in-them-thar-burbs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/theres-oil-in-them-thar-burbs/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:45:01 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/theres-oil-in-them-thar-burbs/feed/ 0 A proposed oil well inside city limits puts residents and the industry on a collision course http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/peace-bridge-divided-city/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/peace-bridge-divided-city/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:10:36 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241325 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/peace-bridge-divided-city/feed/ 0 Everything from its cost to its red-steel helix look has been mercilessly attacked http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:30:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/feed/ 16 If, as variously reported, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the fall economic and fiscal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/feed/ 4 Alison Redford sings from the Tory hymnal, but her Calgary business connections confirm her liberalism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/wanted-one-premier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/wanted-one-premier/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:10:48 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/wanted-one-premier/feed/ 3 As the PC party soars again in the polls, a gang of potential leaders is scrambling for the top job http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/who-cares-about-libraries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/who-cares-about-libraries/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:40:44 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/who-cares-about-libraries/feed/ 13 Canadians apparently. Far from being under siege (except in Toronto), they’re thriving—and experimenting. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:27:14 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/feed/ 3 It's been a banner year for homicides, especially in the northern fringe of downtown http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:50:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200892 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/feed/ 0 Prince Harry has a new gal, Thailand elects a woman, and at least one Canadian mayor will march at Pride http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/paying-good-money-for-awesome-ideas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/paying-good-money-for-awesome-ideas/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:05:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197265 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/paying-good-money-for-awesome-ideas/feed/ 0 The Awesome Calgary Foundation is bring great ideas to life http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-trouble-with-city-bats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-trouble-with-city-bats/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:10:51 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-trouble-with-city-bats/feed/ 0 Bats are flocking to urban areas http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:00:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/feed/ 0 A tiny Wolfe at the bathroom door, a flirty old Castro in Cuba and the Times’ new editor needs her red pen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/a-case-of-tunnel-vision-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/a-case-of-tunnel-vision-in-calgary/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:26:34 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/a-case-of-tunnel-vision-in-calgary/feed/ 7 Airports rank right up there with potholes and property taxes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/software-for-your-alberta-politics-b-s-detector/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/software-for-your-alberta-politics-b-s-detector/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:35:11 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/software-for-your-alberta-politics-b-s-detector/feed/ 103 Ignore those who say the province is governed by a pattern of stagnation punctuated by revolution http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-real-face-of-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-real-face-of-calgary/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:00:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-real-face-of-calgary/feed/ 0 Calgary put on a new face this week http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/other-priorities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/other-priorities/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:31:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/other-priorities/feed/ 0 Whatever’s about to happen in Quebec City, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says his government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/feed/ 0 To those who oppose the government’s changes to the census you can now add... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/libertarian-if-necessary-but-not-necessarily-libertarian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/libertarian-if-necessary-but-not-necessarily-libertarian/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:42:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/libertarian-if-necessary-but-not-necessarily-libertarian/feed/ 0 The research and social planner for Calgary—that bastion of nanny statists—voices his objection to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/26/coulter-live-and-loud-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/26/coulter-live-and-loud-in-calgary/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/26/coulter-live-and-loud-in-calgary/feed/ 375 COLBY COSH on Ann Coulter's one-liners, a couple of guys dressed as Klansmen and the rioters http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/palin-the-final-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/palin-the-final-word/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:38:46 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/palin-the-final-word/feed/ 145 Sarah Palin failed to tackle an esoteric problem tonight: how does a natural motormouth... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/can-sarah-win-over-albertans-alaska/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/can-sarah-win-over-albertans-alaska/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:08:33 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/can-sarah-win-over-albertans-alaska/feed/ 167 Colby Cosh on how Palin handled her first Canadian audience http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/stalking-barbie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/stalking-barbie/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:44:57 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/stalking-barbie/feed/ 16 TONIGHT: Colby Cosh blogs from Sarah Palin's speech in Calgary http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-red-rocket/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-red-rocket/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:45 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-red-rocket/feed/ 0 From Prairie boy auctioneer to Canada’s most lovable hero http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:39:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/feed/ 0 PHOTOS: Olympians return home to beaming parents, home teams, and a newborn baby http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/the-very-opposite-of-intellectual-totalitarianism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/the-very-opposite-of-intellectual-totalitarianism/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:09:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/the-very-opposite-of-intellectual-totalitarianism/feed/ 168 Maxime Bernier considers the reaction to his comments on climate change and rallies his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/who-are-these-jackals-that-insist-we-must-own-the-podium/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/who-are-these-jackals-that-insist-we-must-own-the-podium/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/who-are-these-jackals-that-insist-we-must-own-the-podium/feed/ 38 Jay Hill asks that you stop expecting so much our Olympic athletes. I’m disappointed...