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Mon, 20 May 2013 01:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/crimestoppers-u-k-mails-marijuana-scratch-and-sniff-cards-in-pot-crackdown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/crimestoppers-u-k-mails-marijuana-scratch-and-sniff-cards-in-pot-crackdown/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:39:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/crimestoppers-u-k-mails-marijuana-scratch-and-sniff-cards-in-pot-crackdown/feed/ 0 Cards replicate 'sickly sweet' grow-op smell http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/white-flight-hits-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/white-flight-hits-london/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357579 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/white-flight-hits-london/feed/ 0 It hardly fits the city’s tolerant, multicultural vision, but white Britons are now the minority in London http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/fat-and-on-welfare-look-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/fat-and-on-welfare-look-out/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:40:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/fat-and-on-welfare-look-out/feed/ 0 Londoners payment benefits may depend on their diet and gym regimen http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/fraud-case-of-ex-liberal-mp-current-ontario-mayor-due-in-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/fraud-case-of-ex-liberal-mp-current-ontario-mayor-due-in-court/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:20:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/fraud-case-of-ex-liberal-mp-current-ontario-mayor-due-in-court/feed/ 0 LONDON, Ont. – Lawyers for an Ontario mayor who is facing criminal charges stemming... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/joe-fontana-charged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/joe-fontana-charged/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:05:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/joe-fontana-charged/feed/ 0 Former Liberal MP Joe Fontana, currently the mayor of London, has been charged by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/the-road-to-ottawa-goes-through-southwestern-ontario/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/the-road-to-ottawa-goes-through-southwestern-ontario/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:00:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293049 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/the-road-to-ottawa-goes-through-southwestern-ontario/feed/ 0 Ahead of the fall sitting, the NDP leader goes to Windsor. “It was important... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/its-the-geek-olympics-and-british-engineers-are-winning-gold/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/its-the-geek-olympics-and-british-engineers-are-winning-gold/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:38:57 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282995 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/its-the-geek-olympics-and-british-engineers-are-winning-gold/feed/ 0 Especially the cyclists, much to the surprise, and annoyance, of the French 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/2012/07/20/the-princess-behind-the-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/the-princess-behind-the-games/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:28:47 +0000 paul.watson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/the-princess-behind-the-games/feed/ 0 Anne, a former Olympic competitor, played a key role in lobbying for London as host http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/an-alternative-sightseeing-guide-to-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/an-alternative-sightseeing-guide-to-london/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:38:20 +0000 Julia De Laurentiis Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/an-alternative-sightseeing-guide-to-london/feed/ 0 Forget queues: Why not drink good coffee, walk through flower markets, and get up close and personal with some street art? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/frozen-pizza-economics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/frozen-pizza-economics/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/frozen-pizza-economics/feed/ 0 Yesterday, the Harper government announced $12 million in funding for Dr. Oetker to help... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/one-bumbles-one-fumbles/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/one-bumbles-one-fumbles/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:05:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257809 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/one-bumbles-one-fumbles/feed/ 0 While the two municipal politicians diverge in their weaknesses, they are united in their charms http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/how-leah-mclaren-nearly-crosses-the-tmi-line-with-the-queen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/how-leah-mclaren-nearly-crosses-the-tmi-line-with-the-queen/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:29:38 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257132 Spectator quite unlike the one she wrote 10 years ago]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/how-leah-mclaren-nearly-crosses-the-tmi-line-with-the-queen/feed/ 0 The Canadian London correspondent just penned a cover story for the Spectator quite unlike the one she wrote 10 years ago http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/our-long-limo-nightmare-is-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/our-long-limo-nightmare-is-over/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:57:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/our-long-limo-nightmare-is-over/feed/ 0 A note from the office of International Development Minister Bev Oda. On Tuesday, Minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/what-does-a-minister-have-to-do-to-get-a-decent-glass-of-orange-juice-in-this-city/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/what-does-a-minister-have-to-do-to-get-a-decent-glass-of-orange-juice-in-this-city/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:36:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254394 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/what-does-a-minister-have-to-do-to-get-a-decent-glass-of-orange-juice-in-this-city/feed/ 0 For the sake of valuable perspective, Open File figures out how much a posh... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/a-glass-of-orange-juice-that-shall-live-in-infamy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/a-glass-of-orange-juice-that-shall-live-in-infamy/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:22:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/a-glass-of-orange-juice-that-shall-live-in-infamy/feed/ 0 If you’re planning a trip to London, International Development Minister Bev Oda has some... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/the-permanent-campaign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/the-permanent-campaign/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:32:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239351 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/the-permanent-campaign/feed/ 0 Metro readers in London were greeted this morning with the image of Stephen Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/feed/ 0 The McGuinty and Harper governments blame each other for the situation at Electro-Motive in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/feed/ 0 Ask not what jobs have been lost, ask how many more jobs might leave if the corporate tax rate is raised http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/after-the-photo-op/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/after-the-photo-op/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:13:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/after-the-photo-op/feed/ 0 March 2008. He also toured the Electro-Motive Diesel plant on Oxford Street where he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/free-to-believe-free-to-love-free-to-be/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/free-to-believe-free-to-love-free-to-be/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:18:19 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235243 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/free-to-believe-free-to-love-free-to-be/feed/ 0 The prepared text of John Baird’s speech to an audience in London, England today.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/rallying-the-cause/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/rallying-the-cause/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:26:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235118 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/rallying-the-cause/feed/ 0 Peggy Nash speaks to demonstrators after a rally for workers at Electro-Motive diesel in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/down-and-out-in-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/down-and-out-in-london/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:23 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/down-and-out-in-london/feed/ 0 Many of those struggling to get by in the British capital are former immigrants from Eastern Europe http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/on-the-ground-in-central-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/on-the-ground-in-central-london/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:00:52 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/on-the-ground-in-central-london/feed/ 15 The view from a flat above a dollar store on Camden Road http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/photo-gallery-riots-break-out-in-north-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/photo-gallery-riots-break-out-in-north-london/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:19:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/photo-gallery-riots-break-out-in-north-london/feed/ 0 A protest in the wake of police shooting turns ugly http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/i-actually-don%e2%80%99t-know-quite-what-to-tell-these-folks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/i-actually-don%e2%80%99t-know-quite-what-to-tell-these-folks/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 13:44:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190087 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/i-actually-don%e2%80%99t-know-quite-what-to-tell-these-folks/feed/ 82 Glen Pearson deals with defeat. It was expected by most that I would win... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/01/i-would-apologize/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/01/i-would-apologize/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 22:07:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=188986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/01/i-would-apologize/feed/ 70 Awish Aslam gets a meeting with Mr. Harper (and Mr. Harper’s campaign gets a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/everyone-wants-to-be-friends-with-awish-aslam/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/everyone-wants-to-be-friends-with-awish-aslam/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:44:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/everyone-wants-to-be-friends-with-awish-aslam/feed/ 122 Stephen Harper’s press secretary is offering to set up a meeting between Mr. Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/you-are-no-longer-welcome-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/you-are-no-longer-welcome-here/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:44:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181597 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/you-are-no-longer-welcome-here/feed/ 148 The London Free Press recounts the stories of two individuals who say they were... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/countdown-to-the-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/countdown-to-the-games/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:00:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/countdown-to-the-games/feed/ 0 London seems to be on track to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. Even the newts have been taken care of. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/cribs-despots-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/cribs-despots-edition/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:32:19 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178114 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/cribs-despots-edition/feed/ 1 Where do oil-rich princes and potentates go when they're shopping for a safe European bolthole? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/17/going-for-a-skater/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/17/going-for-a-skater/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:32:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/17/going-for-a-skater/feed/ 144 Not to be entirely outdone this day, the Liberals have released the following video... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/remembering-a-day-of-pain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/remembering-a-day-of-pain/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:00:28 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155405 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/remembering-a-day-of-pain/feed/ 0 The inquest into the horrors of 7/7 is expected to last for up to five months http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-prince-and-his-manservant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-prince-and-his-manservant/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:20:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-prince-and-his-manservant/feed/ 0 Saudi royalty meets the British justice system in a bloody case of murder at a five-star London hotel http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/now-is-the-time-for-new-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/now-is-the-time-for-new-words/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:56:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154508 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/now-is-the-time-for-new-words/feed/ 0 Former Liberal MP Joe Fontana is the new mayor of London, Ontario. His signature... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/25/the-weather-outside-is-frightful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/25/the-weather-outside-is-frightful/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:20:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153673 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/25/the-weather-outside-is-frightful/feed/ 0 Some London politicians have the answer for dealing with a snowfall: give everyone a free shovel http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/they-are-conspiring-as-we-speak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/they-are-conspiring-as-we-speak/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/they-are-conspiring-as-we-speak/feed/ 0 More from the Prime Minister’s swing through southwestern Ontario. “Don’t let anyone ever tell... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/ignatieff-in-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/ignatieff-in-summer/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:03:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/ignatieff-in-summer/feed/ 0 In the latest print edition of Maclean’s there are something like 1,300 words, under... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/08/calling-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/08/calling-london/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:27:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141873 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/08/calling-london/feed/ 0 Michael Ignatieff on Canadians' desire for 'something more compassionate' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/07/and-were-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/07/and-were-back/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:19:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/07/and-were-back/feed/ 0 Greetings from downtown London, Ontario. The Liberal Express and my vacation have arrived in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/08/all-aboard-a-new-orient-express/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/08/all-aboard-a-new-orient-express/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:50:22 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/08/all-aboard-a-new-orient-express/feed/ 3 China wants a high-speed train connection to the West http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/speed-demons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/speed-demons/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:35 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111860 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/speed-demons/feed/ 0 Canada’s women speed skaters demand perfection. Even winning medals wasn’t quite enough. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:55:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/feed/ 208 With 51 precincts reporting specific estimates—restricting the count to media-reported figures and, where available,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/27/no-ideas-please-were-canadian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/27/no-ideas-please-were-canadian/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:28:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=73012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/27/no-ideas-please-were-canadian/feed/ 8 Chris Selley sees hope—or at least something completely different—in David Cameron’s Britain. “Reticent” isn’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/24/week-in-pictures-july-15th-july-22th-2009/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/24/week-in-pictures-july-15th-july-22th-2009/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:50:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/24/week-in-pictures-july-15th-july-22th-2009/feed/ 0 The best pictures from the last seven days