http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/conservative-peter-penashue-accuses-liberal-rival-of-double-dipping/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/conservative-peter-penashue-accuses-liberal-rival-of-double-dipping/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:35:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/conservative-peter-penashue-accuses-liberal-rival-of-double-dipping/feed/ 0 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Federal Conservative candidate Peter Penashue accused his Liberal challenger of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/newfoundland-speaker-apologizes-for-ejecting-politician-for-facebook-membership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/newfoundland-speaker-apologizes-for-ejecting-politician-for-facebook-membership/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:09:03 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376044 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/newfoundland-speaker-apologizes-for-ejecting-politician-for-facebook-membership/feed/ 0 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature apologized Tuesday... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/feed/ 0 Neither surf nor turf, seal challenges expectations of taste, but feeds a culture http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/peter-penashue-over-sharer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/peter-penashue-over-sharer/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:20:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370979 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/peter-penashue-over-sharer/feed/ 0 What project did he hold up? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/communication-and-teamwork-flaws-led-to-ship-rig-collision-off-newfoundland-report-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/communication-and-teamwork-flaws-led-to-ship-rig-collision-off-newfoundland-report-says/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:05:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/communication-and-teamwork-flaws-led-to-ship-rig-collision-off-newfoundland-report-says/feed/ 0 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Transportation Safety Board says communication and teamwork failed when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:50:56 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/feed/ 0 Supreme Court to hear case of Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/police-find-body-of-wildlife-officer-who-fell-through-ice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/police-find-body-of-wildlife-officer-who-fell-through-ice/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:45:46 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353575 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/police-find-body-of-wildlife-officer-who-fell-through-ice/feed/ 0 HAWKES BAY, N.L. – RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador say they have recovered the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/newfoundland-on-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/newfoundland-on-carbon-pricing/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:38:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331189 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/newfoundland-on-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 Continuing with our survey of provincial policies, a response from the government of Newfoundland.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/dont-tell-the-newfoundlanders-the-true-story-of-newfoundlands-confederation-with-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/dont-tell-the-newfoundlanders-the-true-story-of-newfoundlands-confederation-with-canada/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:14:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/dont-tell-the-newfoundlanders-the-true-story-of-newfoundlands-confederation-with-canada/feed/ 0 When the Second World War ended, the future of Newfoundland was not only an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/ryan-cleary-vs-a-moose/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/ryan-cleary-vs-a-moose/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:45:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/ryan-cleary-vs-a-moose/feed/ 0 NDP MP Ryan Cleary collided with a moose while driving in Newfoundland last weekend.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/on-the-rock-and-in-a-hard-place/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/on-the-rock-and-in-a-hard-place/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:12:01 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/on-the-rock-and-in-a-hard-place/feed/ 0 The mayor of Clarke's Beach, Nfld., is on the Rock and in a hard place http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/mp-scott-simms-and-the-angry-puffin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/mp-scott-simms-and-the-angry-puffin/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:42:57 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302338 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/mp-scott-simms-and-the-angry-puffin/feed/ 0 Newfoundland Liberal MP Scott Simms never misses an opportunity to promote his province’s proud... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/sizing-up-the-beef-recall/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/sizing-up-the-beef-recall/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:27:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/sizing-up-the-beef-recall/feed/ 0 Gerry Ritz faced another 18 questions in the House this morning. And that was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/the-mercer-test/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/the-mercer-test/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:00:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299437 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/the-mercer-test/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair goes ziplining with Rick Mercer.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/the-graceful-end-of-the-trans-canada-highway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/the-graceful-end-of-the-trans-canada-highway/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:56:08 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282267 Victoria, British Columbia – Day 57 Trans-Canada distance: 7,370 km Trans-Canada adjusted distance (including ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/the-graceful-end-of-the-trans-canada-highway/feed/ 0 Victoria, British Columbia – Day 57 Trans-Canada distance: 7,370 km Trans-Canada adjusted distance (including ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/day-4-on-the-trans-canada-port-aux-basques-nf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/day-4-on-the-trans-canada-port-aux-basques-nf/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:48:23 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265315 Trans-Canada distance: 921 km Actual distance driven: 1,224 km THEN:... Lloyd Adams is “on]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/day-4-on-the-trans-canada-port-aux-basques-nf/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: 921 km Actual distance driven: 1,224 km THEN:... Lloyd Adams is “on http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/day-3-on-the-trans-canada-grand-falls-nf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/day-3-on-the-trans-canada-grand-falls-nf/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:35:13 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264730 Trans-Canada distance: 441 km Actual distance driven: 712 km THEN:... When Premier Joey Smallwood]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/day-3-on-the-trans-canada-grand-falls-nf/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: 441 km Actual distance driven: 712 km THEN:... When Premier Joey Smallwood http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/day-2-on-the-trans-canada-gambo-nf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/day-2-on-the-trans-canada-gambo-nf/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:57:08 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264297 Trans-Canada distance: 301 kilometres Actual distance driven: 413 kilometres THEN:... Every Newfoundlander knows where]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/day-2-on-the-trans-canada-gambo-nf/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada distance: 301 kilometres Actual distance driven: 413 kilometres THEN:... Every Newfoundlander knows where http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/day-1-on-the-trans-canada-trinity-bay-nf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/day-1-on-the-trans-canada-trinity-bay-nf/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:36:46 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263937 Trans-Canada Highway distance: 90 km THEN:... It’s not been so far to drive today,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/day-1-on-the-trans-canada-trinity-bay-nf/feed/ 0 Trans-Canada Highway distance: 90 km THEN:... It’s not been so far to drive today, http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/feed/ 0 'Mr. Speaker, I actually have some examples here of what constitutes suitable employment', reported Ted Menzies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:29:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/feed/ 0 Ex-Colleague Coyne has an excellent column on the emerging political split between the resource-extracting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/to-have-and-have-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/to-have-and-have-not/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/to-have-and-have-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/to-have-and-have-not/feed/ 0 The archetypal "have not" province is bringing in foreign workers to help fill jobs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/newfoundland-the-rocks-other-boom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/newfoundland-the-rocks-other-boom/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:58:18 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/newfoundland-the-rocks-other-boom/feed/ 0 The prosperity and good jobs lifting the province’s fortunes have also attracted more criminals http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/fightin%e2%80%99-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/fightin%e2%80%99-words/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/fightin%e2%80%99-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/fightin%e2%80%99-words/feed/ 2 From Google and Apple to Newfoundland and a ballooning moose population–bad blood runs deep http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/dont-go-building-firewalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/dont-go-building-firewalls/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:30:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224007 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/dont-go-building-firewalls/feed/ 15 The Prime Minister responds to the complaints of Ontario and Quebec about his government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:52:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/feed/ 21 NDP governments and Pierre Trudeau have unlikely fans in the Conservative cabinet http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/awake-the-lumbering-giants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/awake-the-lumbering-giants/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:54 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/awake-the-lumbering-giants/feed/ 6 Infrared beams, military tracking software—how we're waking up the lumbering giants http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/election-night-in-newfoundland-and-the-yukon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/election-night-in-newfoundland-and-the-yukon/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:14:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/election-night-in-newfoundland-and-the-yukon/feed/ 1 With results now coming in from Newfoundland and Labrador the Progressive Conservatives appear to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-commons-a-fishing-story/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-commons-a-fishing-story/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:19:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216832 The Scene.... Peter MacKay, as is his habit, was up before the questioner was]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-commons-a-fishing-story/feed/ 8 The Scene.... Peter MacKay, as is his habit, was up before the questioner was http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-minister-and-the-helicopter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-minister-and-the-helicopter/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:45:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-minister-and-the-helicopter/feed/ 5 Defence Minister Peter MacKay apparently had one of Newfoundland’s three search-and-rescue helicopters dispatched to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/standing-tall/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/standing-tall/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:37:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/standing-tall/feed/ 5 After making a great show of dispatching Lawrence Cannon to Newfoundland to give Colonel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/the-commons-tony-clements-bike-racks-streetlights-and-boulevards/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/the-commons-tony-clements-bike-racks-streetlights-and-boulevards/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:41:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/the-commons-tony-clements-bike-racks-streetlights-and-boulevards/feed/ 126 About the only thing the G8 legacy fund didn't pay for was an antique steamboat http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/it-happened-today-and-it-happened-to-peter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/it-happened-today-and-it-happened-to-peter/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:31:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/it-happened-today-and-it-happened-to-peter/feed/ 3 Tonda MacCharles profiles the new Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. The remarkable journey of Innu... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-wild-card/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-wild-card/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 10:50:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-wild-card/feed/ 27 Ryan Cleary could be Jack Layton’s biggest caucus challenge http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-one-to-beat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-one-to-beat/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:36:14 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174467 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-one-to-beat/feed/ 1 Dunderdale has Danny Williams's old job. And she's as feisty as he was. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/the-distemper-of-our-times/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/the-distemper-of-our-times/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:54:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/the-distemper-of-our-times/feed/ 54 Public Safety Minister Vic Toews goes to Newfoundland and says opposition MPs from the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/hanging-up-the-gloves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/hanging-up-the-gloves/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:00:09 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/hanging-up-the-gloves/feed/ 48 WELLS: Danny Williams’s accomplishments and his resentments were two sides of a coin http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/danny-williams-announces-retirement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/danny-williams-announces-retirement/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:41:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/danny-williams-announces-retirement/feed/ 8 'If you want a happy ending, you need to know when to end your story' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/not-exactly-alcatraz-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/not-exactly-alcatraz-2/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:00:45 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/not-exactly-alcatraz-2/feed/ 0 A string of recent escape attempts highlights the sorry state of Newfoundland’s prison system http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/top-ten-friendly-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/top-ten-friendly-people/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 18:00:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125356 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/top-ten-friendly-people/feed/ 10 Chris Robinson's Top Ten Favourite Places http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/what-the-danny-williams-case-says-about-canadian-health-care/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/what-the-danny-williams-case-says-about-canadian-health-care/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:03:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/what-the-danny-williams-case-says-about-canadian-health-care/feed/ 63 Both sides of the border are squawking about the premier's trip to the U.S. for treatment http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/dessert-as-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/dessert-as-terrorism/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:06:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/dessert-as-terrorism/feed/ 45 Liberal Gerry Byrne makes the case. “When someone actually coaches or conducts criminal behaviour... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/12/it-depends-on-what-the-meaning-of-the-word-is-is-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/12/it-depends-on-what-the-meaning-of-the-word-is-is-iii/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:36:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=64114 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/12/it-depends-on-what-the-meaning-of-the-word-is-is-iii/feed/ 1 The Globe tries to confirm the existence of an announced upgrade to a water... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/newfoundland/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/newfoundland/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:25:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/newfoundland/feed/ 4 Open hearts & warm smiles http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/why-mpps-aren%e2%80%99t-having-more-babies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/why-mpps-aren%e2%80%99t-having-more-babies/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 18:40:00 +0000 Rachel Mendleson http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/why-mpps-aren%e2%80%99t-having-more-babies/feed/ 1 Johnson is Newfoundland’s first active MHA to give birth