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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:22:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/is-it-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-a-kitten-in-the-united-states/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/is-it-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-a-kitten-in-the-united-states/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:29:15 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/is-it-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-a-kitten-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 Why Obama's tougher gun laws are likely to get watered down http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/newsmakers-chris-hadfield-theresa-spence-and-another-bhutto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/newsmakers-chris-hadfield-theresa-spence-and-another-bhutto/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:03:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/newsmakers-chris-hadfield-theresa-spence-and-another-bhutto/feed/ 0 Plus, a Kansas couple who take helicopter parenting to new heights http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/mom-who-lived-in-winnipeg-writes-about-daughters-death-in-connecticut-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/mom-who-lived-in-winnipeg-writes-about-daughters-death-in-connecticut-shooting/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:16:26 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/mom-who-lived-in-winnipeg-writes-about-daughters-death-in-connecticut-shooting/feed/ 0 'Hug your loved ones tight!' mother writes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/nra-the-worlds-foremost-child-protection-agency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/nra-the-worlds-foremost-child-protection-agency/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:41:15 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/nra-the-worlds-foremost-child-protection-agency/feed/ 0 Gun-free schools are the most dangerous places on earth, right? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/the-nra-if-its-guns-or-freedom-well-have-guns-thank-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/the-nra-if-its-guns-or-freedom-well-have-guns-thank-you/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:38:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/the-nra-if-its-guns-or-freedom-well-have-guns-thank-you/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the gun lobby's response to the Newtown shooting http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/is-gun-control-the-right-conversation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/is-gun-control-the-right-conversation/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:42:48 +0000 Amanda Shendruk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/is-gun-control-the-right-conversation/feed/ 0 Amanda Shendruk looks at the links between legislation and homicides and finds something else worth talking about http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/re-the-backlash-against-i-am-adam-lanzas-mother/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/re-the-backlash-against-i-am-adam-lanzas-mother/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:18:13 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330265 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/re-the-backlash-against-i-am-adam-lanzas-mother/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on our need to vilify what we don't understand http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-prime-minister-at-years-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-prime-minister-at-years-end/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:30:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-prime-minister-at-years-end/feed/ 0 From a pair of year-end interviews, the Prime Minister discusses the NHL lockout, Newtown,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-newtown-become-the-911-for-guns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-newtown-become-the-911-for-guns/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:01:25 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-newtown-become-the-911-for-guns/feed/ 0 The deaths of 20 children could spark a change of consciousness http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/cerberus-capital-to-sell-stake-in-bushmaster-gun-maker-freedom-group-after-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/cerberus-capital-to-sell-stake-in-bushmaster-gun-maker-freedom-group-after-shooting/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:13:19 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/cerberus-capital-to-sell-stake-in-bushmaster-gun-maker-freedom-group-after-shooting/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cerberus said Tuesday it is planning to sell its stake... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/100-gather-in-winnipeg-to-remember-former-resident-killed-in-newtown-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/100-gather-in-winnipeg-to-remember-former-resident-killed-in-newtown-shooting/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:53:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/100-gather-in-winnipeg-to-remember-former-resident-killed-in-newtown-shooting/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – About 100 people held candles on a sub-zero Winnipeg night Monday to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/newtown-mourns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/newtown-mourns/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:18:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/newtown-mourns/feed/ 0 A broken community begins to bury its dead http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/internet-hackers-anonymous-repost-personal-information-of-hate-group/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/internet-hackers-anonymous-repost-personal-information-of-hate-group/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:00:58 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329146 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/internet-hackers-anonymous-repost-personal-information-of-hate-group/feed/ 0 And another hacker has hijacked the Twitter account of the WBC's spokesperson http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/bullets-bliss-and-gun-lobby-b-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/bullets-bliss-and-gun-lobby-b-s/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:42:04 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329379 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/bullets-bliss-and-gun-lobby-b-s/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on the dizzying euphoria of shooting guns and the bloody-mindedness of the NRA http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/newtown-you-are-not-alone-president-obama-tells-grieving-community/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/newtown-you-are-not-alone-president-obama-tells-grieving-community/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:57:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/newtown-you-are-not-alone-president-obama-tells-grieving-community/feed/ 0 President vows to use the power of his office to better protect America's children http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/disbelief-in-newtown-share-by-families-community-police-and-politicians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/disbelief-in-newtown-share-by-families-community-police-and-politicians/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:00:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329165 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/disbelief-in-newtown-share-by-families-community-police-and-politicians/feed/ 0 'Our goal is to answer every single question,' police say http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/newtown-massacre-10-opinions-on-americans-and-gun-control/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/newtown-massacre-10-opinions-on-americans-and-gun-control/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:39:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/newtown-massacre-10-opinions-on-americans-and-gun-control/feed/ 0 Newtown massacre revives debate about the right to arms http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/newton-gunman-forced-his-way-into-sandy-hook-elementary-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/newton-gunman-forced-his-way-into-sandy-hook-elementary-school/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:18:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/newton-gunman-forced-his-way-into-sandy-hook-elementary-school/feed/ 0 Examiner says victims were shot multiple times at close range http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/politicians-recoil-from-politics-of-shootings-while-online-debate-rages/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/politicians-recoil-from-politics-of-shootings-while-online-debate-rages/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:09:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/politicians-recoil-from-politics-of-shootings-while-online-debate-rages/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – “Our hearts go out to the victims … and their families. Today... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/left-unsaid-on-a-day-of-dull-shock/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/left-unsaid-on-a-day-of-dull-shock/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:48:25 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328900 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/left-unsaid-on-a-day-of-dull-shock/feed/ 0 Has America reached a turning point? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/newtown-shooting-gun-control-at-last/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/newtown-shooting-gun-control-at-last/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:13:26 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/newtown-shooting-gun-control-at-last/feed/ 0 Or is today, asks Emma Teitel, pretty much the only time American politicians will be willing to touch the topic? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/photos-outside-sandy-hook-elementary-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/photos-outside-sandy-hook-elementary-school/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:16:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328622 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/photos-outside-sandy-hook-elementary-school/feed/ 0 "Earlier today, a tragedy of unspeakable terms played itself out," says Gov. Malloy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/obama-and-gun-control/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/obama-and-gun-control/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:02:54 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328611 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/obama-and-gun-control/feed/ 0 'As a country, we have been through this too many times' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/connecticut-school-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/connecticut-school-shooting/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:59:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/connecticut-school-shooting/feed/ 0 News-Times journalist Libor Jany on the horrifying scene in Newtown http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/18-children-dead-in-connecticut-school-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/18-children-dead-in-connecticut-school-shooting/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:35:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/18-children-dead-in-connecticut-school-shooting/feed/ 0 'Our hearts are broken today'