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Sun, 26 May 2013 00:59:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:37:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/feed/ 0 Sweet memories Vancouver Olympics now soured http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/the-woman-behind-an-olympic-war-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/the-woman-behind-an-olympic-war-2/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350214 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/the-woman-behind-an-olympic-war-2/feed/ 0 Jonathon Gatehouse on the woman behind the John Furlong allegations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/bladerunner-oscar-pistorius-arrested-after-girlfriend-shot-dead/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/bladerunner-oscar-pistorius-arrested-after-girlfriend-shot-dead/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:01:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/bladerunner-oscar-pistorius-arrested-after-girlfriend-shot-dead/feed/ 0 'She was an angel on earth,' friends say of Reeva Steenkamp http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/wrestling-to-be-dropped-from-2020-olympic-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/wrestling-to-be-dropped-from-2020-olympic-games/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:11:45 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/wrestling-to-be-dropped-from-2020-olympic-games/feed/ 0 Wrestling, one of the oldest sports in the Olympics, will be dropped by 2020,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/putin-fires-top-olympic-committee-member-for-delays-ahead-of-sochi-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/putin-fires-top-olympic-committee-member-for-delays-ahead-of-sochi-games/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:01:47 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/putin-fires-top-olympic-committee-member-for-delays-ahead-of-sochi-games/feed/ 0 Cost of games now five times original estimate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/in-conversation-with-graham-fraser/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/in-conversation-with-graham-fraser/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:40:11 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/in-conversation-with-graham-fraser/feed/ 0 The commissioner of official languages on Montreal’s language shift, a bilingual Olympics and the PQ government http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/newsmakers-sept-12-19-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/newsmakers-sept-12-19-2012/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:50:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/newsmakers-sept-12-19-2012/feed/ 0 Will and Kate fight back, Bill Clinton reveals the secret to his presidency and Putin ’fesses up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/canadian-olympians-and-paralympians-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/canadian-olympians-and-paralympians-on-the-hill/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:30:02 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/canadian-olympians-and-paralympians-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 Canadian Olympians and Paralympians arrived on Parliament Hill and were brought into the House... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/taking-up-the-torch-why-canadians-should-celebrate-londons-successes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/taking-up-the-torch-why-canadians-should-celebrate-londons-successes/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:22:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/taking-up-the-torch-why-canadians-should-celebrate-londons-successes/feed/ 0 Turning a Winter nation into a Summer nation isn’t a short-term project. 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/2012/08/04/paula-findlays-long-lonely-run-to-last-place/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/04/paula-findlays-long-lonely-run-to-last-place/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:37:52 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=281150 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/04/paula-findlays-long-lonely-run-to-last-place/feed/ 0 'I was thinking about all my friends back home...and my family here.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/beach-volleyball-the-antidote-to-dressage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/beach-volleyball-the-antidote-to-dressage/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:38:16 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/beach-volleyball-the-antidote-to-dressage/feed/ 0 Fans don't know a bump from a bumper, but they clearly enjoy themselves http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/brent-hayden-the-long-swim-to-the-podium/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/brent-hayden-the-long-swim-to-the-podium/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:44:41 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/brent-hayden-the-long-swim-to-the-podium/feed/ 0 Bronze-medal swimmer had almost given up hope: 'There are so many times when you can dream of something ...' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/29/redgrave-and-spracklen-a-river-runs-through-them/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/29/redgrave-and-spracklen-a-river-runs-through-them/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:10:19 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/29/redgrave-and-spracklen-a-river-runs-through-them/feed/ 0 Lads from Marlow connected by Olympic dreams and past glories http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/improving-the-olympics-reality-show-style/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/improving-the-olympics-reality-show-style/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:15:25 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/improving-the-olympics-reality-show-style/feed/ 0 More guts. More glory. More gore. More nudity. What's not to like? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/something-spectacular/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/something-spectacular/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:52:30 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/something-spectacular/feed/ 0 Official kickoff of the 2012 Olympics fuels no end of speculation http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/what-it-costs-to-own-the-podium/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/what-it-costs-to-own-the-podium/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:35:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/what-it-costs-to-own-the-podium/feed/ 0 In an interview with Postmedia, Bal Gosal explains the government’s commitment to sports. Ottawa... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/canada-at-the-london-summer-games-in-1908/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/canada-at-the-london-summer-games-in-1908/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:57:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/canada-at-the-london-summer-games-in-1908/feed/ 0 In 1908, Canada's first Olympic national team managed to win 16 medals and take fifth place in the standings http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gallery-canada-at-the-1908-london-olympics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gallery-canada-at-the-1908-london-olympics/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:40:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gallery-canada-at-the-1908-london-olympics/feed/ 0 Canada's team first travelled to the Olympic Summer Games in London in 1912. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/romneys-olympic-opportunity-and-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/romneys-olympic-opportunity-and-risk/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:16:02 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/romneys-olympic-opportunity-and-risk/feed/ 0 The Olympics marked Romney's transition from business to public service and cemented his reputation as a fix-it guy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/10-best-canadian-olympians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/10-best-canadian-olympians/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:02:59 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/10-best-canadian-olympians/feed/ 0 Who said Canadians only excel at hockey? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-natural/feed/ 0 Moyse decided she would compete for Canada in track cycling at next summer’s Olympics before she'd even bought a bike http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/quebec-city-ponders-bid-for-2022-olympics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/quebec-city-ponders-bid-for-2022-olympics/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:14:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200919 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/quebec-city-ponders-bid-for-2022-olympics/feed/ 0 Decision to enter the race to be announced in a week http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/blindsided/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/blindsided/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:20:07 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/blindsided/feed/ 0 Mounting research shows concussion rates are a lot higher in female than male athletes—even in ‘safer’ sports http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/womens-ski-jumped-added-to-sochi-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/womens-ski-jumped-added-to-sochi-games/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:35:09 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/womens-ski-jumped-added-to-sochi-games/feed/ 2 IOC decision ends years of legal wrangling http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/selling-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/selling-canada/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:08:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/selling-canada/feed/ 2 How companies are finding new success marketing a suddenly hot Canadian brand abroad http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/vanoc-feared-lugers-would-get-%e2%80%9cbadly-injured-or-worse%e2%80%9d/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/vanoc-feared-lugers-would-get-%e2%80%9cbadly-injured-or-worse%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:35:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/vanoc-feared-lugers-would-get-%e2%80%9cbadly-injured-or-worse%e2%80%9d/feed/ 11 Olympic officials identified risk of dangerous speeds a year before fatal crash http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/fire-and-nice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/fire-and-nice/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:00:58 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/fire-and-nice/feed/ 2 He's perfected the quad, is injury free, and has a new attitude. Next up: world domination http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/year-in-pictures-the-olympics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/year-in-pictures-the-olympics/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:00:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164339 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/year-in-pictures-the-olympics/feed/ 0 Remember when we hosted the Olympics? Here are some memorable photos http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/vancouver-games-come-in-on-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/vancouver-games-come-in-on-budget/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:21:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/vancouver-games-come-in-on-budget/feed/ 48 VANOC claims it slashed hundreds of millions in expenses to break even http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/15/security-bill-for-2010-games-comes-in-at-854-million/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/15/security-bill-for-2010-games-comes-in-at-854-million/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:23:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163921 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/15/security-bill-for-2010-games-comes-in-at-854-million/feed/ 6 Feds pick up nearly three-quarters of the tab http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/john-furlong-in-conversation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/john-furlong-in-conversation/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:00:19 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160943 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/john-furlong-in-conversation/feed/ 4 On the highs and lows of the Vancouver Winter Olympics http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/he-had-a-country-on-its-feet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/he-had-a-country-on-its-feet/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:00:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/he-had-a-country-on-its-feet/feed/ 42 He had a country on its feet http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/scott-moir-and-tessa-virtue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/scott-moir-and-tessa-virtue/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:00:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/scott-moir-and-tessa-virtue/feed/ 0 On pain, nerves, the future, and how their relationship almost fell apart before the Olympics http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/newsmakers-44/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/newsmakers-44/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:00:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154813 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/newsmakers-44/feed/ 0 Zimbabwe’s femme fatale, the Mel Gibson non-comeback, and one man’s war against rent that’s too damn high http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/from-seoul-to-soul/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/from-seoul-to-soul/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:00:34 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/from-seoul-to-soul/feed/ 0 The former sprinter looks to his past lives to explain his present one http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/hayley-wickenheiser-in-conversation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/hayley-wickenheiser-in-conversation/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:21 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/hayley-wickenheiser-in-conversation/feed/ 0 And why her son doesn’t like the game http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/god-bless-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/god-bless-canada/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:27:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/god-bless-canada/feed/ 14 The text of the Queen’s remarks to the crowd on Parliament Hill this afternoon.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/27/the-commons-what-price-freedom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/27/the-commons-what-price-freedom/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 22:08:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/27/the-commons-what-price-freedom/feed/ 107 In the absence of accounting, there are only laments http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/canadian-brews-up-a-comeback/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/canadian-brews-up-a-comeback/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 13:20:03 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=126227 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/canadian-brews-up-a-comeback/feed/ 1 With a lift from its Olympic deal, Molson sees sales jump http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/19/cause-of-death-luger-error/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/19/cause-of-death-luger-error/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:41:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121218 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/19/cause-of-death-luger-error/feed/ 8 Georgian luger lost control at 145 km/hr http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/a-teachable-moment-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/a-teachable-moment-2/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:54:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/a-teachable-moment-2/feed/ 16 Asked about the matter in Question Period this afternoon, Diane Finley explains her office’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/hold-to-clarify-my-amended-response-is-the-one-i-want-used-no-figures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/hold-to-clarify-my-amended-response-is-the-one-i-want-used-no-figures/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:37:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/hold-to-clarify-my-amended-response-is-the-one-i-want-used-no-figures/feed/ 7 Ministerial aide Ryan Sparrow helpfully suggests a new slogan for the next Conservative re-election... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/everything-is-right-in-the-country-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/everything-is-right-in-the-country-again/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:55:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/everything-is-right-in-the-country-again/feed/ 18 Everything is right in the country again http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/25/a-perfect-finish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/25/a-perfect-finish/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:00:49 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113906 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/25/a-perfect-finish/feed/ 0 Jasey-Jay Anderson put retirement on hold for one last shot at Olympic glory. When the big day came, he was ready.