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Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/oscar-pistorius-releases-statement-lashes-out-a-social-media-users/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/oscar-pistorius-releases-statement-lashes-out-a-social-media-users/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:43:24 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/oscar-pistorius-releases-statement-lashes-out-a-social-media-users/feed/ 0 The family of South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, who was charged with the murder... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/oscar-pistorius-can-race-trial-or-no-trial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/oscar-pistorius-can-race-trial-or-no-trial/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:04:40 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/oscar-pistorius-can-race-trial-or-no-trial/feed/ 0 Sprinter Oscar Pistorius could take to the track at the summer’s World Championships—despite facing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/lawyers-representing-oscar-pistorius-ask-for-looser-bail-conditions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/lawyers-representing-oscar-pistorius-ask-for-looser-bail-conditions/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:45:57 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/lawyers-representing-oscar-pistorius-ask-for-looser-bail-conditions/feed/ 0 Lawyers representing Olympian Oscar Pistorius are asking a judge to lighten up restrictive bail... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/oscar-pistorius-from-the-podium-to-purgatory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/oscar-pistorius-from-the-podium-to-purgatory/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:35:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/oscar-pistorius-from-the-podium-to-purgatory/feed/ 0 From podium to purgatory: An acclaimed Olympian charged with murder http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/carl-pistorius-faces-charges-in-2010-death-of-motorcyclist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/carl-pistorius-faces-charges-in-2010-death-of-motorcyclist/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:05:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/carl-pistorius-faces-charges-in-2010-death-of-motorcyclist/feed/ 0 The Pistorius name tops headlines from South Africa Sunday morning, though at this hour... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/oscar-pistorius-celebrity-logic-and-the-double-edged-blade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/oscar-pistorius-celebrity-logic-and-the-double-edged-blade/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:22:51 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/oscar-pistorius-celebrity-logic-and-the-double-edged-blade/feed/ 0 Anne Kingston on the disconnect between hero and headlines http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/oscar-pistorius-xx-bail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/oscar-pistorius-xx-bail/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:24:34 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/oscar-pistorius-xx-bail/feed/ 0 Olympic track athlete released on strict conditions until murder trial http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/charges-against-oscar-pistorius-should-be-downgraded-defence-argues-at-bail-hearing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/charges-against-oscar-pistorius-should-be-downgraded-defence-argues-at-bail-hearing/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:12:01 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/charges-against-oscar-pistorius-should-be-downgraded-defence-argues-at-bail-hearing/feed/ 0 News of charges against lead investigator overshadow proceedings http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/lead-investigator-in-oscar-pistorius-case-facing-attempted-murder-charges/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/lead-investigator-in-oscar-pistorius-case-facing-attempted-murder-charges/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:04:04 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/lead-investigator-in-oscar-pistorius-case-facing-attempted-murder-charges/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Hilton Botha removed from case http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/why-are-journalists-allowed-to-report-on-the-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/why-are-journalists-allowed-to-report-on-the-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:42:57 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352634 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/why-are-journalists-allowed-to-report-on-the-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing/feed/ 0 While journalists are forbidden from reporting on almost everything that happens during bail hearings... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/photos-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-day-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/photos-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-day-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:53:59 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/photos-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-day-2/feed/ 0 [View the story "Tweeted photos from Day 2 of Oscar Pistorius bail hearing" on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/oscar-pistorius-hearing-day-2-wraps-and-still-no-decision-on-bail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/oscar-pistorius-hearing-day-2-wraps-and-still-no-decision-on-bail/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:59:22 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352587 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/oscar-pistorius-hearing-day-2-wraps-and-still-no-decision-on-bail/feed/ 0 Witnesses heard argument, screams before shooting: prosecution http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/olympians-bail-hearing-makes-headlines-around-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/olympians-bail-hearing-makes-headlines-around-the-world/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:00:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/olympians-bail-hearing-makes-headlines-around-the-world/feed/ 0 [View the story "Front-page news: Oscar Pistorius" on Storify] Front-page news: Oscar Pistorius With... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/photos-from-the-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/photos-from-the-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:37:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/photos-from-the-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing/feed/ 0 [View the story "Tweeted photos from the bail hearing for Oscar Pistorius" on Storify]... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/oscar-pistorius-sobs-as-prosecutors-argue-case-of-premeditated-murder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/oscar-pistorius-sobs-as-prosecutors-argue-case-of-premeditated-murder/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:16:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352169 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/oscar-pistorius-sobs-as-prosecutors-argue-case-of-premeditated-murder/feed/ 0 Friends and family honour short life of Reeva Steenkamp: 'Just like that, she is gone ... in the blink of an eye' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/nike-oakley-distance-themselves-from-olympian-oscar-pistorius/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/nike-oakley-distance-themselves-from-olympian-oscar-pistorius/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:38:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/nike-oakley-distance-themselves-from-olympian-oscar-pistorius/feed/ 0 Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/nike-oakley-distance-themselves-from-olympian-oscar-pistorius-after-murder-charge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/nike-oakley-distance-themselves-from-olympian-oscar-pistorius-after-murder-charge/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:36:21 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352137 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/nike-oakley-distance-themselves-from-olympian-oscar-pistorius-after-murder-charge/feed/ 0 Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/10-developments-in-the-oscar-pistorius-case-via-the-morning-papers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/10-developments-in-the-oscar-pistorius-case-via-the-morning-papers/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:41:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/10-developments-in-the-oscar-pistorius-case-via-the-morning-papers/feed/ 0 'We are all grieving for Reeva,' athlete's uncle says of family's state of shock http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/readers-protest-coverage-of-murder-with-hernamewasreevasteenkamp-campaign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/readers-protest-coverage-of-murder-with-hernamewasreevasteenkamp-campaign/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:36:11 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/readers-protest-coverage-of-murder-with-hernamewasreevasteenkamp-campaign/feed/ 0 Sun cover ignites protest: #HerNameWasReevaSteenkamp http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/murder-in-pretoria-what-we-know-so-far-about-reeva-steenkamp-and-the-case-against-oscar-pistorius/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/murder-in-pretoria-what-we-know-so-far-about-reeva-steenkamp-and-the-case-against-oscar-pistorius/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:34:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/murder-in-pretoria-what-we-know-so-far-about-reeva-steenkamp-and-the-case-against-oscar-pistorius/feed/ 0 Olympian weeps in court as prosecutors suggest killing was premeditated http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/gallery-images-of-slain-model-reeva-steenkamp-girlfriend-to-oscar-pistorius/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/gallery-images-of-slain-model-reeva-steenkamp-girlfriend-to-oscar-pistorius/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:01:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/gallery-images-of-slain-model-reeva-steenkamp-girlfriend-to-oscar-pistorius/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/twitter-reacts-to-shooting-of-reeva-steenkamp-girlfriend-of-olympian-oscar-pistorius/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/twitter-reacts-to-shooting-of-reeva-steenkamp-girlfriend-of-olympian-oscar-pistorius/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:26:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/twitter-reacts-to-shooting-of-reeva-steenkamp-girlfriend-of-olympian-oscar-pistorius/feed/ 0 [View the story "Reeva Steenkamp remembered" on Storify] Reeva Steenkamp remembered Storified by Maclean’s... 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/2012/12/21/london-calling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/london-calling/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/london-calling/feed/ 0 It wasn't just Usain Bolt who became a household name at the 2012 Olympics. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/tomorrows-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/tomorrows-people/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:20:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302248 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/tomorrows-people/feed/ 0 Brain caps that let us speak via our thoughts, cochlear implants that bestow super hearing. And it’s not far away. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/newsmakers-aug-30-sept-6-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/newsmakers-aug-30-sept-6-2012/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289670 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/newsmakers-aug-30-sept-6-2012/feed/ 0 Aug. 30-Sept. 6, 2012: A Paralympic scandal, what Paris Hilton will do to earn $1 million, and Elisha Cuthbert’s act of ultimate fandom http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/18/small-balls-sharks-and-soap-operas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/18/small-balls-sharks-and-soap-operas/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=3316 La première étoile:... Greg Norman. After two rainy rounds at the British Open, the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/18/small-balls-sharks-and-soap-operas/feed/ 0 La première étoile:... Greg Norman. After two rainy rounds at the British Open, the http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/bye-bye-brodie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/bye-bye-brodie/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 18:45:58 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1222 Must-reads: ...Christie Blatchford on blowing up a perfectly good native fishery; John Robson vs.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/bye-bye-brodie/feed/ 0 Must-reads: ...Christie Blatchford on blowing up a perfectly good native fishery; John Robson vs.