Alexie Dallaire-Vincent, 1993-2015
Alexie Dallaire-Vincent was born on April 15, 1993, in Virginiatown, Ont., to Mario, a gold miner, and Marcelle, a stay-at-home mom. Her earliest words were French, like her parents, although she soon...
View ArticleThe centre of controversy: Where is Canada’s middle?
Robert Freynet is one of the people pushing a Centre of Canada Park at the actual centre of Canada, 12 kilometres east of the Perimeter on the Trans Canada Highway- Freynet is part of a committee...
View ArticleRemembering Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of the (dwarf) planet Pluto
(AP) Clyde William Tombaugh was born on Feb. 4, 1906 to Adella and Muran Tombaugh in Streator, Illinois, Earth. By day, he worked on his family’s fields, but at night, he peered through his uncle’s...
View ArticleIn Indonesia, Joshua Oppenheimer prods an open wound again
(Drafthouse Films) Joshua Oppenheimer’s last film, the Oscar-nominated 2012 documentary The Act of Killing, confronted perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide about their deeds, and presented...
View ArticlePhoto essay: Brazil’s threatened tribe, damned by a dam
The Kayapo tribe, living south of the Amazon basin in Brazil, is a reservoir of culture jeopardized by the reservoir of a dam. The Belo Monte Dam, the third-largest hydroelectric station in the world,...
View ArticleSah-ry, eh? We’re in the midst of the Canadian Vowel Shift
Out with “oot.” No more “aboot.” Canada is talking with a New Speak. In a linguistic pivot called the Canadian Vowel Shift, we are pronouncing “God” more like “gawd,” “bagel” like “bahgel,” “pillow”...
View Article#macdebate by the numbers: ‘What’s your number, Justin?’
(From left) Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper await questions from moderator Paul Wells,...
View ArticleTrudeaumania with a mean streak
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau campaigns in Toronto Centre with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn in Toronto Aug. 17, 2015. (Peter Bregg) If you think the Liberals share much in common with the NDP, a...
View ArticleBeware: Killer electric fans
A man lies next to an electric fan in his home in Seoul. Summertime in South Korea means cold beer on steamy nights and lonely deaths in stuffy rooms blamed on electic fans. Electric fans and Koreans...
View ArticleEarl Cowan, the fly in the Conservatives’ rally ointment
Conservative leader Stephen Harper delivers a speech at a rally in London, Ontario on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick .single article .text ul {padding:1% 0 0...
View ArticlePhoto essay: From Doves above, images of our stunning Earth below
1 of 25 Twitter Facebook Google+ Share LinkedIn Reddit Email Previous Next Photo essay: Doves The first flock of tiny Dove satellites started snapping shots of Earth in January 2014. Previous Next The...
View ArticleMake sure to warm up—adult colouring isn’t for cowards
Before Sandi Jones begins colouring each evening, she takes at least one painkiller. Her warm-up exercises, recommended by her physiotherapist, include rotating her wrists, stretching her forearms and...
View ArticleNewsmaker: Tony Turner, the scientist turned ‘Harperman’ star
Most protesters voice their opinions with chants. Tony Turner composed his into a ditty. “Who’s the king of secrecy? Harperman, Harperman. Who has slashed the CBC? Harperman, Harperman.” With a choir...
View ArticleAnne Michelle White Curtis, 1970-2015
Anne Michelle White Curtis was born on March 8, 1970, in Hinton, Alta., to Glenn, a miner, and Diane White, a civil servant. Her parents had two more children, Michael and Kendra, and the family moved...
View ArticlePhoto essay: Capturing the innocent tragedy of child refugees
1 of 8 Twitter Facebook Google+ Share LinkedIn Reddit Email Previous Next Priscilla Hwang Child refugees Victory (June 17, 2015): "Her unkempt hair was free and wild. She was lively and giggled at the...
View Article‘I’m a Laytonist': In the shadow of the late NDP leader
Jack Layton-inspired volunteer Pat File, at NDP candidate Alex Johnstone’s office (Photograph by Della Rollins) Pat File canvasses with a cane at hand, but she hardly leans on it. The rubber knob at...
View ArticleThe people behind Terry Fox’s heritage minute
On Sept. 16, Historica Canada released a Heritage Minute depicting the journey of Terry Fox. Maclean’s caught up with Jay Huumonen, the man who acted as Fox, and Grant Harvey, the director of the...
View ArticleWhen it comes to voting, we listen to our friends, not our folks
Rogerio Barbosa/AFP/Getty Images If your kids were apples and you were a tree, chances are they would fall afar. Similarly, if vote choice was once determined by dinnertime rants and the news anchors...
View ArticleWomen’s issues take centre stage at Up For Debate event
If there’s a division between women’s issues and the issues of Canadians in general, it’s a wide and murky river that floods beyond its banks. Is climate change a women’s issue? What about...
View ArticleNew development goals with ambition – and a bit of sass
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER Watching large-scale development goal projections at the general assembly building at United Nations headquarters in New York City.Kena Betancur/Getty Images for Global Goals...
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