Canada’s bronze in rugby ’a freakin’ historic moment’
The journey to Rio was difficult for the women’s team, the path to the podium even harder
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Jonathon Gatehouse
Senior correspondent Jonathon Gatehouse has covered wars, natural disasters, politics, sports, entertainment, business and everything in-between for Maclean’s. He is also the author of The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever.
The Amazing Penny Oleksiak: ’I just tried to hold on’
The Toronto swimmer has four events to go. Says a former coach, ’she’s always been able to find a way to win’
In Rio, heartbreak for Canadians in synchro diving
Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware miss winning bronze by less than a single point
The Young and the Fast: Canada wins relay bronze in Rio
’Now that we are here, people are going to be surprised at what we do,’ 16-year-old says of Canadian swimmers at the Summer Games
Rio Olympics: Party in the stadium, anger in the streets
After months of dire predictions, the opening ceremony in Rio delivered what the 2016 Summer Games sorely needed—some fun and hope
Ready or (mostly) not, the Rio Games begin
Security is swarming, the venues are iffy and the opening ceremony will be a low budget affair. Tolerance is the watch-word.
Six top athletes on their dreams for the Rio Olympics
Maclean’s talks to some of the best Canadian athletes ahead of Rio 2016
The show will go on, sewage and all
Rio’s troubles are par for the course for a modern Olympics
Looking for accountability in the TMI Age
Jonathan Gatehouse argues that even public figures are entitled to private lives
The real homegrown extremist: Donald Trump
Voters prefer Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton to handle terrorism. And it’s been a good week for fear.