Sir Steve Redgrave and Mike Spracklen: A river runs through them
Lads from Marlow connected by Olympic dreams and past glories
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Ken MacQueen
Ken MacQueen is Vancouver bureau chief for Maclean’s, and a reformed Ottawa Parliamentary reporter and columnist. He prefers B.C., where stories hang fat and juicy from the trees, waiting to be shared. He’s also covered the highs and lows of the royal family, and eight Olympic Games.
Race and racing: An English icon wades into the ’slave genes’ controversy
Sir Roger Bannister raises a controversial thesis at the London Olympic Games
A pub’s-eye view of the Opening Ceremonies
What better place to tap the British soul on the eve of the Opening Ceremonies?
What a difference a day makes, eh, wot?
So, finally, it’s the opening morning of the XXX Summer Games. (Warning: don’t type that into your search engine)
Waiting for disaster. And waiting . . .
In short, not much to complain about. Yet.
Checking out the Olympic Goodies
Well, here it is: the London media goodie bag. It’s the first thing we journos get at the Main Press Centre. (I still have the...
Our medal hopes are in good hands
Rower Lauren Wilkinson knows where calluses come from
B.C. residents recall being in the path of the deluge
The harrowing tale of deadly mudslides that swept away homes and lives—and of those who barely survived
At last, Victoria gets the raw treatment...
... a secondary sewage treatment facility, that is
Team Canada’s gold medal secrets
The projects that will shape their performance: sleep therapy, concussion research and, yes, beetroot