Newsmakers: Jan. 5-12, 2011
Vancouver gets revenge, Kate turned the big 3-0, and yet another Kennedy hits the hustings
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.
Newsmakers: Dec. 29-Jan. 5, 2011
Sinead O’Connor’s heartbreak, Youssou N’dour’s new platform, and Prince Philip’s sartorial stir
Are members of organized religions inherently more generous?
Why faith may explain why Abbotsford, B.C., is Canada’s most generous city
Canada’s most dangerous city: Prince George
Gang wars, drug abuse and a serial killer guaranteed Prince George, B.C., the top spot
Canada’s most dangerous cities: Newfoundland’s other boom
The prosperity and good jobs lifting the province’s fortunes have also attracted more criminals
Canada’s most dangerous cities: Vancouver’s crackdown on crime is paying off
Police chief Jim Chu on his six-step approach to a safer city
On the Warriors’ hardest season, playing through tragedy and learning to forgive
Grande Prairie Composite Warriors coach Rick Gilson in conversation with Ken MacQueen
RCMP investigating claims it waited years before searching Pickton farm
As many as 14 actual or suspected Pickton victims were killed in the meantime
Headache-free wine?
A Vancouver microbiologist wants to make the world a better place for oenophiles
Detection in two seconds
A new high-tech spittoon collects DNA from saliva, making medical research less invasive