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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.
Why Terry Fox cannot be bought
The Tories’ invocation of Terry Fox at a campaign event crossed a line the young runner always avoided—and left the family angry
The little rule that could give B.C. huge electoral power
Procrastinating voters in B.C. will now know some early east-coast returns—and their late allegiances could tip the election outcome in the final hours
Oscar Cahén: A fine artist, finally getting his due
From 2015: Oscar Cahén should have been famous. But illustrators like him weren’t afforded much respect, and his work was buried for 60 years.
Why Elizabeth May is not going away
The surprise star of the Globe’s debate explains why she refuses to take no for an answer
How video games can heal
Researcher and digital game designer Jane McGonigal on the underrated value of video games as a source of power, grit and healing
The Iron Soldier: How Trevor Greene learned to walk again
Nine years after Capt. Trevor Greene took an axe to the head in Afghanistan, he is walking again. It’s a journey that could change lives.
Federal election 2015: Fishing for votes in B.C.
Strategic voting groups in British Columbia are rallying around candidates with strong environmental records, Ken MacQueen reports
An accidental war movie from writer-producer-director-actor Paul Gross
Hyena Road, which premieres at TIFF, explores what constitutes victory in a land of unwinnable wars
Longer may she reign: The Queen’s record-breaking rule
How Queen Elizabeth II has become one of the most influential and widely admired leaders ever