The Princess and the President, Cohen’s collapse, and Senator McMahon?
Newsmakers of the week
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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.
Bruce Cockburn’s rocket launcher, Knut’s girlfriend, and the new Osama
Newsmakers of the week
The year of the rat
The world’s smartest vermin are on the march—and planning a winter invasion
Who stole Reid’s Haida art pieces?
It was one of our largest art heists, but no one has been punished
When you’re this tough they call you Punch
Lost in the bush for days? Ernie McLean’s been in worse scrapes.
Philip Ronald Morden 1976-2009
A born tinkerer, he knew no fear. Inevitably he was smitten with the fastest thing on Lake Muskoka.
Do hybrid incentives really work?
They steer people from small cars to hybrids, but don’t reduce SUVs
Newsmakers: Mergers
From the Summer ’09 Newsmakers family edition
A province in flames
B.C. fire facts: at least 700 fires are still burning, over 5,000 people evacuated, a price tag of $110 million and counting
The best-run city in Canada
Lean, debt-free, and offering great public services, Burnaby is a model for the country