The lowdown on crime in Canada
We have a higher murder rate than Germany and a lower one than Scotland
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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.
Gold doesn’t come cheap
Athletes and B2ten make a business case for Olympic glory
Black’s Magic
Newspapers around the world are in free fall, but B.C.’s little-known media baron has a model that just might point the way to the future
Dear Andrew Coyne, not in my backyard
Vancouver Bureau Chief Ken MacQueen explains why B.C. didn’t go along with electoral reform
‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry’
A murderer, his victim’s daughter, and an unlikely bond
"Vancouver Games aren’t likely to turn a profit"
The 2010 Games will not match the financial success of Calgary ’88—but it’ll make up for it with Gold medals
Many cities still dump raw sewage
Halifax is dumping raw waste again, after a new plant failed
B.C. tries to stop Lions Gate suicides
Lions Gate is getting phones; the Golden Gate is getting a net
Let the recycling begin
Vancouver’s Olympics get serious about the Games’ environmental and social impact
Youth Survey: Polite, honest . . . bigoted?
Immigrant teens find that tolerance goes both ways in Canada