Grandpa’s canteen now costs $150
A new must-have for the stylish eco-warrior: a water bottle modelled on a U.S. Army classic
Nancy Macdonald
Nancy Macdonald writes primarily for Maclean’s national section. The transplanted Winnipegger now calls Vancouver home and spends her off-hours chasing her spirited toddler.
Michael Edward Hamilton 1962-2009
A funnyman and confessed ‘mama’s boy,’ he landed 2,500 parachute jumps with never a hint of fear
Girls and gangland
B.C. murders reveal a growing criminal issue: women in gangs
Lawrence Baptiste Catholique 1956-2009
Raised as a Dene hunter in the North, he found spirituality in the Native American Church
Zimbabwe’s fight for law and order
Beaten white farmer: reining in the police and courts is crucial
A witch hunt (literally) in Gambia
Jammeh also says he can cure AIDS (on Thursdays)
Backstage at the Junos
’Oh, good: a roomful of people we hate’
Robert Botterill 1946-2009
A good Samaritan, he’d do a hundred favours and get one back, says a relative; he hated to ask for help
Northern blight
Canada’s real violent-crime hot spot is three tiny cities in the north
B.C. traffic deaths fall by a quarter
The RCMP took the credit, but the price of gas is the likely reason