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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.

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New Olympic Mascot to Vanoc: Status ain’t hood

For a full year, controversy has been raging in Vancouver over a Vanoc oversight: Unlike "official" 2010 mascots Quatchi, Miga and...
East Van Has Spoken

East Van Has Spoken

Saturday, Vancouver elected itself a shiny, new Olympic mayor. Lovable smoothie-maker Gregor Robertson led a leftist coalition to...

Call in sick for Canada

John Furlong is calling on all Vancouver businesses to do their part to keep traffic to a minimum during the Olympic Games. His...

Got Tickets?

Earlier today, VANOC announced results of round #1 of ticket sales : They fielded $345 million in requests—roughly four times...

Feeling the burn

Afflicting millions— even babies—chronic reflux is becoming the epidemic of our times