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.

Books

A heartrending memoir from Jordin Tootoo

Its the most compelling, honest and unputdownable hockey read in years, says reviewer Nancy Macdonald

Martin ShortCREDIT: Sam Jones/Trunk Archive

Arts

The Interview: Martin Short on joy, death, and comedy

The Canadian comedian explains why SCTV has endured and why memoir-writing was easier than the idea of writing it

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After a suicide attempt, football became Jeremy Pearce’s ticket out of a dead-end life

His football coach had never met anyone who had been through so much at his age.

Soldiers escort the coffin during the funeral procession for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo in Hamilton

Canada

’In my mind, Nathan will be standing on guard for us always’

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, gunned down while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, is laid to rest

Canada

Grizzly toll: B.C’s controversial trophy bear hunt

While bear tourism has become an economic boon, the province is expanding a trophy bear hunt that is controversial with both scientists and First Nations