Canada
MMIW: ’It could have been me’
Thirteen extraordinary Indigenous women tell how close they came to being on the list of the missing and murdered.
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.
Canada
From battlefield foes to an improbable friendship
Zahed and Najah met on opposite sides of war in Iran. This is the story of their unlikely reunion—20 years later, and a world away
Books
Book review: An explosive Iraq novel with some surreal cameos
In this satirical alternate-history novel, many architects of the War on Terror speak through a mysterious, possessed Iraqi boy
Canada
Winnipeg’s new art project stares down racism in the face
How a bold art project projected on Winnipeg’s downtown buildings will challenge perceptions of its aboriginal citizens
Canada
Inside the RCMP’s biggest crisis
Hundreds of women are complaining about sexual harassment inside the RCMP. A special report by Nancy Macdonald and Charlie Gillis
Canada
Dinner and conversation—in the name of ending racism
In quick-moving groups, Winnipeggers met each other, talked, strategized, and then vowed to change
Education
The shocking childhood of Ashley Richard and how she overcame it
Inspired by her grandmother, Ashley Richard went from being homeless, poor, abused and assaulted, to an award-winning student.
Canada
In Winnipeg, a meaningful stand against racism
Nancy Macdonald on a watershed moment for Winnipeg that united the city, and how it all came together
Canada
Winnipeg crowd pledges to lead by example
Rally against violence turns into a call to action against racism
Canada
Welcome to Winnipeg: Where Canada’s racism problem is at its worst
From 2015: How the death of Tina Fontaine has finally forced the city to face its festering race problem.