Mary Conception McCarthy Gomez Cueto 1900-2009
She refused to leave Cuba, even after the revolution and U.S. embargo had deprived her of her wealth
Nicholas Köhler
Nicholas Köhler is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Maclean’s, the South China Morning Post and The Christian Science Monitor, among other places. He has reported from around the world, including New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, northeast Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and more recently from Myanmar as it lurched toward democracy. You can reach him at nick@nicholaskohler.com.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
The exotic dilemmas of working-class Winnipeg provide fodder for the earthiest advice column ever
How did Alberta’s budget chief learn to manage money?
By entering sweepstakes
Sharing Alberta’s pain
Why its economic woes will be felt across the country
Do helmets help?
Evidence suggests that skiing helmets won’t reduce deaths
Oil crews try Iraq as jobs here dry up
You can make $800 a day, but watch out for the land mines
George W. on Laura Bush, Putin and getting the Hollywood treatment
And why Calgary was the first stop on his speaking tour
"They got the shoe cannon, eh"
While awaiting George W.’s arrival, two worlds collide on Calgary’s Stephen Avenue
George W. speaks in Calgary
Defends his decision to invade Iraq. Offers Obama help, if he wants it.
Gearing up in Calgary for George W.
Bush’s protesters will be armed with shoes