The lessons for investors in the hype and fall of HatchimalsHatchimals were supposed to drive Spin Master’s share price to new heights. It didn’t quite work out that way.
Lots of celebrities died in 2016. But 2017 won’t get any better.While the data does suggest 2016 was an outlier, there are plenty of reasons big-name deaths will only continue in the years ahead
Lessons from a week of fake newsJaime Weinman spent a week steeping himself in a world flush with fake news. Here’s what he learned.
Will consumers respond to a carbon tax?An excise tax on gasoline introduced in Newfoundland and Labrador provides fresh evidence of how consumers will respond to carbon taxes in the new year
Celebrities and fans react in shock to Debbie Reynolds’s deathIn Hollywood and beyond, folks took to Twitter on hearing of the death of Debbie Reynolds
Canadian politics 2016: The year in 12 chaptersJohn Geddes returns with his annual month-to-month look back at Canada’s national affairs
Late artists’ last lesson: Rage against the dying of the lightWhat the final efforts of David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and 2016’s many departed stars tell us about how to live
Crowns and frowns: The royal winners and losers of 2016Some soared, some crashed, and one royal couple made both lists
Maclean’s on the Hill: 2017 predictions, selfie kings—and rom-comsOur Ottawa bureau fills you in on what matters in #cdnpoli and, this week, explains why you should hate Love Actually
Christmas covers from Canada’s iconic painters and cartoonistsHoliday scenes from A.J. Casson, Oscar Cahén, Peter Whalley and more