The Maclean’s 2012 Newsmakers Issue

Check out our interactive cover for a sneak peek

November 29, 2012

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The Maclean’s Newsmakers Issue is now in print and we’ll be rolling out our coverage online in the days to come. Meantime, check out our interactive cover: click on the newsmaker to find out why he or she made the cut.

And click here to watch Maclean’s editor Kim Honey explain how we settled on our two newsmakers of the year.

Here are the first of our Newsmakers. (We’ll add to this file as we post.)

Crown jewels: Celebrating a remarkable Diamond Jubilee year, our adored Queen is still going strong

Mark Zuckerberg: Visionary or villian? Depends who you ask.

Higgs & Kisses: Science’s big bet paid off when the ’God particle’ was discovered

World

‘Anybody want to drive this ambulance to Ukraine?’

Responding to an urgent call for working ambulances on the ground, two Canadian EMTs jumpstarted a fundraising campaign and embarked on a remarkable three-day journey from Victoria, B.C., to war-torn Ukraine

World

Why sanctions over the Ukraine invasion won’t stop Putin

Terry Glavin: Xi Jinping has the Russian leader’s back as the two advance the authoritarian political model around the world

News

Why Hamilton is now permitting homeless encampments and tiny homes in parks

Mayor Andrea Horwath says the long-term goal is to have everyone in permanent housing

News

“Sixty-three per cent of N.W.T’s population have been evacuated”

Alty says at least 6,500 residents have left since the evacuation order was given on Wednesday, with more departing today

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