SocietyDuncan ‘Doug’ Joseph MacPherson, 1948-2015He moved to the Northwest Territories, and found local fame as the Christmas-loving ‘Santa MacClaus’
OttawaThe challenge ahead for Seamus O’ReganThe Liberal MP is in treatment while he tries to quit drinking. He’ll need all the support he can get once he’s out, including from at least one colleague who’s been there.
ScienceGene editing spurs hope for muscular dystrophy cureFor the first time, a breakthrough technique called CRISPR has been used to treat a genetic disease inside a living mammal
WorldHow a prophecy can help us better understand Islamic StateWilliam McCants on the apocalyptic End Times prophecies that drive Islamic State, why it’s so dangerous—and why it is so difficult to defeat
HealthExplosive judicial review puts lens on Gideon Koren and SickKidsA jaw-dropping investigation reveals the hospital’s testing of hair for drugs and alcohol was ’inadequate and unreliable’
CanadaHow will Trudeau’s pan-Canadian plans survive the new federalism?The Maclean’s editorial: Ottawa can no longer expect to be the dominant partner in any national plan
CanadaWhy unexploded bombs are an expensive—and dangerous—problemInside one band’s struggle to clear its land of old military ordnance
WorldThink your commute is long? Try Barcelona to London.Surging property prices are turning a growing number of middle-class Londoners into ’super commuters’—and they’re happier for it
SocietyIn the checkout line: Debit? Credit? DNA sample?It starts with Air Miles. Then, it’s your mom’s social insurance number. Scott Feschuk on the checkout line’s privacy intrusions
Need to knowLetters: ’The institution of the monarchy is a historical absurdity’Maclean’s readers write in