newsmakers

Who (and what) made headlines this week

Oprah Winfrey admits defeat, Japan’s PM dismisses paranormal prattle and British badgers find an unlikely friend

Top stories from the week

Prince Philip gets the Order of Canada, Bush gets a library and Obama gets a basketball

The luckiest man alive keeps running, Witherspoon plays the fame card and Nova Scotia mourns MacNeil

Names in the news

Beckham takes China, Jennifer Capriati resurfaces, and George W. Bush shows off a new skill

Peter MacKay makes the Forces fitter, Romney reminisces, and will Bieber head to space?

Psy and a Jay-Z’s baby topped music charts, while a blogger and Kim Jong Un also earned the world’s attention.

Managing editor Kim Honey explains