Maclean's — June 23, 2011
The Statement: “These labels are frank, honest and powerful depictions of the health risks of smoking, and they will help encourage smokers to quit, … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Canada , healthcare , Science-ish , smoking , USMaclean's — June 20, 2011
Every day, newspapers and websites are filled with grandiose health claims (chocolate heals the heart one day, and causes obesity the next) and statements … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: health policy , healthcare , journalism , Maclean's , McMaster University , Medical , Medical Post , reporting , Science-ishMaclean's — May 6, 2011
There was no jubilant eruption in Abigail Carter’s Seattle home when she heard the news. While enjoying a dinner of grilled salmon and curried … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 9/11 , Canada , News , Osama Bin Laden , United StatesMaclean's — May 9, 2011
It may take a Gandhian figure to unshackle India once again. In April, Anna Hazare, a 73-year-old activist and ex-army driver known for his … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: corruption , Dehli , Gandhi , Hazare , India , International relations , PoliticsMaclean's — April 27, 2011
As if Nick Clegg hadn’t taken enough of a political beating of late. Last week, Britain’s embattled deputy prime minister had a run-in with … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Britain , PoliticsMaclean's — April 28, 2011
A sampling of the kind of snappy and quick news hits I regularly write for the Maclean’s ‘newsmakers’ section… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: NewsMaclean's — April 6, 2011
Pakistan’s ambassador to China used a recent celebration of his country’s Republic Day to give a rhetoric-filled talk about Beijing-Islamabad relations. If March 23, … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Beijing , International relations , Islamabad , WashingtonMaclean's — March 4, 2011
It’s true that many left-leaning university students make the ideological shift to the right after graduation. But few go as far as Saif al-Islam … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Libya , Politics