#James Bond’s fantasy-driven history with Jamaica

#James Bond’s fantasy-driven history with Jamaica

“#James Bond’s fantasy-driven history with Jamaica” Bee Quammie: Ian Fleming created Bond in Jamaica, and romanticized the country. Did he ever reckon with its realities? This story was originally published in print in February 2020. During a trip to Jamaica when I was 11, my father took me to lunch one day with my aunts…

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#U.S. to open the border to vaccinated Canadians in November

#U.S. to open the border to vaccinated Canadians in November

“#U.S. to open the border to vaccinated Canadians in November” Politics Insider for Oct. 13, 2021: America relents; Chrystia Freeland’s possible moves; and Michael Wernick’s best advice Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. The Buffalo News reported…

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#Michael Wernick has some advice

#Michael Wernick has some advice

“#Michael Wernick has some advice” Brian Mulroney was the prime minister the first time Michael Wernick sat at the back of a cabinet committee room, taking notes. One time the young civil servant found himself transcribing John Crosbie’s remarks as the powerful fisheries minister recited arguments Wernick himself had put into Crosbie’s briefing notes. That…

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#Meet Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective

#Meet Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective

“#Meet Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective” Vancouver has finally put a dent in its long-running bike theft epidemic. All it took was one dedicated officer. When Const. Rob Brunt first walked into the Vancouver Police Department’s property room—the sanctum where they store confiscated items—the sight of the bicycles caught him off guard. A three-storey,…

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#A young Chrystia Freeland impressed Soviet Russia’s KGB

#A young Chrystia Freeland impressed Soviet Russia’s KGB

“#A young Chrystia Freeland impressed Soviet Russia’s KGB” Politics Insider for Oct. 12, 2021: The finance minister’s notable past; Premier François Legault’s power; and a Canadian Nobel prize winner Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. The Globe…

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#How the pandemic has rewired our brains

#How the pandemic has rewired our brains

“#How the pandemic has rewired our brains” There’s a giant container of hand sanitizer in the front entryway of Sam Maglio’s home. It’s oversized. It’s clunky. It doesn’t fit in. “I want to get rid of that bucket of hand sanitizer as fast as possible,” says the University of Toronto marketing and psychology professor, who…

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