From the frightful headwinds of April (huh?) to remembering the force of the Iron Lady, managing editor, George Browne, takes a look back at the twists, turns and shifts that defined this week in news.
WINTER WEATHER
Are Canadians feeling the winter blues in April? Health reporter Carmen Chai examines how winter’s fury is taking its toll on Canadians’ mental health.
MARGARET THATCHER
Divisive in power and in death, Margaret Thatcher’s legacy lives on through her memorable quotes. In her own words she was, “…not a consensus politician. I’m a conviction politician”.
CYBER BULLYING
This week was a reminder of the brutality that unpunished crimes and cyber bullying can have on young lives. 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons committed suicide after years of torment stemming from an alleged sexual assault. Her story is strikingly similar to Amanda Todd, the Canadian poster-child for cyber bullying – who also took her own life.
Debate is raging over global hacktivist group Anonymous’ threat to name names in the Parson’s case. Tech specialist Nicole Bogart asks the question: Will their involvement do more harm than good?
Late Friday, Halifax RCMP said investigators have “new and credible information” to reopen the Retaeh Parsons case.
TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS
While RBC was taking it on the chin after it was revealed they hired foreign workers while laying off Canadians, money desk reporter Jamie Sturgeon discovered RBC outsource partner iGate had violated hiring laws before.
And, from our Investigative desk: “Who hires temporary foreign workers? You’d be surprised.”
GUN CONTROL
As the firearm debate raged in the US Congress, the 16×9 investigative team went undercover south of the border to illustrate just how easy it is to get a gun.
DEATH THREAT
Global Montreal’s exclusive on the alleged death threat that drove a McGill student back to Egypt – created fury and scorn among readers.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Dogs are territorial and the biggest common misconception – and, I think, denial – among pet owners is they don’t think their dog will bite. They don’t think they will attack. But they will.”
-Brad Windover, Canada Post
From the story, Animal attacks on postal carriers rise in 2012
A PARTY MERGER OF A DIFFERENT KIND
As the Liberals gear up to pick a new leader, it was revealed that Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair are related, according to a genealogy site.
DREAM BIG
As dreams become reality, someone’s fantasy may come true by winning the largest jackpot in Canadian history – with Saturday’s 649 lotto draw of $55 million.
PHOTO GALLERY
Finally – the best of the week wouldn’t complete without the final thousand words – as shown in pictures.
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