Thirty years after Laliberté was walking on stilts for spare change in Quebec City, the 55-year-old is selling a majority stake in Cirque du Soleil for $1.5 billion
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A hint of sanity in Quebec over the Cirque sale
The province says it won’t intervene “in a private transaction” that could see Cirque du Soleil sold to foreigners. There’s hope for Quebec yet.
The Quiz
This week, we test your trivia skills on everything from cinematic stinkers to bestselling singers
6 dropouts who went on to do great things
Impatience with school couldn’t stop these Canadians from getting rich and famous
Guy Laliberté vs. Norman Bethune
Sure, healing battle wounds is a noble pursuit. But is it as entertaining as Cirque du Soleil?
Guy Laliberté vs. Michel Tremblay
The man behind Cirque du Soleil takes the playwright who brought us ‘joual‘
Guy Laliberté’s space concert, Sarah Palin’s revenge, and a tribute for the Man in Black
Newsmakers of the week
Sex, drugs & acrobats
On the eve of Cirque du Soleil’s 25th anniversary, a new book exposes the stunning rise and wild times of its billionaire founder
Dishing the dirt on Cirque
Unauthorized biographer Ian Halperin on how he discovered the seedier side of the biggest show on earth