The Globe and Mail (Ottawa/Quebec Edition)

10/6/2026: FRONT PAGE: PQ returns to power in Quebec, setting up fresh tests for unity

Party poised to fall short of majority, putting promise to hold third independence vote in question Quebec has elected the separatist Parti Québécois to a minority government, setting the stage for years of uncertainty about the party’s promised...

10/6/2026: FRONT PAGE: In North Bay, Ont., a demolition plan turns the birthplace of ringette into a political arena

The Pete Palangio Arena in North Bay has all the shabby charm of 100 other arenas in 100 other Canadian towns, right down to the olfactory bouquet of rubber mats and foot sweat. But on this busy Thursday night, there’s a key difference here:...

10/6/2026: FRONT PAGE: Ottawa looks to give defence procurement agency greater independence

Canada plans to turn its new agency for speeding up purchases of military gear into a Crown corporation, three sources say – a transformation that will give the organization and chief executive Doug Guzman far more authority in decision- making. Prime...

10/6/2026: FRONT PAGE: Lawyers detail Galloway case’s emotional toll as defamation trial begins

Bestselling author Steven Galloway’s career was abruptly destroyed, his finances ruined and his mental health damaged so badly he would often convulse in the fetal position after he was accused of sexual assault and was dismissed as head of UBC’s...

10/6/2026: NEWS: Nobel prize awarded to researchers who learned how to light up the brain

A discovery that began with algae and turned into a powerful method for investigating the brain is the subject of this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. On Monday, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden announced the...

10/6/2026: NEWS: MADE IN CANADA

CHRISTI BELCOURT’S WATER SONG For October, we are featuring works from the National Gallery of Canada, one of the world’s most respected art institutions. Founded in 1880, the Ottawa- based gallery has played a key role in Canadian culture for more...

10/6/2026: NEWS: CLARIFICATION

A Monday news article about the British Columbia courts’ examination of sentencing for first degree murder said states in Australia have eliminated life sentences. To clarify, some states in Australia do not make life sentences mandatory, and in those...

10/6/2026: NEWS: MPs concerned over report separatists offered resources for American support

Conservative and NDP MPs from Alberta expressed alarm over provincial separatists appearing to offer up access to natural resources in exchange for support from Americans for their cause. Albertans are fiercely protective of the province’s oil and...

10/6/2026: NEWS: The PQ is back. Canada needs to brace itself

Country in for another rocky chapter on the national unity file Four years ago, as the Coalition Avenir Québec rolled over the competition to win 90 of the National Assembly’s then 125 seats, the Parti Québécois looked like a spent force. The...

10/6/2026: NEWS: MPs debate Ottawa’s wide- ranging economic bill as Parliament returns

Parliamentarians returned to Ottawa on Monday and Opposition members of Parliament had their sights trained firmly on the government’s 243- page economic and labour bill. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre also squared...

10/6/2026: NEWS: Decades after diagnosis, Adrienne Clarkson calls for better endometriosis care

Former governor- general says it’s ‘ appalling’ patients feel they have to leave the country and pay out of pocket to access surgery More than six decades after being diagnosed with endometriosis, former governorgeneral Adrienne Clarkson considers...

10/6/2026: NEWS: Security agencies to probe past activity of alleged spy

Public Safety Minister says suspect’s employment in federal departments will be investigated Canadian security agencies will probe the activities of Biwei Zhang – the NATO intern arrested in July by Belgian police on espionage charges – in her...

10/6/2026: NEWS: Lab worker at plague institute in Siberia dies, prompting quarantine measures for dozens

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has fallen ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people, and the head of Russia’s health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region. The death...

10/6/2026: NEWS: FLYDUBAI CO- PILOT PLANNED ATTACK BEFORE JOINING AIRLINE, ISRAELI OFFICIALS SAY

The FlyDubai co- pilot who stabbed his captain in a suspected attempt to crash the plane has told UAE interrogators he planned the attack before he was hired by the Dubai state- owned airline, according to two Israeli officials with knowledge of the...

10/6/2026: FOLIO: One lake, two names: Map- makers face a quandary over Trump’s executive order

There are no binding international standards for name disputes, but a UN meeting will consider how to bring order to the process When U. S. President Donald Trump changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America by executive order, the bruising...

10/6/2026: EDITORIAL: The wrong way to treat the right to know

Less is more is a fine approach to interior design. But it’s a terrible way for government to approach public disclosure. Unfortunately, it’s the ethos adopted by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Evidence is piling up that the three- term government is...

10/6/2026: EDITORIAL: WHOSE INTEREST?

Re “Ottawa designates West Coast pipeline a project of national interest” ( Oct. 2): Can we beat the United States at its own game? During a time when Canada should be charting its own path in an increasingly complex world, I have been disappointed to...

10/6/2026: EDITORIAL: MISSING MIDDLE

Re “Economic returns from defence spending push will require removing barriers for industry: report” ( Report on Business, Sept. 29): In my experience, countries with strong defence industries have product development pipelines that necessarily include...

10/6/2026: EDITORIAL: HEAD IN THE SAND

Re “The climate energy transition was a broken promise” ( Report on Business, Oct. 1): It is claimed that climate action has been overplayed, hydrocarbons rule and will continue to do so and the Paris climate targets will not be met by 2050, if ever....

10/6/2026: EDITORIAL: NEW SEASON

Re “CBC to air PWHL games on revamped Hockey Night in Canada this fall” ( Sports, Sept. 29): I am not a hockey fan, but I am outraged that the tradition of Hockey Night in Canada will no longer be shown in its usual format. This program has shown...

10/6/2026: OPINION: In Cornell and Hockey Canada cases, institutional failure a common thread

Two cases of alleged sexual assault, occurring roughly six years and 470 kilometres apart, share surprisingly similar details. Both have engulfed their respective countries in intractable debates about consent, coercion, and institutional...

10/6/2026: OPINION: It’s well past time for Catholic hospitals to be secularized

After 120 years, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, a Catholic health care institution in Antigonish, N. S., has been secularized. “We decided this is a good time,” said Sister Brendalee Boisvert, leader of the congregation known colloquially as “The...

10/6/2026: OPINION: Is Steven Galloway finally getting justice?

Nine people apologized publicly to the former UBC professor When Steven Galloway answered the door of his home, he cut a forlorn figure. Although it was the first time I’d met him, I was shocked by his wan appearance. He looked like someone who...

10/6/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Nostalgia- fuelled musical waxes and wanes

The Karate Kid: The Musical THE PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE, TORONTO Music and lyrics by Drew Gasparini Book by Robert Mark Kamen Directed by Amon Miyamoto Starring Adrian Pang, Gino Ochello, Jodie Jacobs, Abigail Amin There aren’t too many musicals...

10/6/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Screenwriter Samy Burch on turning a 130- year- old novella into Late Fame

The mandate for Toronto’s Ageless International Film Festival is to present movies that explore stories and perspectives that connect viewers across generations. Which makes Late Fame a quintessential Ageless title. The 2025 film stars Willem Dafoe as...

10/6/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre turns to arts veteran Arthurs after years of turmoil

Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre has hired veteran performing- arts administrator Gideon Arthurs as its next chief executive officer, after years of financial struggle and concerns from the local arts community that its future as a cultural centre could...

10/6/2026: THE MODERN SENIOR: As hearing- aid technology improves, issues of accessibility and stigma persist

Over- the- counter devices available in the U. S. cannot yet be sold in most parts of Canada Cynthia Henderson didn’t realize how bad her hearing had gotten until one day seven years ago at her Nova Scotia cottage. The windows were wide open, and her...

10/6/2026: NEWS: A new home, a seed and a reason to hope

Starting over as a widow, I learned about positivity and growth from a sunflower, ‘ One last dinner here,” I texted to my sons. An idea once so clear to me, it’s time to move, now blurred around the edges with every additional drawer sorted and...

10/6/2026: NEWS: UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Muscular jerk 6 Spell- casting class in Terraria or Hearthstone 10 Waiter’s handout 14 More vanilla 15 Where most people are from 16 And others: Abbr. 17 Boo- boos 18 Hip after being square 20 Some Adobe files 21 Repair 22 What push...

10/6/2026: NEWS: CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Business arrangement is sealed by Italian, someone unrealistic ( 8) 6 Quietly push baby’s conveyance ( 4) 8 Name of woman in dungarees, messy ( 4) 9 Fatter doorkeeper, about 51 ( 8) 10 Put off job, one going after power ( 8) 11 Cover...

10/6/2026: NEWS: BRIDGE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026 One of the rules of the game is that a player must follow suit whenever he is able to do so. Everybody is familiar with this rule, but not everybody knows how to take advantage of it. Take this case where West led the 10 of...

10/6/2026: NEWS: SUD OK U

INSTRUCTIONS Fill in the grid so that each row of nine squares, each Column of nine and each section of nine ( three squares by three) contains the numbers 1 through 9 in Any order. There is only one solution to each puzzle.

10/6/2026: NEWS: KEN KEN

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating. 2. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation ( in any order) to produce the target numbers in...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Cenovus bulks up on oil sands with $ 5.7- billion Athabasca deal

Takeover by one of country’s largest energy firms will add 45,000 barrels a day of production Cenovus Energy Inc. announced plans to buy rival producer Athabasca Oil Corp. for roughly $ 5.7- billion in cash and stock on Monday, another step in the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: McCain heir turns up pressure for IPO with plans for family meeting

Heiress Eleanor McCain is ramping up her campaign for a lucrative exit from privately owned McCain Foods Ltd. by calling a family meeting to discuss an initial public offering from the world’s largest frozen French fry maker. On Monday, Ms. McCain e-...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Tech sector seeks tax incentives to boost startup investments

Canada’s tech sector is urging Ottawa to adopt new capital gains tax incentives that would encourage more investment into highgrowth startups. In an open letter sent to Finance Minister François- Philippe Champagne on Tuesday, a group of more than 100...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Why a new generation of oil patch takeover targets is emerging

Aclassic riches- to- rags- toriches oil patch drama concluded Monday when Cenovus Energy Inc. tabled a friendly, $ 5.7- billion takeover offer for entrepreneur- founded Athabasca Oil Corp. For investors with the fortitude to stay in the saddle through...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Gulf tanker attacks heighten fears over fragile energy trade

Saudi Aramco CEO says world’s current oil stockpiles are ‘ scarily thin,’ warns they could take 2 years to replenish At least eight tankers have been attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz since last Monday, a stark reminder that the recent...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Toronto home sales fall again in September, down for second straight month

Toronto home sales fell 5.2 per cent in September, declining for the second straight month as higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty weighed on prospective buyers. There were 5,174 sales last month after removing seasonal influences, according...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: California readies to ban manufactured quartz production, installation

California is set to become the first state to ban the production or installation of manufactured quartz, amid mounting cases of a lethal lung disease among workers who carve the material for kitchen countertops. The emergency regulation, which...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: CANADA’S SERVICES PMI SHOWS SECTOR SHRINKING FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT MONTH IN SEPTEMBER

Canada’s services economy contracted for a fourth straight month in September as tariffs and the war in the Middle East contributed to economic uncertainty, S& P Global’s Canada services PMI data showed on Monday. The headline Business Activity Index...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: U. S. top court wrestles with bid by Suncor, ExxonMobil to avoid climate lawsuit

U. S. Supreme Court justices wrestled with a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. to thwart a lawsuit by officials in Boulder, Colo., seeking monetary damages for harms caused by climate change, as they opened their new...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Supreme Court to test limits for victims of fraud

Justices agree to hear appeal of 2025 decision involving Binance crypto exchange A Supreme Court of Canada case involving the Binance cryptocurrency exchange could have significant implications for Canadian fraud victims whose virtual assets are...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | OPINION & ANALYSIS: Steel jobs may never come back. Ottawa should consider nationalizing Stelco

Cleveland- Cliffs Inc. has said it would lay off of up to 500 steelworkers at the Stelco plant in Hamilton and Lake Erie Works site in Nanticoke, Ont. As Canadians digest the devastating news, it’s a natural reaction to hope that what some refer to as...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | OPINION & ANALYSIS: Canadian population decline never happened

Number of temporary residents is dropping far more slowly than Ottawa expected Remember those headlines about how, for the first time in Canadian history, our population shrank in 2025? It turns out that never happened. Two weeks ago, Statistics...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: What will Washington do if U. S. bond yields keep rising?

Long- term Treasury yields are near their highest in two decades The U. S. government is paying more to borrow, and it is running out of easy ways to rein in its borrowing costs. Long- term Treasury yields are near their highest in two decades, and...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Euro hits 17- month lows below $ 1.12 and tumbles against sterling

A sliding euro is the latest alarm bell for policy makers facing a surge in French borrowing costs that has started to spill over into the broader euro area. The euro hit 17- month lows below US$ 1.12 on Monday and tumbled against sterling, the Swiss...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SET TO BUY U. S. SOFTWARE FIRM IN $ 22.6- BILLION DEAL

France’s Schneider Electric SE struck its biggest deal ever on Monday, agreeing to buy U. S. software company PTC for around US$ 22.6 - billion as it builds up its data- centre business amid booming demand. However, the French engineering company’s...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: CURALEAF SWEETENS OFFER TO BUY RIVAL AURORA CANNABIS

Curaleaf Holdings Inc. says it will sweeten the offer it’s made to buy rival pot firm Aurora Cannabis Inc. Stamford, Conn.- based Curaleaf now wants to make an offer valued at US$ 5 an Aurora share. The offer will be comprised of 0.4013 Curaleaf...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | PROPERTY REPORT: A specialized space for life sciences in B. C.

Developers face complexities while building property for biotech companies British Columbia’s growing life- sciences sector is creating a new commercial real estate opportunity, but the specialized requirements of biotech companies mean developers...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: U. S. solar producers say they are close to breakthrough

New technology allows panels to convert more of the sun’s radiance into electricity Producers of solar panels in the United States say they are on the cusp of a technological breakthrough that could upend the industry and even threaten China’s grip on...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: This rewards program wants to help members buy a home. Should you use it?

Rewards programs are generally geared toward travel benefits, retailers or cash back. But in 2024, Romir Joshi founded a reward program that can help you buy a house, and it doesn’t require a credit card to start using it. Mr. Joshi’s Toronto- based...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: Today’s consumer culture calls for a chill retirement

You can make your working years prime time for travel and entertainment, rather than waiting for the golden years If you want to do fun stuff in retirement, you have to sacrifice today. So goes the classic advice to working people about saving for the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: It’s not the time to load up on utility stocks and ‘ safe’ securities

Inflation is flipping the investment world on its head. Portfolios that were carefully constructed to reduce market risk are taking a beating as interest rates rise. Consider utility stocks. They have long been considered one of the safest ways to...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Where does the price of gold go from here?

Higher oil prices, interest- rate moves among factors for the commodity’s cost This year so far, gold has seen US$ 100 oil, renewed Fed tightening, 3- per- cent real Treasury yields, a strengthening U. S. dollar and a continuing Iran war. Where does...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: EYE ON EQUITIES

NUTRIEN ( NTR- NYSE) CLOSE US$ 70.26, UP 20¢ Heading into third- quarter earnings season, RBC Dominion Securities analyst Andrew Wong sees rising crop prices being “supportive” for North American fertilizer companies. He said he “likes” Saskatoonbased...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Brazil’s currency, stocks soar after election’s first round

Brazilian assets rallied on Monday after right- wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls to finish first in the first round of Sunday’s presidential election, with the Bovespa benchmark stock index gaining more than 8 per cent and the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Nasdaq notches record- high close as bond yields hold near multiyear peaks

The Nasdaq notched a recordhigh close on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and Microsoft, as investors focused on a dip in oil prices and looked ahead to quarterly earnings reports. It was the Nasdaq’s second day of sharp gains after weaker- thanexpected jobs...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | SPORTS: Chicago takes control

Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery hits a two- run double during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday. Chicago won 4- 3 to take a 2- 0...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | SPORTS: Hiller plays the waiting game with Tavares, Nylander and McKenna line

While much of Monday’s postpractice scuttlebutt in the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room revolved around the impending NHL retirement of record goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin, talk naturally turned to the team’s own ability to put the puck in the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | SPORTS: Washington Capitals captain Ovechkin to retire after the 2026- 27 NHL season

Alex Ovechkin said Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the long- time Washington Capitals captain who holds the league’s career goal- scoring record. Ovechkin addressed teammates to deliver the news...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Marsch never hesitant to raise his voice on U. S. issues

American- born coach of Canada’s men’s soccer team was critical of his homeland in interview with The Guardian Jesse Marsch knows he says things people may dislike. He’s not about to stop. “Look, I’m American. But I’m honoured and really proud to be...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: LARIN, BUCHANAN OUT WITH INJURIES PLAYING FOR CANADIAN SOCCER SQUAD

Striker Cyle Larin and winger Tajon Buchanan have left Canada’s men’s soccer team after suffering injuries. Canada Soccer says Larin “experienced back irritation” ahead of the national squad’s friendly against Peru on Saturday. He played in the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Medvedev disqualified from China Open after hitting spectator with a ball

Djokovic was serving for the match when fan injured, leading referee to end the contest Daniil Medvedev struck a spectator with a ball and was disqualified from his semi- final against Novak Djokovic at the China Open on Monday. The spectator was...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: NFL suspends an official for cursing at Arizona’s Trey McBride

The NFL on Monday suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride. Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. “Obviously, you hate to see it, for...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: OVECHKIN TO PLAY NINE MORE GAMES IN CANADA AS HIS FINAL SEASON BEGINS

Alex Ovechkin has announced the 2026- 27 NHL season will be his last. The Washington Capitals captain – and the league’s all- time goal- scoring leader – shared the news with teammates Monday morning. Ovechkin is slated to play nine more times in...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: A fully rested Sale gives Braves their ‘ best- case scenario’ against Dodgers

Atlanta ace will start against Los Angeles in Game 3 and could pitch relief in Game 5 Walt Weiss heard what he described as “screaming” from those who criticized his decision to have Ray Kerr open a bullpen game for the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Padres dismiss Miller pitch- tipping speculation, prepare to face Brewers with season on the line

Although the San Diego Padres have plenty of concerns in the face of playoff elimination, they don’t believe Mason Miller tipping his pitches is one of them. Padres manager Craig Stammen dismissed the widespread online speculation after Game 2 of the...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Curling’s PointsBet Invitational quietly dropped

Tucked in at the bottom of a midsummer Curling Canada news release was a single paragraph that confirmed the PointsBet Invitational was no longer on the organization’s annual schedule. It was a quiet goodbye for a competition that failed to gain...

10/6/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Speed Skating Canada stripped of charity status

Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing. The Canada Revenue Agency published a notice in the Canada Gazette on Sept. 26 to note it had formally revoked the...

10/6/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: ELIZABETH TORY

Elizabeth Emma Tory ( nee Bacon) passed away peacefully at home in Toronto, with her family at her side on Saturday October 3, 2026, at the age of 94. Liz was strong until the end – as anyone who knew her would expect. She was the beloved daughter of...

10/6/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: SISTER CECIL IA BARRY

(formerly Sister Cecilia Marie) November 19,1929 October 3,2026 Died peacefully at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence, 2 O’Connor Drive, Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in the 71st year of her religious life. She was predeceased by her...

10/6/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: BARBARA JOAN PHILLIPS

With hearts full of gratitude and sorrow, we announce the passing of beloved wife and our mother, Barbara Joan Phillips, who took her final bow unafraid and with an open heart after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving husband, sons and...

10/6/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: RHODA JUNE K OP STEIN

Passed away peacefully, just shy of her 100th birthday, with devoted family members by her side. She will be deeply missed by her beloved brother, Joel and Marlene Kopstein; her nieces and nephews, Pamela Calderone and John Calderone, Jeffrey Kopstein...

10/6/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: G. MICHAEL HOGAN

Passed away peacefully, at Baycrest Hospital Palliative Care Unit on October 2, 2026, at the age of 88. Predeceased by his wife, Edda Hogan; his parents, Wilfred and Mary; and brother, Jim. Beloved and much- loved father of Michael ( Catherine),...

10/6/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: KATHLEEN DAISY “K. D .” MILLER

Kathleen Daisy “K. D.” Miller U. E., passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2026, after a brief illness. Kathleen was born in 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario. While she worked for many years at the CNIB, her real career and passion was writing. She was a...

10/6/2026: OBITUARIES: TRAILBLAZER MADE FASHION TELEVISION A CULTURAL PHENOMENON

The show he created ran for 27 years, went into global syndication and spawned a magazine plus a 24- hour specialty channel Television producer Jay Levine knew little about clothing or designers when he changed both broadcasting and the fashion world...

10/6/2026: OBITUARIES: I REMEMBER

Marilyn Brooks wrote the book on Canada’s fashion industry by revolutionizing a somewhat drab, 1950s approach into a rousing, bright extravaganza of colour. I was fortunate to be selected by Marilyn to work with her on her memoir. During my deep dive...