The Globe and Mail (Ottawa/Quebec Edition)

8/22/2026: FRONT PAGE: From crisis to Canada

Ten years ago, thousands of Syrian refugees were welcomed here. Erin Anderssen discovers the difference a decade makes

8/22/2026: FRONT PAGE: I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME

When our every online move can be tracked, it’s time to fight back

8/22/2026: FRONT PAGE: DEEPWATER DREAMS

Newfoundland’s Bay du Nord project is fuelling Atlantic Canada’s energy ambitions

8/22/2026: NEWS: MADE IN CANADA

Located in Whistler, B.C., the Audain Art Museum was founded through a philanthropic gift from Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa. One of Canada’s newer museums, it opened to the public in 2016. The museum’s permanent collection features more than 300...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Smith says secession referendum will come in spring if fall vote supports it

Premier sets 2.5-month timeline to consult with First Nations if Alberta majority wants to go to polls on separation Alberta will hold a binding referendum on secession early next year if the results of October’s provincewide vote favour launching the...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Ottawa fires back after rejecting U.S. trade deal

Federal government to respond with retaliatory levies on $28-billion worth of U.S. products Canada and the United States are escalating their trade war after the countries failed to reach an agreement late Friday to avert new punishing tariffs on...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Here’s how Trump’s other trade deals played out

Britain, the European Union and others have already struck their own agreements with the U.S. over the past 18 months Just three months after his return to office last year, U.S. President Donald Trump tore up the status quo in global trade, imposing...

8/22/2026: NEWS: U.S.’s proposed 15% auto tariffs would still harm Canada’s industry, experts say

Americans’ offer to reduce but not remove levies may push carmakers to slow or halt plant upgrades U.S. tariffs of 15 per cent on Canadian-made vehicles would erode automakers’ profitability and spur the domestic industry’s decline, experts...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Montreal police to get body cameras and new powers

Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says police in the city will soon be equipped with body cameras and new powers to do their job. Both measures are aimed at addressing some long-standing concerns about recent altercations between police and...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Man arrested after two injured in stabbing at Edmonton Sikh temple, police say

Edmonton police say two Sikh worshippers were injured after a man entered a temple on Friday and stabbed them with a screwdriver. Charges are pending against the suspect. Police say the accused was released from federal prison the day before, and...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Border services accuses man of helping dozens enter Canada

CBSA alleges Abul Kasim illegally assisted 65 people using false passports Charges have been laid against a Montreal-based immigration consultant alleged to have helped dozens of people enter Canada illegally, including through the use of false...

8/22/2026: NEWS: LINDSAY CLANCY’S DEFENCE RESTS ITS CASE IN MURDER TRIAL AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TESTIMONY ABOUT HER MENTAL STATE

The defence rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting several days of testimony about her mental state before and after she strangled her three young children. Prosecutors then began calling rebuttal witnesses in the...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Port Hope grapples with nuclear reactor plans

Town is already one of the most contaminated in Canada when it comes to low-level radioactive waste When the Ontario government announced plans earlier this year to build what could become one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants in a...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Rescuers save caver trapped vertically in ‘Psych Squeeze’ using new tech

A caver has been rescued after being trapped underground at the Rat’s Nest Cave in Canmore, Alta., in an operation that deployed volunteer-built underground radio technology for the first time. Search and Rescue Alberta said the man became pinned in a...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Anti-tobacco groups push for smoking ban in national parks

Seven organizations say move would help reduce wildfire risk Anti-tobacco advocacy groups are calling on the federal government to ban smoking in national parks to reduce the risk of wildfires and prevent litter from cigarette butts. The Canadian...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Why we are holding an ‘Alberta and the West Assembly’

The faith of Canadians in democracy, as expressed by citizen participation in elections or their satisfaction with the results of those elections, appears to be fading, especially among the younger generation. At the municipal level, in most of our...

8/22/2026: NEWS: B.C., Ottawa announce new fisheries fund to help restore and conserve salmon habitat

The British Columbia and federal governments have announced a joint investment of $106.5-million over five years to help restore salmon habitat and to support the province’s fish and seafood sectors. The governments say in a joint news release that...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted

Two activists were found guilty of inciting subversion and face up to a decade in prison The organizers of an annual candlelit vigil in Hong Kong commemorating the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre were convicted on national-security charges...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Witnesses recount crash as plane lands on highway

Aircraft hit four vehicles after an emergency landing on a major arterial road in Prince George There was no time for Jaime Pawliuk to take his foot off the gas as a plane smashed into the car ahead of him and then barrelled toward his – all he could...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Ceuta begins burials for migrants who died trying to cross into the territory

Against the murmur of prayers, body bags were lowered into graves marked only with numbers. Gravediggers placed the first four victims in cinder block plots while a small group of locals watched at a cemetery on the tip of North Africa. The dead,...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Campaign challenges maps that under-represent Africa

Movement has regained momentum after U.S. used incorrect map of continent at global conference in July When a Trump administration official presented a cringingly erroneous map of Africa at a global conference last month, the blunder gave fresh...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Harry among those ordered to pay Daily Mail

Prince and six others lost privacy lawsuit, must give at least $17.8-million to tabloid publisher Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay an initial £9.5-million ($17.8-million) to the publisher of Britain’s Daily...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Iran vows ‘devastating’ response to threats after U.S. pledges new sanctions

Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be “devastating” after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim of toppling the Iranian leadership. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...

8/22/2026: NEWS: Russia open to new ideas on Ukraine peace, but with conditions, senior diplomat says

Russia is open to listening to new proposals on how to reach a settlement on the conflict with Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat said, but any proposals should reflect the “realities on the ground.” Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said...

8/22/2026: ARTS: UofT embraces bold, tree-hugging architecture

Trinity College’s new Lawson Centre for Sustainability aims to get students in touch with the outdoors A tree-hugger has slipped onto the University of Toronto’s Trinity College campus. A four-storey building in dapper brown brick, the Lawson Centre...

8/22/2026: ARTS: The Tao of the World is a sparky examination of Singapore’s upper crust

The Tao of the World TOM PATTERSON THEATRE IN STRATFORD, ONT. ‘Who knew being noble could suck so much?” That astute observation lands halfway through The Tao of the World, Jovanni Sy’s amusing romp through the foibles of Singapore’s ultrarich. We’re...

8/22/2026: NEWS: China’s space ambitions inspire holiday experiences

Beijing’s rocket program, once hidden away in remote deserts, enters the public sphere through pop culture On a sweltering August night, thousands on China’s Hainan island thronged the beaches around the Wenchang Space Launch Site, phones raised,...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Investors betting Canadian banks will continue to book robust profits

Investors are setting a high bar for Canadian bank profits after share prices soared this year, and analysts expect lenders to meet those expectations bolstered by strong capital markets activity and rising loan demand. Canadian bank stocks have...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: For the first time in years, you may want to buy government bonds

The uproar this week in global markets underlines one overwhelming fact: Investors can’t ignore bonds anymore. Yields on long-term government bonds are soaring across the developed world, surging to heights they haven’t touched since before the...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Roots’ U.S. suitor eyes international expansion of fabled brand

The New York brand management firm that has signed an agreement to buy Roots Corp. wants to take the storied Canadian company and export it to the rest of the world. If the proposed deal goes through, Marquee Brands, the firm behind Martha Stewart,...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Kyrgios’s latest shot at redemption is bound to fail, Cathal Kelly writes

Kyrgios’s latest shot at redemption is bound to fail, Cathal Kelly writes

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Shein was fast fashion’s next big thing. Now it’s looking for a second act

Shein was fast fashion’s next big thing. Now it’s looking for a second act

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Anti-trans panic isn’t about protecting women, Rachel Giese says

Anti-trans panic isn’t about protecting women, Rachel Giese says

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Arsenal crushes Coventry 3-0 to open Premier League season

Arsenal crushes Coventry 3-0 to open Premier League season

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Making wishes come true with philanthropy

Stephen Scragg never dreamed he would become this involved with charity in his 30s PITCHING IN The organizers: Stephen, David, Lori, Kelly and Mark Scragg, Meagan Ziedins The pitch: Raising $455,000 The cause: Make-A-Wish Canada Foundation Like a...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Fine print of deal will reveal whether Carney won time to keep strategy on track

When it comes to negotiating deals with U.S. President Donald Trump, the saying in Washington is that reaching an agreement with him doesn’t buy you peace, it only buys you time. Any pact will be subject to his future whims. If in the negotiations he...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Dutch regulator fines Uber $1.3-billion for automating driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber Technologies Inc. €825-million ($1.3-billion) for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to an Aug. 17 decision reviewed by Reuters. The...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Data centres’ carbon emissions are rising. Time for an AI tax

Companies that own AI data centres are worth trillions of dollars. The centres’ environmental footprints are enormous. Their demand for electricity and water is voracious and their carbon emission output is surging. It’s time for an AI...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: RETAIL SALES RISE 0.6% IN JUNE, JULY ESTIMATE SIGNALS DECLINE

Canadian retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $74.3-billion in June, but Statistics Canada’s estimate for July suggested the gain was short-lived as sales cooled a month later. The agency said Friday its advance estimate for July pointed to a decline of...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Spike in ‘dark’ oil tankers in Persian Gulf raises risk of catastrophic spills

The risk of a catastrophic oil spill in ecologically sensitive waters around the Strait of Hormuz has hung over the region since the start of the war in Iran. Now the threats are increasing, maritime experts say, as the conflict has widened and more...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: China orders record 4.3-million-vehicle recall over retractable door-handle risks

The Chinese government announced its biggest car recall ever Friday, forcing nine automakers to address the dangers of retractable door handles popularized by Tesla Inc. particularly for electric cars. The recall involves 4.3 million vehicles. Most of...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: FNZ board revamped amid $4.6-billion suit

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are among the company’s investors Major shareholders in Londonbased FNZ Group, including Canadian pension funds, overhauled the board of the financial-software provider as...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Transat’s fuel costs surge by more than $100-million

The parent company of Air Transat paid more than ever for jet fuel in its latest quarter due to the ripple effects of the Iran war, prompting the company to seek further federal aid. The cost of fuel bought by Transat A.T. Inc. climbed by...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Volkswagen needs deep cuts to remain competitive, CEO says

Volkswagen chief executive officer Oliver Blume warned on Friday that the car sector’s problems would only intensify in the coming years, arguing deep cost cuts were needed to keep Europe’s top automaker afloat as it gears up for weeks of crunch talks...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Why China thinks it can resist Trump’s threats

President warned of economic consequences on nations doing business with Iran As Iran’s largest trading partner, China would seemingly have much to lose from President Donald Trump’s threat this week to impose “tremendous economic consequences” on...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: RISING NORTH AMERICAN STOCKS CUT LOSSES

North American stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses after a shaky week that included a jumpy bond market that continues to add pressure. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 per cent for just its second gain in the six days since setting its all-time high last...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: The summer job that made Michelle Valberg learn behind the lens

Over four decades with a camera in hand, wildlife and nature photographer Michelle Valberg has travelled to all seven continents to snap bears, wolves, leopards and lions in action. How did the future Order of Canada honoree and Canadian Geographic’s...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: Pipelines aren’t cheap, and for good reason

Big names in the energy infrastructure sector have been struggling in recent weeks and now look tempting Betting on rising demand for Canadian crude oil and natural gas feels like a nobrainer right now, given the world’s rising energy needs and supply...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: How can Sydney prepare to retire early?

With a partner who is retiring in the fall, this 39-year-old hopes to join him in 10 years Sydney, who is 39, hopes to retire early to spend more time with his partner, Darnell, who is 66. Darnell is planning to retire by year-end. As well, they have...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: The high cost of pitting generations against each other

‘The battle brewing in Canada is generational, and they are country miles apart.” That warning from pollster Nik Nanos recently appeared in a Hill Times headline. Drawing on polling from Abacus Data and Nanos Research, the article suggested that “the...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS | GLOBE INVESTOR: CLIENT SITUATION

(Income, expenses, assets and liabilities provided by the applicants.) The people: Sydney, 39, and Darnell, 66. The problem: How to position themselves so that Sydney can join Darnell in retirement. How best to draw down their savings. The plan:...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Why this $25-billion money manager added Couche-Tard and sold Telus

It’s not that Scott Lysakowski isn’t worried about the potential for a near-term market pullback, but the money manager remains “reasonably constructive” on equity markets, particularly in Canada. “Over the short term, there’s lots of things to worry...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: When a REIT’s adjusted cost base drops to zero

Investors should be aware of the tax implications of trusts’ distributions I purchased two real estate investment trusts – Chartwell (CSH.UN) and PROREIT (PRV.UN) – more than a decade ago, and they pay out their distributions mostly as return of...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Is my family financially prepared for a serious illness?

If I were diagnosed with a serious illness tomorrow, how can I tell whether my family is financially prepared? We asked Colleen Sutherland, adviser at Sun Life and partner at DC Foresight Financial Services Inc., to answer this one. A serious illness...

8/22/2026: SPORTS: On the green

Canada’s Brooke Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., misses a birdie putt on the 14th hole during the second round at the LPGA CPKC Canadian Women’s Open golf tournament in Edmonton on Friday. For event coverage, visit TGAM.CA/SPORTS

8/22/2026: SPORTS: Suspended tennis star Kyrgios takes another shot at redemption

The first thought you had when you heard that former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios had tested positive for cocaine was probably, “People still do cocaine?” I thought coke went out of fashion around the same time that using it killed a few people....

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Russell takes sprint pole at Dutch GP

British driver is third over all in Formula One standings and 59 points behind Mercedes teammate Antonelli George Russell beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race on Friday in a strong statement of intent by...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: WORLD NO. 1 SINNER TO MISS U.S. OPEN WITH KNEE INJURY

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open because of a persistent right knee injury, the Italian said on Friday, depriving the season’s final Grand Slam of one of its biggest contenders. The 24-year-old, who captured his fifth major...

8/22/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: FIFA bans three Argentina players for scuffle after losing World Cup final

FIFA banned three Argentina players on Friday, including a 10match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents after losing the World Cup final. The ban for Paredes – who grabbed Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat and pushed...

8/22/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: T-wolves, Lynx co-owner Lore agrees to sell his controlling stake, source says

Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx co-owner Marc Lore has agreed to sell his controlling stake in the franchises to limited partner Marc Stad at a US$4.5-billion value barely a year after his purchase was finalized, according to a person with knowledge of...

8/22/2026: OPINION: TRAIN DREAMS

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is going against the conservative grain to encourage a provincial network that would be decades in the making, Tyler Dawson writes Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is clearly a fan of trains. She did, after all, own a...

8/22/2026: OPINION: HAPPY TO HELP

Large-language model chatbots blur the boundaries between human relationship and simulation in a way that is new and frightening, Victoria Hetherington writes When I’m asked in interviews about what unnerves me most about large-language models like...

8/22/2026: OPINION: HANDLE WITH CARE

Canada’s altruism-led surrogacy system sits uneasily within the complex medical and emotional realities of pregnancy, Amy Haysom writes Last October, I gave birth as a surrogate for a same-sex couple from France. My 16-year-old daughter was in the...

8/22/2026: OPINION: Seniors need protection from online harms

For much of the past month, someone has been trying to break into my Apple account. I receive regular e-mail and text notifications confirming a password change, which are soon followed by spoofed phone calls with caller ID that purports to be from the...

8/22/2026: AGING: Ageless beauty

As I enter my 70s, my vanity will be the last thing to go, Ian Brown writes Winter Today (Feb. 4, 2024) is my 70th birthday. Fishing around in my phone for some vanished thought – at 70, if I don’t write them down they’re gone like children whose...

8/22/2026: OPINION: CHINA IS POISED TO DOMINATE THE NEW AGE OF SAIL

Conflicts are happening on the world’s oceans, and seafarers are the pawns, Alexander Wooley writes Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey continues its phenomenal worldwide box office run. Last weekend the film opened on more than 20,000...

8/22/2026: OPINION: Why a Canadian diplomat was wrong about Indian students and ‘marriages of convenience’

Amrit B L S is a journalist who worked with The Wire in New Delhi until his move to Canada in 2025 through the spousal sponsorship program. Marika Gabriel was an assistant editor at Hindustan Times from 2018 to 2023. They both work in trade publishing...

8/22/2026: OPINION: THE UNREAL DEAL

At most historical sites, authenticity takes a back seat to experience, Daniel Grant writes In 1758, after a seven-week siege, British troops overran the French fortress at Louisbourg at the eastern tip of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. It was the...

8/22/2026: EDITORIAL: A temporary permit is not forever

As Ottawa has tightened up its immigration policies, protests of temporary workers and international students have sprung up across the country, demanding they be allowed to stay. The claims of unjustness from temporary residents and their advocates...

8/22/2026: OPINION: Ukrainians see a different Zelensky – one who needs to be reformed

Aword often applied to Volodymyr Zelensky by foreign leaders and commentators is “Churchillian.” They’re referring, accurately, to the Ukrainian President’s ability to rally his people around acts of heartbreaking sacrifice, to marshal an...

8/22/2026: OPINION: Trump’s carnival act is a threat to democracy

JD Vance was right to say Watergate wouldn’t stick today, but not for the reason he thinks Robert Gulotty is an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago. Zhaotian Luo is an assistant professor of political science at the...

8/22/2026: OPINION: The Lindsay Clancy trial exposes the cruel reality of mental illness

Abizarre but somewhat inevitable conspiracy theory has spread in response to the continuing trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman who killed her three children and then jumped out of a second-storey window in an attempt to end her own life....

8/22/2026: OBITUARIES: SCIENTIST WAS A LEADER IN THE EVOLVING FIELD OF HUMAN GENETICS

In addition to leading Canada’s Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, the UBC professor served on the ethics committee for the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and advised the World Health Organization In 1968,...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: The secret golf haven

Ball-stealing ravens. 24-hour daylight. The world’s northernmost course is unlike anything you’ve seen before, Oliver Horovitz writes The first thing you notice in Ulukhaktok, NWT, is that everyone waves. Everyone. From passing ATVs. From trucks. From...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: Kitchen tiles

Does the perfect backsplash exist? Matthew Hague asks the experts In any kitchen, the backsplash – the guard on the wall behind the sink or stove – might seem like a small design consideration. However, it has big implications. Like a sparkly brooch...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: SIX BUYS TO TRY

Here are some durable, low-maintenance options that add character to a kitchen Produced by Quebec-based Smart Tiles, Vintage Augusta tiles have the look of old-fashioned, Mediterranean ceramics, but are in fact made from a synthetic, heat- and...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: Refined and reopened

A Vancouver Island winery aims to attract visitors with an elevated food and wine experience Impressed by the quality and distinctiveness of the wines produced from Vancouver Island’s coastal vineyards, Barbara Banke, chairman and proprietor of...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: BOTTLES TO TRY

BLACK SAGE VINEYARD SHIRAZ 2022 (CANADA) SCORE: 91 PRICE: $32.99 A small addition of viognier adds to the complex and charming character of this ripe and harmonious red wine. The aroma and flavours offer a complex array of olive, fig and dark fruit as...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: Guava

The sweet and tangy fruit makes for a tropical twist on a classic dessert Tropical flavours have been popular this year, and while we have plenty of fruit coming into season in Canada, the unique sweet-tart, floral flavour of guava, native to Central...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: Playing to win

Canadian golf is heading toward some exciting new developments, Adam Stanley writes Jeff Mingay – one of Canada’s leading golf course architects – is working on his first solo, original golf course design, a forthcoming Nova Scotia course that is part...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: A sampling of what’s to come in Canada

In Ontario, the Taboo Resort in Muskoka is getting a total overhaul with new golf offerings from the Australia-based firm OCM, led by golf major champion Geoff Ogilvy. Bay of Quinte Golf and Country Club, just outside Prince Edward County, opened...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: THE WEEKENDER CROSSWORD

EMOTIONAL STAKES BY WILL NEDIGER EDITED BY JESS SHULMAN ACROSS 1 ___ Pixie Dream Girl 6 Collaborative Google file 9 A___ThatFits (subreddit about undergarment sizing) 12 Wharton who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 17...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: THE WEEKENDER CRYPTIC

ACROSS 7 Farm labourer eats hot game bird (8) 9 He wanted more love (and organ meat) (6) 10 A prominent historic Kentucky family, butting heads (2,4) 11 Foolish conceit involving university wasn’t persuasive (3,2,3) 12 Novelty hotel with...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: SUDOKU

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.

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: LAST SATURDAY’S WEEKENDER CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS

ACROSS 1 MACE (2 defs.), 3 ALLEG(e) + RETTO ( otter rev.), 10 RES(TRAIN)T, 11 MORAY ( moreeh hom.), 12 UNARM (hidden), 13 E(AR CANA)L, 15 RESORTS (2 defs.), 17 WAS + (tha)T + AGE, 19 TRI(UN)ES, 21 AWAITED ( aweighted hom.), 22 PU + GI + LIST ( up...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: SOLUTIONS

This Saturday’s crossword answers will be in next week’s section | Last Saturday’s crossword, KenKen and Sudoku solutions in today’s Pursuits section

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: How do I end a friendship?

A therapist offers advice to a reader who seeks to walk away from a friendship that feels like a chore Real Talk is a relationship advice column featuring questions from readers and answers from experts. Some details may be changed to protect the...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

Do you protect what you have already accomplished, or do you risk that and aim to achieve even more? That is the question you will need to answer this year and, on balance, a more adventurous approach will undoubtedly work best for you. ARIES MARCH 21...

8/22/2026: PURSUITS: BRIDGE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2026 It is a basic principle of declarer play that when a contract can be made only if the opponents’ cards are divided in a certain way, declarer should assume that distribution exists and proceed accordingly. Take this case...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: THROUGH HIS EYES

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead brings a singular way of seeing to his new novel, Cool Machine, writes Noel Ransome

8/22/2026: CULTURAL INTEL: What to watch this weekend

My Brilliant Career is one of the best new shows this summer. Lanterns, less so My Brilliant Career NETFLIX This vibrant new six-part adaptation of Australian writer Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel of the same name is truly tickety-boo TV. Set at the...

8/22/2026: CULTURAL INTEL: Sterling Point is one of summer’s most talked about shows

Sterling Point, the Prime series that Megan Park created, wrote and directed, about a group of teenagers in Ontario cottage country sharing an indelible coming-of-age summer, had only been streaming for a week when Park and I got on a video call...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Looking for a summer theatre fix? Consider Gananoque, Ont.

The Last Five Years is a worthwhile showcase of what Thousand Islands Playhouse does well Halfway through The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown’s seminal 2001 musical about a failed marriage in New York, there’s a song that might hit close to home...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: What Colson Whitehead sees

The Pulitzer-winning author on his new book Cool Machine, the nature of fiction and crooked power Every unforgettable moment in the Oscar-nominated film Nickel Boys happened twice: first in Colson Whitehead’s language, then again in the faces held by...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Canadian art goes (literally) underground

Some galleries are opting for basement spaces, which tend to come with lower rents At the artist-run project the plumb, the ceiling height is roughly 7.5 feet and there are no windows. In certain areas, it’s easy to raise your hands and graze the...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: That’s (not) all, folks!

The story of getting Coyote vs. Acme released is even loonier – and more ironic – than you think To the best of his recollection, Will Forte has never tried to kill an animal using dynamite, giant boulders or rocket-powered roller skates. Yet when...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Michelle Good considers the loss of the buffalo

Her new novel, Eliza Sunshine, follows four women whose multigenerational stories connect to the animal’s near extinction Historical records – their events smoothed over by time – have a way of abstracting consequence. Removed from contextual...

8/22/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: A memoir that reckons with mortality

Seventy: A Diary of My Seventy-First Year BY IAN BROWN (304 PAGES) ‘But back to my colonoscopy!” It would be rare, in casual conversation, to encounter anyone so excited about a sensitive, invasive medical procedure, but perhaps this is one line of...

8/22/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: BESTSELLERS

Shari Lapena’s Getting Away With Murder remains at No. 1 in the Canadian fiction list this week

8/22/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: In Dangerland!, Erin Singer seeks to understand love, chance and Las Vegas

What could have been a story derailed by its own chaos is ultimately a lighthearted read While living in Vancouver and working for an online gambling publication, writer Erin Singer flew to the 2007 World Series Poker Tournament in Las Vegas to...

8/22/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: WHAT I’M READING

Globe readers share their book picks Patricia Woods’ 2008 novel Lottery is exactly the book we need in our current challenging times. It tells the story of Perry Crandall, deemed “slow” by most of the world, including his beloved Gram, who raises him....