The Globe and Mail (Ottawa/Quebec Edition)

5/28/2026: FRONT PAGE: AGAINST THE CURRENT

A 50- year- old rowing event reveals the resilience of Venice in the face of change, while honouring the city’s beginnings

5/28/2026: FRONT PAGE: How a trade war led to a new high- school musical, featuring the songs of the Barenaked Ladies

For most high schoolers, spring is synonymous with endings: Kids graduate. Courses wrap up in a flurry of exams. Championship games are played, won and lost. Lockers are cleaned out. Yearbooks are signed. But for theatre students, spring means a...

5/28/2026: FRONT PAGE: Experts split on MAID oversight after Ontario regulator lets doctor continue practice

The case of an Ontario doctor who was formally cautioned by a professional regulator but was nevertheless allowed to continue providing medical assistance in dying has divided experts over whether oversight of MAID is strong enough. The College of...

5/28/2026: FRONT PAGE: Canada picks Swedish- made early- warning system in shift away from U. S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has entered into negotiations to buy Swedish- made Saab early- warning aircraft technology, picking a non- U. S. supplier as he makes good on a promise to reduce spending on American military gear. Mr. Carney...

5/28/2026: FRONT PAGE: Ottawa plans amendments to lawful access legislation amid backlash

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is preparing to make several changes to the federal government’s controversial lawfulaccess bill, including ensuring the addition of protections for end- to- end encryption, after weeks of criticism from tech...

5/28/2026: NEWS: Western Canada wildfires a ‘ huge concern,’ meteorologist says of summer forecast

The turbulent spring could offer a preview of Canada’s upcoming summer, with the transition to El Nino expected to make it hard for hot and dry weather to lock into place over some regions, The Weather Network’s senior meteorologist says. The...

5/28/2026: NEWS: MADE IN CANADA

GERALD FERGUSON’S FISH AND DOOR GERALD FERGUSON, FISH AND DOOR, 1992. ENAMEL ON CANVAS, PAINTED WOOD. 213.3 X 223.5 CM. AGNS PERMANENT COLLECTION. PURCHASED WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY TRIMARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC., TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1994. The Art...

5/28/2026: NEWS: U. S. Ebola plan sparks anger in Kenya

Americans exposed to deadly virus would be isolated and treated in Africa instead of at home The Trump administration says it is setting up a quarantine site in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola, sparking an uproar from many Kenyans,...

5/28/2026: NEWS: Guilbeault vows to keep up climate fight after resignation

The former Liberal cabinet minister’s decision puts Prime Minister Mark Carney on the defensive Former Liberal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault announced his resignation from politics Wednesday, saying he wants to keep up his fight against climate...

5/28/2026: NEWS: An environmental symbol slips out of Parliament

‘ Things change,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said. His reaction to Steven Guilbeault’s plan to quit elected politics was expressed entirely in the passive voice. Mr. Guilbeault’s move was just something that happened. Sometimes a man goes overboard....

5/28/2026: NEWS: Canadians must make case for Albertans to stay: Dion

A former federal minister who helped create the Clarity Act is warning Canadians not to give separatists in Alberta space to gain traction. Instead, Stéphane Dion – who was recruited as intergovernmental affairs minister by Jean Chrétien after the...

5/28/2026: NEWS: Politicians in Quebec slam Carney’s comments on conditions for referendum victory

Quebec political parties may not see eye- to- eye about a third referendum on independence, but Prime Minister Mark Carney has given them something they can agree on. In Quebec City on Wednesday, politicians of all stripes denounced Mr. Carney’s...

5/28/2026: NEWS: A welcome of Olympian proportions

Athletes from Team Canada’s Milan Cortina 2026 team walk into the House of Commons after Question Period in Ottawa on Wednesday

5/28/2026: NEWS: Cowichan judge deciding how to implement ruling

Court heard closing arguments Wednesday about how land- use orders should be worded The boundaries of the land that a judge has declared falls under Cowichan title are ambiguous and open to interpretation, lawyers warned Wednesday in a B. C. Supreme...

5/28/2026: NEWS: Chinese dissident flees by rubber boat to South Korea

Dong Guangping was accepted by Canada for resettlement in 2015, and has been trying to escape China ever since Dong Guangping, a Chinese human- rights activist who twice fled his home country only to be forcefully returned before he could make his way...

5/28/2026: NEWS: TRUMP MEETS WITH CABINET AS SOME REPUBLICAN ALLIES WORRY DEAL TO END WAR WILL EMBOLDEN IRAN

U. S. President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November’s midterm elections won’t make him rush into a deal to end the nearly threemonthold conflict that’s spurred unease across the global...

5/28/2026: EDITORIAL: Tim Hortons rolls up its TFW dependence

Tim Hortons deserves no applause for its recent announcement that it will hire local workers for its expansion plan, rather than bring them in through the temporary foreign worker program. In fact, the restaurant chain’s unnecessary reliance on foreign...

5/28/2026: EDITORIAL: PIPE UP

Re “Carney cautions B. C. not to drag out pipeline debate” ( May 21): British Columbia wouldn’t need to stall if Mark Carney told Alberta that a new pipeline must run southerly, preferably with the Trans Mountain pipeline, and it cannot go to the North...

5/28/2026: OPINION: The Pope stirs hope for an AI backlash

Pope Leo XIV sounded the alarm against AI this week. It’s a good thing he did because from our government you don’t get a sense of any alarm. In a 42,300- word encyclical, the pontiff said the risk is that with the AI tidal wave humans will be reduced...

5/28/2026: OPINION: We are making the exact same mistake in health care as we did in housing

For a generation of Canadians, buying a house has transformed from a symbol of stability into a crushing financial burden. Over the past decade, affordability evaporated as population growth vastly outpaced supply. Today, we are witnessing the same...

5/28/2026: OPINION: Carney’s new nationalism: Same as old one

Back we could then, appeal though, to the Americans’ reason. That’s not the case any longer Prime Minister Mark Carney’s warning that Canada needs to take back “control of our security, our borders and our future” amid “disruption coming from our...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Guys and Dolls a gangster musical masterpiece

Director- choreographer Donna Feore pulls out all the stops in her new take on the 1950 musical about crapshooting wise guys in New York Guys and Dolls STRATFORD FESTIVAL, FESTIVAL THEATRE, STRATFORD, ONT. Written by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Don’t get Indigenous humour? The joke’s on you

Afew weeks ago, a play of mine was produced in Vancouver at the Firehall Arts Centre. It’s a play that uses the criminal practice of forging Norval Morrisseau paintings as a springboard to examine the larger issues of authenticity in the First Nations...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Understanding my mom

Somewhere along the line, she became someone I can casually call ‘ pretty girl,’ Anmiao Wu writes ‘ Hello, pretty girl!” This is how we greet each other now on video calls, loudly, with an exaggerated smile. She is always in the kitchen prepping...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Relative by marriage 6 Super Bowl org. 9 Floor covering 12 New Zealand language in which “waka” means “canoe” 13 Futbol cheer 14 Polynesian Disney princess with a pet pig 16 * Choosing not to join 18 “Der Ring des Nibelungen” and...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Fido playing with cat? It’s probably not true ( 7) 5 Card game and second card game ( 4) 7 Queen abandons train tax ( 6) 8 Unexpected answer brought round, using past tense to begin with ( 6) 9 Mathematical figure finally struck corrupt...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: BRIDGE

Declarer is sometimes so certain he’s spotted the best approach to his contract that he often begins to play without double- checking his plan. A disciplined player restrains his impulses until he makes sure he’s following the right path. For example,...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: 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.

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: KENKE N

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...

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

5/28/2026: LIFE & ARTS: Kremlin critics urge Canada to pass new bill

Kara- Murza, Browder to appear before foreign affairs committee as it mulls expanding sanctions law Two prominent Kremlin critics who have been targets of Russian coercion are testifying before MPs Thursday in support of legislation aimed at expanding...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: LULULEMON ENDS PROXY FIGHT

Vancouver- based apparel brand agrees to appoint two board picks put forward by founder Chip Wilson

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Ottawa fleshes out framework to select Canadian defence ‘ champions’

Ottawa is working to create Canadian defence “champions” to help rebuild the domestic industry, by introducing a framework aimed at boosting investment and supply chains in the sector. Speaking in front of hundreds of industry members, military...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Suspicious transactions around World Cup could point to human trafficking, FinTRAC warns

Canada’s anti- money- laundering watchdog is cautioning companies about an influx of human trafficking associated with major international sporting events such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. The Financial Transactions and Reports...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: More certainty needed on trade talks, big projects, bank CEOs say

Three chief executives of Canada’s biggest banks are cautioning that businesses and consumers need greater certainty on trade negotiations and major project investments as Ottawa seeks to bolster the economy amid geopolitical tensions. Bank of Nova...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Ksi Lisims investors a step closer to decision on LNG project

Backers of the Ksi Lisims LNG project say they are moving closer to making a decision to forge ahead with construction in British Columbia after signing a deal with Germany’s state- owned utility SEFE. The deal will allow Berlin- based SEFE, which is...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Indian delegation wraps up trade mission

Around 150 business leaders from India concluded a threeday mission in Toronto this week, as trade talks between Ottawa and New Delhi pick up steam after a major political reset. The delegation, led by Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: OSC presenting false narrative in greenwashing case: Seif’s lawyer

Canada’s largest market watchdog is trying to drive a square peg through a round role in its greenwashing case against Som Seif and Purpose Investments Inc., Mr. Seif’s lawyer argued Wednesday during the second day of hearings into what is expected to...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Pension funds more likely to back shareholder- led votes, research reveals

Pension funds and other asset owners are far more likely to back shareholder- led resolutions than asset managers, according to new research that shows voting results at corporate annual meetings often fail to reflect investors’ objectives on climate,...

5/28/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: RBC’S INSURANCE HEAD TO DEPART TWO YEARS INTO GROUP EXECUTIVE ROLE

Royal Bank of Canada is restructuring the leadership of its insurance arm, changes driven by the departure of the division’s head. Jennifer Publicover, who runs RBC Insurance, is leaving the bank effective June 1, RBC confirmed to The Globe and Mail....

5/28/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: LNG deal a rare triple victory for Germany, Canada and national unity

Agreement is a win for security, the economy, showing Canada may finally break with short- term parochialism of Trudeau Four years after then- primeminister Justin Trudeau’s infamous questioning of the “business case” for liquefied natural gas deals...

5/28/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Canada has nothing to fear from the USMCA review

The July 1 date for the mandated review of the United States- Mexico- Canada Agreement draws nearer. On the surface, it may look bleak for Canada and Mexico, who are under the alleged “holds all the cards” leverage of the U. S. The USMCA is the only...

5/28/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: AI and the death of the university essay

Belts are tightening in my university department. People retire and aren’t replaced. Free coffee is a distant memory. But one expense is steadily rising in our office: paper exam booklets. In the age of generative artificial intelligence, instructors...

5/28/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Despite Xi’s personal progress, China can’t seem to kick its smoking habit

On a warm spring day in 2012, Xi Jinping, then China’s vice- president, met with Bill Gates in Beijing. As the men were walking out of the meeting room, the conversation turned to smoking in a country that consumes nearly half the world’s...

5/28/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Canada’s push to diversify trade seeing mixed results

Calgary, Ottawa among cities that saw the greatest diversification gains last year while others remain tied to U. S. market: report A small group of cities across the country drove Canada’s progress on diversifying trade in 2025, while others fell...

5/28/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Building more than business: Leadership, legacy and lasting impact

In recognition of the 47th Annual Canadian Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Celebration, Linda Dai, high school student and Junior Achievement Canada ( JA) alumna, reflects on the nature of business and how her experience at JA has prepared...

5/28/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Some younger buyers opt for cottage country

Nearly half of would- be Canadian owners view recreational property as an entry point into housing market: survey Victoria Preston thought her first step into the housing market would be a condo in Toronto, where she lives. Instead, her entry point...

5/28/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: When your side hustle loses money – and the CRA comes knocking

My friend Jason started a part- time business, buying and selling antique cars on his weekends. He told me, “Tim, the best part about being self- employed is that I like my boss, and I always get the employee of the month award. “On the downside,...

5/28/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: TSX marks second consecutive day of losses after Monday’s record high

Canada’s commodity- linked main stock index on Wednesday extended its pullback from a record high as oil and gold prices dropped. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S& P/ TSX Composite Index ended down 241.82 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 34,412.05, marking...

5/28/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: We’re not selling shares in Neo Performance Materials despite impressive run

Casting back to the start of 2025, Neo Performance Materials Inc. was our top pick for the year. For those new to the name, Toronto- based Neo Performance refines and manufactures rare earth metals, magnets, and magnetic powders. Here at Contra the...

5/28/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Feel like markets are rigged? You’re not wrong

Prediction trading has surged in U. S. and is expected to grow in Canada as regulators modify guidelines It’s ripe for financial manipulation, compromised by the Trump business empire, and coming soon to an investing platform near you, in one form or...

5/28/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: EYE ON EQUITIES

CONSTELLATION SOFT. ( CSU- TSX) CLOSE $ 2,647.00, DOWN $ 37.28 Citing an “improved risk/ reward from current levels,” National Bank Financial analyst Doug Taylor upgraded Constellation Software Inc. to “outperform” from “sector perform” upon assuming...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: Crowded crease

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal, left, and goalie Frederik Andersen, right, defend the net against Montreal Canadiens forwards Jake Evans, second left, and Alex Newhook during the first period in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final at Bell...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: Canadian players sweat it out in pre- World Cup training

As distractions go, sports have long provided respite from the pressures of everyday life. That applies just as much for those who play them for their day job as it does to those who go to an actual office. “Habs in seven,” shouted Maxime Crépeau as...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: All the way from Las Vegas and the Stanley Cup final, Marner is the Leafs’ worst- case scenario

Midway through the conference final, speaking about his new team, Mitch Marner took an unveiled shot at his old one. “We have an older group that just stays patient and stays calm. We don’t turn on each other. We don’t get mad at each other,” Marner...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: Okamoto avenges being hit by pitch with game- winning home run

First- year Jay hit his team- leading 11th home run to close out series against Marlins Kazuma Okamoto stood in front of his stall inside the Blue Jays clubhouse on Wednesday with an ice pack strapped to his right arm and another high on his...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: Djokovic wins four- set French Open battle against Royer – and the heat

The 24- time Grand Slam champion reached the third round in Paris for a 21st straight year Novak Djokovic placed ice packs around his neck and on top of his head during changeovers to keep cool amid the Paris heat wave at the French Open on...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: Kris Sparre to coach Hamilton’s PWHL expansion team

Kris Sparre has been named head coach of Hamilton’s Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise, the league announced Wednesday. Sparre joins the expansion team after serving as head coach of the Boston Fleet, guiding the club to a 62- point season –...

5/28/2026: SPORTS: DABROWSKI, STEFANI WIN DOUBLES OPENER IN PARIS

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani won their opening match in women’s doubles at the French Open on Wednesday. The fourth- seeded duo defeated the Dutch- British team of Ingrid Haverlag and Maia Lumsden 6- 2, 6- 0 in the...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY: Late- season hire Tortorella has Vegas in the Stanley Cup final, poised to join elite group

Coach could become the eighth to lead a team to the Cup after a midseason takeover The late- season move by the Vegas Golden Knights to fire coach Bruce Cassidy and bring on John Tortorella might have seemed to be out of desperation on the surface. It...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY: NHL prospects Pridham, Busch embrace CHL path

Two of the biggest beneficiaries from junior hockey’s changing landscape are advising other prospects to follow their path through the Canadian Hockey League. Shea Busch and Jack Pridham moved from the B. C. Hockey League to major junior hockey last...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY: Avalanche search for off- season answers after sweep

Captain Gabriel Landeskog explained the collapse as an “empty feeling.” Defenceman Cale Makar described it as “tough,” while Logan O’Connor was even more direct about the season’s end. “Feels like a waste, to be honest,” the Colorado Avalanche forward...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY: Chicoutimi Saguenéens’ Tourigny suspended for Memorial Cup tournament

The Canadian Hockey League has suspended Chicoutimi Saguenéens defenceman Jordan Tourigny for the remainder of the Memorial Cup after he was assessed a match penalty in Tuesday’s loss to the Kitchener Rangers. The 21- year- old from Victoriaville,...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY / BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame announces its 2026 class

Basketball player and coach Jay Triano, the 1990 Canadian women’s hockey team and Indigenous sport leader Chief Wilton Littlechild were named the 2026 inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The class of 2026 will receive the Order...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY / BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: Spurs look to Wembanyama facing elimination in Game 6

French centre’s 20 points in Game 5 loss to Thunder were series low It’s been a very simple formula for the San Antonio Spurs in these Western Conference finals. When Victor Wembanyama has been the best player on the floor, they win. When he isn’t,...

5/28/2026: HOCKEY / BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: FORMER OLYMPIAN BRISSON NAMED CEO OF SKATE CANADA

Thérèse Brisson has been named the new chief executive officer of Skate Canada, the organization announced Wednesday. Brisson will take over July 27, replacing Debra Armstrong after a decade in the role. A two- time Olympic medalist in women’s...

5/28/2026: OBITUARIES: DOCUMENTARIAN DRIVEN BY BOUNDLESS CURIOSITY

A leading figure in Canadian television, he produced some 130 films, including his award- winning Cities series, in which celebrities such as Glenn Gould and Sir Peter Ustinov introduced viewers to their favourite places All his life John McGreevy had...

5/28/2026: OBITUARIES: I REMEMBER

John McGreevy was a storytelling giant who famously captured the soul of great cities and the brilliance of the human mind. Assigned to the Canadian Embassy in Athens, I first met Mr. McGreevy and his life partner and muse, Jennifer Puncher, in 1994...