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6/20/2026: FRONT PAGE: High-stakes game

How Canada became a player in the illegal wildlife trade

6/20/2026: NEWS: MADE IN CANADA

JOBENA PETONOQUOT’S ODE TO MY GRANDFATHER Throughout June, we are showcasing artworks from the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG). Located on traditional Anishinaabe Aki and in the heart of downtown, Ottawa’s municipal gallery houses the Firestone Collection of...

6/20/2026: NEWS: CORRECTIONS

Friday’s obituary of musician David Campbell misspelled the first name of his father, Stephen Campbell. A Thursday news feature about migratory bird research on Ontario’s Pelee Island incorrectly stated the first name of Matthew Fuirst, a wildlife...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Champagne seeks pitches for tax changes, energy policy ahead of 2026 budget

Consultations will include talk about supporting growth in energy, critical minerals, defence spending and AI Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he’s seeking suggestions this summer for practical ways to improve Canada’s tax system and...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire after fighting postpones U.S.-Iran talks

Neither Vance nor Iranian officials travelled to Switzerland, insisting fighting in Lebanon must stop before talks can take place Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after an escalation in fighting there jeopardized the...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Billionaire businessman Stronach found guilty of sexual assault, indecent assault

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach was found guilty Friday of two charges out of a dozen in what an Ontario judge called a “long and emotionally charged” trial involving decades-old sexual assault allegations. Mr. Stronach, who is 93, showed no...

6/20/2026: NEWS: OTTAWA ADDING $5.4-BILLION TO $10-A-DAY NATIONAL CHILD-CARE PROGRAM

The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5.4-billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program, money the minister is framing as stabilizing the program. The program that started rolling out across...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Elections Alberta is bracing for votes

With a referendum and general election coming up, the agency has never been busier Last month, Alberta’s chief electoral officer described a government agency in overdrive. Gordon McClure said that in his 18 months leading Elections Alberta, it had...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Suncor scraps work camps for some roles as company looks local

Some contractors who work at two Suncor Energy Inc. oil sands sites will have to live in the Fort McMurray region, under changes the company says it is making to enhance local workforce participation. The predominant use of workers who fly in and out...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Trump solidifies image as bungler-in-chief

Donald Trump has always borne the marks of the classic political “strongman.” An arrogant, vindictive egotist, who showers favours on his relatives and cronies while trying to squash anyone who dares to question him, he is a caricature of the...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Trump unveils the new Air Force One jumbo jet

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft. The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior of the...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Democratic socialists surge in U.S. mayoral races as anti-Trump fervour rises

As Janeese Lewis George paves a path to the mayor’s office in Washington, D.C., she’s told voters they could have it all. Her unapologetically expansive, left-wing agenda includes subsidized or even free childcare, increased down payment assistance...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Tensions simmer over draft dodgers in Ukraine

While conscription shortfall means fewer breaks for soldiers on the front lines, some say recruiters’ methods have gone too far Volodymyr was out jogging around the lake near his home, as he did almost every morning, when he noticed a van slowly...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Mighty 1,200-year-old oak linked to legend of Robin Hood has died

A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to have died after it didn’t sprout leaves this spring, the Royal Society for the Protection of...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Meloni disputes Trump’s claims of photo op

‘Italy and I do not beg,’ the Italian Premier said, calling U.S. President’s remarks ‘completely fabricated’ The Italian government closed ranks on Friday to slam U.S. President Donald Trump over his claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for...

6/20/2026: FOLIO: Burnham’s win sets up U.K. leadership battle with Starmer

Prime Minister offers his congratulations but insists that he will not quit Britain is facing weeks of political uncertainty as a leadership battle takes shape pitting Prime Minister Keir Starmer against Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. Mr....

6/20/2026: FOLIO: POLICE RELEASE MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED AFTER BOY, 3, ENDED UP IN U.K. ZOO’S CROCODILE ENCLOSURE

British police said on Friday they had released a man who had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-yearold boy ended up in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure, saying he had not been fit for an interview. The boy is in a critical but...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Canadian hacker pleads guilty in cyberattack on Texas Republican website

Canadian hacker Aubrey Cottle has pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from a cyberattack linked to notorious hacktivist group Anonymous on the Texas Republican Party. Mr. Cottle, who appeared in court in Newmarket, Ont., on Thursday, pleaded...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Crucial decision in MAID debate looms for Ottawa

After committee report, Carney government must decide whether to allow medical assistance in dying for patients with mental illness Mark Carney’s government will, come fall, face the pivotal task of deciding how to respond to a parliamentary committee...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Whale song

Shauna-Leigh Wright sings in front of the harbour that will soon be home to multiple whales through the Whale Sanctuary Project. Ms. Wright and her daughter welcomed guests to the site in Wine Harbour, N.S., with a smudge and Mi’kmaq song on Friday

6/20/2026: NEWS: Divine Favour Ogunrewo

Gordon Bell High School, Winnipeg This year’s graduates entered high school after the worst years of the pandemic, and so their achievements are that much more deserving of celebration, said Divine Favour Ogunrewo. “Some people’s mental health got...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Lily Stewart

Kitsilano Secondary School, Vancouver For most graduating high school students, the enormity of what lies ahead – their whole life, and what to do with it – can be overwhelming. “The world is just big, and I think that’s what scares people, because...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Brandur Brown

Northern Secondary School, Toronto Brandur Brown was so nervous and excited to be named class valedictorian when the announcement came over the P.A. system that he broke a desk in half. “I was really tense, and I was kind of just shaking a bit, and I...

6/20/2026: NEWS: The graduates

How high-school valedictorians are inspiring their graduating classes in times of change Every high school valedictorian faces the same challenge: celebrate their classmates and inspire them to go with confidence toward the next phase of their...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Mahikan Nabi

Bedford Road Collegiate, Saskatoon When Mahikan Nabi was about to begin high school, she made a decision. “I told myself I would be the best version of myself. I would smile at everyone that walked in front of me. I’d be great with my greetings, I’d...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Andre (Andrisoa) Ramaholison

William Aberhart High School, Calgary The theme for this year’s graduation ceremony at William Aberhart High School, held at the end of May, was how much of a difference you can make in this world. Andre (Andrisoa) Ramaholison, the school’s...

6/20/2026: ARTS: Sneaky Dee’s mural artist ponders its future

Fiona Smyth got one of her first jobs painting the dive bar, now facing the threat of demolition When news broke last year that beloved Toronto dive bar and live music venue Sneaky Dee’s was facing the threat of demolition, neighbours and industry...

6/20/2026: ARTS: Remembering the groundbreaking Indigenous filmmaker Clint Alberta

Clint Alberta’s final film revolves around a drag race at the now-shuttered Bar 501, once a key part of Toronto’s queer community. His friend Burger is determined to win the contest. Shot mostly on video, Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck is Alberta’s...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Indigenous House accomplishes rare 21st-century feat

University of Toronto Scarborough building sets a blueprint for future architecture On a sunny spring morning, wood smoke rose from a ceremonial fire and drifted into the Highland Creek Valley. On its way, the stream of smoke crossed a low, rounded...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Some Black Montreal police fear reprisals for denouncing racism in department

Montreal’s police department says it knows some Black employees fear reprisals for denouncing racism and misconduct within their ranks. The department made the comments in response to revelations by The Canadian Press on Thursday about a scathing...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Manitoba appoints first associate chief judge for reconciliation

Jerilee Ryle has dedicated her career to advancing reconciliation in the justice system – starting as a Crown prosecutor and more recently as a Manitoba provincial court judge. The Anishinaabe woman says she’ll continue this pursuit in her new...

6/20/2026: NEWS: Increasingly childless China showers affection on pets

Country’s pet market is projected to reach $83-billion by 2027 China’s most prominent protest in years was sparked not by a demand for greater democracy or allegations of corruption, but puppies. Earlier this month, hundreds of people gathered in...

6/20/2026: NEWS: WORLD FORECAST

WORLD FORECAST

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Built to start, not to scale

Why Canadian startups struggle to pass the ‘valley of death’ – and what Ottawa might do about it, Jameson Berkow reports

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Bank regulator lowers required capital levels in effort to boost lending

Canada’s banking regulator has reduced the size of the capital cushion the country’s biggest banks must hold, freeing up billions of dollars to boost lending as Ottawa looks to attract greater private financing for defence and infrastructure. The...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: As review looms, USMCA barrels toward a new phase of uncertainty

With less than two weeks to go until the formal review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one thing has become clear: There will be no 16-year extension of the trade treaty on July 1. Mexico and the U.S. have already scheduled a third round...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: AI arms race places a big, fat asterisk over the stock market

We now take you back to the regularly scheduled stock market frenzy. Investors promptly resumed sending tech stocks to the moon this past week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s “brief excursion to Iran” finally wrapped up. Or maybe not. By Friday,...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: GoFundMe campaign aims to recoup lost funding for dog rescue

Family who adopted Nell, a 16-year-old cocker spaniel, is eager to help a small California sanctuary continue its work The organizer: Daphne Nunuk The pitch: Raising $7,000 and climbing The cause: A care centre for senior dogs Daphne Nunuk’s...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: AI data centres’ voracious thirst for water makes their environmental footprint bigger

The enormous Google data centre in Papillion, Neb., consumed 1.5 billion litres of water in 2024 to cool its power-mad AI activity, according to local newspaper reports. That’s the equivalent of more than 600 Olympic swimming pools, and that’s just one...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: RETAIL SALES RISE 0.5% IN APRIL ON HIGHER SPENDING AT GAS STATIONS, AUTO DEALERS

Retail sales rose 0.5 per cent to $73-billion in April, pushed higher by sales at gas stations and auto dealers, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors were up 5.1 per cent for the month, the agency said. In...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Trump’s Iran war disgrace cripples the U.S., elevates China

This battle has brought about a significant change in global geopolitics Contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods. Now that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire...

6/20/2026: COVER STORY: Closing the valley of death

How to fix Canada’s growth capital funding gap Crossing the valley of death – that perilous period between building a business and scaling it up – is an unfortunate rite of passage for Canadian entrepreneurs. Startup founders in other countries don’t...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: How deal with U.S. could reconnect Iran to global economy

Despite the wreckage left by Iran’s 16-week war with the United States and Israel, the country’s potential outlook over the long term is brighter than it has been in years. For the first time in decades, Iran’s status as an international economic...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Toys ‘R’ Us Canada owner seeking to buy assets in bid to keep retailer open

The owner of Toys “R” Us Canada is trying to buy some of the retailer’s assets so it can keep the chain going or rebrand the beleaguered business that has been in creditor protection since February. A lawyer representing a numbered company that owns...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: FIRST QUANTUM’S SHUTTERED MINE PASSES AUDIT AS PANAMA WEIGHS RESTART

A governmentcommissioned audit of First Quantum Minerals Ltd.’s shuttered Cobre Panama mine found the project broadly compliant with its environmental, legal and operational obligations, handing the company a potential boost on Friday as Panama weighs...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: TD to use software to monitor employee work in an effort to increase productivity

Toronto-Dominion Bank told some employees working in its financial crimes and risk management team that it would run software to track their work, prompting questions around consent and privacy in the workplace as the Canadian lender tries to increase...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: B.C. miner NovaRed recruits Kristi Noem

Trump’s former secretary of homeland security to support as strategic adviser in company’s critical mineral exploration Former U.S. secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem has been appointed as a strategic adviser to NovaRed Mining Inc., a...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: About 500 stranded ships wait for clarity before leaving Strait of Hormuz

Shipowners and operators hoping to seize on a window of calm to exit the Persian Gulf for the first time in more than three months confronted new waves of chaos and confusion Friday, capping a week of head-spinning developments in the war in Iran. A...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Warsh brings old, stripped-down style to modern world

The question is how markets accustomed to a steady diet of commentary from the top Fed policy maker will react The U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman Kevin Warsh put his stamp on the job fast this week at a debut policy meeting that produced a return to...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Gildan stock is down, and looking like an opportunity

A U.S.-based short-seller’s case against the Canadian T-shirt maker hammered the stock this week AU.S.-based short-seller issued a bearish report on Gildan Activewear Inc.this week, driving the T-shirt maker’s share price down 19 per cent on Tuesday...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: A former jet-setting executive finds a slower speed in retirement

Kerry Renaud, 70, Winnipeg Iofficially retired in May, 2025, at the age of 69. The mobility equipment company I worked for was purchased in 2018 by a Japanese entity. stayed on in an expanded chief executive role for six years and then as an executive...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: A tax-efficient way to draw funds for care

To minimize tax on certain withdrawals, an expert suggests using a capital dividend account Spouses Felipe and Sonali are approaching a major life transition: Felipe, who is 85 and in failing health, may soon need to move to a nursing home to get...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: What to prioritize when finally looking to buy a home in your mid-40s

Should I prioritize contributing to my TFSA, RRSP or FHSA this year? I’m in my mid-40s and am finally considering buying a home. We asked Navdeep Brar, adviser at Sun Life and Momenta Financial Strategies Ltd., to answer this one. When deciding...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: CLIENT SITUATION

The people: Sonali, 70, and Felipe, 85. The problem: How to draw down their savings in the most tax-effective manner. The plan: Take better advantage of Sonali’s capital dividend account. The payoff: Financial security. Monthly after-tax income:...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: This money manager is buying Nutrien and Agnico Eagle, trimming Alphabet

Portfolio manager at Wellington-Altus Private Counsel also likes WSP Global during Canada’s renewed infrastructure spend Martin Pelletier is holding more cash these days. The senior portfolio manager with TriVest Wealth Counsel at Wellington-Altus...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Understanding ‘phantom’ ETF distributions

I have 200 shares of Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio in my RRSP. Earlier this year, my account showed an entry labelled “TXPDDV” for $56.47 and one labelled “DRIP” for minus$56.47, so I did not receive a dividend at all. I read somewhere that...

6/20/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Home insurance premiums are rising. So what are Canadians getting in return?

Ontario home insurance premiums are climbing, but it’s not clear what Canadians are getting for the higher payments. Rates rose 6.2 per cent yearover-year in 2026 to an average of $2,235, driven by overwhelmed sewers, pumps or septic tanks, and wind...

6/20/2026: SPORTS: Battle of Boston

Scotland’s Lewis Ferguson, front, jumps for a header against Morocco on Friday in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, during World Cup group action. Morocco edged out the Scots after taking and holding an early lead to win 1-0

6/20/2026: SPORTS: Now off the air, Hockey Night in Canada’s demise is a sign of changing times

As far as national touchstones go, it stands somewhere above poutine and “Eh?” For those of us who grew up on Voltaire’s “few acres of snow” over most of the past century, Hockey Night in Canada – its familiar theme song and blue blazers, Murray...

6/20/2026: SPORTS: Give Canada a mulligan for going overboard with World Cup win celebration

Dutch legend Johan Cruyff came up with more great aphorisms than any athlete, ever. Among his best: “You only see it when you get it.” Like all of Cruyff’s most brilliant and banal ideas, this is a warning as well as an encouragement. The line flashes...

6/20/2026: 2026 WORLD CUP: Canadian ‘brotherhood’ rallies around injured Koné after successful surgery

Rough tackle broke young midfielder’s left fibula and tibia during 6-0 win over Qatar The surgeons – like millions of Canadians on Thursday – watched Ismaël Koné’s left fibula and tibia snap on television. For them, it was a call to duty. They rushed...

6/20/2026: 2026 WORLD CUP: Rearranging midfield, finding the net will be key for Canada in Swiss test

Now comes the hard part. After Canada finally won its first-ever World Cup match, a 6-0 drubbing of Qatar on Thursday, the team and Canadians across the country celebrated the victory. But as everyone knows, Canada lost linchpin midfielder Ismaël Koné...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: U.S. advances at World Cup

Americans defeat Australia while missing star forward Christian Pulisic Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the Americans one bit. The U.S. national soccer team found a way to advance to the knockout round without the injured forward on...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Clark builds early lead at U.S. Open

American posts the lowest ever 36-hole score at Shinnecock Wyndham Clark keeps leaving his mark on Shinnecock Hills, completing the lowest first round in a U.S. Open on this course Friday morning and setting a 36-hole standard in the early afternoon...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Kelly has grand slam as Cubs rout Blue Jays

Carson Kelly hit his second career grand slam in Chicago’s seven-run first inning and finished with a career-high six RBIs as the Cubs routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-2 on Friday. Pete Crow-Armstrong had three singles, an RBI and walked twice to...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: NEW STADIUM NEEDED TO KEEP WHITECAPS IN VANCOUVER, MLS COMMISSIONER SAYS

SEATTLE MLS commissioner Don Garber said before the United States beat Australia at the World Cup on Friday that the Vancouver Whitecaps need to have a new stadium deal in order to keep the club in Vancouver. “We’re committed to keeping the team here...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: MOROCCO STAR HAKIMI WILL STAND TRIAL IN A RAPE CASE, FRENCH APPEALS COURT CONFIRMS

A French appeals court confirmed Friday that Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco star player Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case, lawyers told The Associated Press. The defender, who is currently playing with Morocco at the World Cup after...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Elks president: Name change a ‘disaster’ for club

As the Edmonton Elks prepare for their home opener Saturday, team president Chris Morris says the fallout from the club’s 2021 name change remains one of the biggest obstacles in rebuilding support among fans. Morris, who spent 14 seasons on...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: TEMPO’S SYKES OUT WITH PLANTAR FASCIA INJURY, RICE HAS LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN

Toronto’s Brittney Sykes suffered a plantar fascia injury on Tuesday, the team announced Friday and will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks. Sykes was hurt in a non-contact injury in the third quarter of the team’s loss to Indiana on Tuesday. She was...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: TORONTO SCEPTRES RE-SIGN FORWARD CLAIRE DALTON

The Toronto Sceptres re-signed forward Claire Dalton to a two-year Professional Women’s Hockey League contract on Friday. Dalton joined the Sceptres last year after spending her first two seasons with the Montreal Victoire. The 26-yearold from Toronto...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: AUGER-ALIASSIME FALLS TO TIAFOE IN HALLE QUARTERS

Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Terra Wortmann Open after falling 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (12) to Frances Tiafoe of the United States in the quarter-finals on Friday. Auger-Aliassime, the tennis tournament’s second seed, saved four match points in a...

6/20/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: LONDON MARATHON TO BE SPLIT OVER TWO DAYS NEXT YEAR AND 100,000 RUNNERS EXPECTED

LONDON The London Marathon is being split over two races on two days next year and doubling the number of runners. “The unique double format will welcome 100,000 participants across the two days, all taking on the same iconic route, from Greenwich to...

6/20/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: Maple Leafs land Darren Raddysh

Blueliner signs eight-year deal with Toronto after trade Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka believes Darren Raddysh’s offensive breakout last season was the result of steady progression. He expects that to continue in Toronto. The Maple...

6/20/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: TOEWS ENDS NHL CAREER AS A WINNIPEG JET

Jonathan Toews announced his retirement Friday, bringing the curtain down on a decorated NHL career that included three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals and a comeback season with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. The 38-year-old centre returned to the...

6/20/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: Congratulations to the Class of 2026 as you embark on new journeys that will fuel your curious minds!

We are so proud of the many university offers our graduating students received. Bentley University Bocconi University Brock University California State University, Long Beach Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo Cardiff University Carleton...

6/20/2026: OPINION: CHASING AN ENDLESS SCORE

I was addicted to online sports betting, Robin Koczerginski writes. Here is what it truly cost me Ihad three customer service chats open. Bet365 in one window, Betano in another and DraftKings in a third. Elsewhere in the house, I could hear giggles...

6/20/2026: OPINION: Why dads need to do more than half

Married-with-kids men need to take on the majority of the obvious domestic tasks, Kate Carraway writes The angriest I’ve ever been at my husband, Simon, in 10 years of marriage, was a few nights into the process of “sleep training” our baby. It didn’t...

6/20/2026: OPINION: There is no case for a general-interest public broadcaster in Canada

The cozy world of Hockey Night in Canada and the CBC hasn’t existed for some time ‘Major shock,” the headline on the CBC’s website announced the other day. “Canadians grapple with loss of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada tradition.” “Canadians are...

6/20/2026: FATHERS: Forgiving my dad

Writing novels about an absent father helped me understand mine, Aga Maksimowska writes My own father, like the father of the protagonist of my new novel, Becalming, is a Polish merchant marine who spent the majority of his working life at sea....

6/20/2026: OPINION: HAVE YOURSELF A FAST & FURIOUS FATHER’S DAY

In an era of toxic male role models, dads around the world should steer their sons away from Andrew Tate’s Manosphere and toward the Domosphere, Barry Hertz writes In a startling and frequently nauseating new feature in The New Yorker, journalist...

6/20/2026: OPINION: What does blood have to do with being Anishinaabe?

When my daughter Lindsay was 4 or 5, she asked a question: “What kind of money Indian am I?” The question perplexed me enough to ask what she meant. She said something like, “What kind of money Indian am I – a nickel, a penny, a dime?” I still didn’t...

6/20/2026: OPINION: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

After my father’s death, I learned we had more in common than I’d thought, Charles Hayter writes Afew weeks after my family’s landing in Winnipeg from England in spring 1963, my sister and I, aged 9 and 11, watched in nervous excitement as my father...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: A beginning, not an end, to fixing MAID

For five years, Ottawa has delayed and prevaricated on allowing those suffering from mental illness to request that medical practitioners end their lives. A joint parliamentary committee promises an end to that prevarication with a wise recommendation...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: FOOL’S GOLD

Re “Extreme weather is coming. Here’s a stock that can sail through it” (Report on Business, June 13): Ah, the beauty of capitalism. When things are going well, it makes money. And when things aren’t going so well, it makes money, too. But I find it...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: ON MAID

Re “A decade after MAID became legal, life has become cheap in Canada” (Opinion, June 13): At a conference last month, I attended two sessions by doctors experienced as assessors and providers of medical assistance in dying. My beliefs changed...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: HIS OWN WORDS

Re “Canadians believe the health care system is headed in the wrong direction” (Opinion, June 13): As the executor for my brother Graham (Andy) Webber, I submit this letter. “I’ve decided to die this evening and, because of government priorities and...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: SAME DIFFERENCE

Re “It’s not the separatists who are the real threat to the country. It’s the federalists” (Opinion, June 13): Canada has become a loose federation of arbitrary provinces, but we are all Canadians. Every border between QuebecLabrador and British...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: DEMOCRACY 101

Re “Canadians know very little about their institutions. Can Louise Arbour change that?” (Opinion, June 13): I don’t disagree. However, what should be important is not whether we recognize the governor-general or the minister of the environment, but an...

6/20/2026: EDITORIAL: ABOUT TIME

Re “Ukraine’s fight is longer than the First World War, and looks similar in the trenches” (June 13): Another sad milestone in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. It is time – well beyond time – that the world exerts its collective will and...

6/20/2026: OPINION: The CBC needs wholesale change, not just a tweaking

Many Canadians experienced a brief pang of regret at the announcement this week that the CBC will cease to broadcast National Hockey League games on Saturday nights, as it had been doing since 2014 under a sublicensing agreement with Rogers...

6/20/2026: OPINION: Canada is not ready for MAID for mental illness

People will be angry, but indefinitely excluding the mentally ill is the right call We have some confusing notions of autonomy in this country when it comes to issues around medical assistance in dying (MAID). Some are of the view that people should...

6/20/2026: OPINION: There’s a lot not to like about the new anti-hate council

At the opening of a national summit on antisemitism five years ago, then-senator Marc Gold told those gathered: “Antisemitism in all its forms is not a job for one summit. It’s not a job for one generation.” But can it be the job of one council? When...

6/20/2026: OBITUARIES: ENTREPRENEUR SPICED UP THE NIGHTLIFE OF TORONTO THE GOOD

Starting in the late 1960s, he flouted the province’s strict drinking laws and started a string of successful bars and nightclubs that included the Coal Bin, the Gasworks, Amsterdam Brasserie and Brewpub, and many others Roel Bramer revolutionized...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: Creative licence

Ferragamo is betting on designer Maximilian Davis’s vision of quiet luxury to win new fans for the brand in Canada and beyond, Elio Iannacci reports Long before Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo became part of the red-carpet...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: There’s no taste like home

My father makes lots of things himself, from tomato sauce to prosciutto. It’s time for me to learn these skills Months ago my friend Gillian Byrne got herself some attachments for her KitchenAid mixer: a meat grinder and sausage stuffer. She then...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: Crumb cookies

There’s no need to purchase a fancy jar of preserves to make this dessert hybrid. Use fruit and bread ends from your kitchen British baker Lungi Mhlanga has done the world an immeasurable service: The cookie queen introduced toast – and then jam –...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS BOTTLES TO TRY: BOTTLES TO TRY

The Crazy Rows label is based on wines made from old vineyards of carignan, cinsault and pais in Chile. The name refers to the haphazard arrangement of the bush vines, in contrast to the organized layout of modern vineyards. This cinsault comes from...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS BOTTLES TO TRY: Al fresco selections

Break the rules and serve white wine or even a chilled red wine at your next summer barbecue When it comes to red wine for barbecues, I usually serve a slightly chilled bottle of Niagara gamay or red Côtes du Rhône, both of which go well with most...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: Room for improvement

Help your relationship last with bids for connection, a theory that says it’s the small gestures that matter the most. Mira Miller reports It’s a regular weekday evening. A woman stands in the kitchen doing dishes and looking out the window. She...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: My wife’s friends annoy me. How should I respond?

A therapist offers advice to a husband who needs a break from his wife’s nosy friends Real Talk is a relationship advice column featuring questions from readers and answers from experts. Some details may be changed to protect the privacy of the people...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: KOLKATA

Old layered into new in India’s literary city EXPERT: Koyel Nandy, head chef at modern Bengali restaurant Sienna Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal, is India’s literary heart. It is home to one of the country’s oldest book fairs, and...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: LUCKNOW

Food makes history in this 2025 UNESCO City of Gastronomy EXPERT: Simran Lekhi, founder of South of Indus, a handicraft design atelier in Lucknow It is hard to find a mention of Lucknow without references to its food. The Nawabs, who ruled the city...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: UDAIPUR

Regal charm in the city of lakes EXPERT: Anoop Thomas, hotelier and general manager at Manuscript-Jhilwara Haveli Founded in 1559, Udaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, is a city of romance, bringing together placid lakes and marble palaces set against...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: India insider

Arundhati Hazra asks local tastemakers for the hidden highlights of their cities India is the world’s seventh largest country by area, and is the size of Western and Central Europe combined. It has 28 states, yet most visitors stick to the Golden...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: KOCHI

Living history in a famous medieval port EXPERT: Johann Kuruvilla, founder of the Kochi Heritage Project Nicknamed the Queen of the Arabian Sea, the port city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, was a key trading port in medieval times. It was held by...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: HYDERABAD

History and craft in a city built by diamond wealth EXPERT: Anusha Didige, long-time Hyderabad resident and filmmaker at Vihaara Films Nearly a millennium ago, the Golconda mine in southern India began gaining prominence in historical annals because...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: MUMBAI

Art deco and dining shine in India’s financial capital EXPERT: Nooresha Kably, head chef at Japanese restaurant Izumi Many will know Mumbai from the movie Slumdog Millionaire, but the city is more than its Hollywood depictions. Start at the Gateway...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: White kitchens

In the world of interior design, white kitchens are a bit like vanilla ice cream: time-tested and much loved, but – for some – lacking something special. Sprinkles, perhaps. Below, experts weigh in on whether it might be time to move on to another...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: Time machine

This bedroom in a 1940s bungalow in Bedford, N.S., pays homage to to the past, Matthew Hague reports Interior designer Sappho Griffin can trace her appreciation of antiques to her childhood. She was born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto but spent...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: THE WEEKENDER CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Makers of messes 6 Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby 11 Private soc. media chats 14 Word after mix or mouth 18 Grave danger 19 Lamb or chicken that’s okay for Muslims to eat 21 Fries and coleslaw, perhaps 22 Totally bananas 23...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: THE WEEKENDER CRYPTIC

ACROSS 7 Love cittàinItalia to the west (4) 8 Cairo-based group ready to farm before chill (4,6) 10 Spooner’s banned hall sport (8) 11 Big man goes after Massachusetts manufacturing (6) 12 When summer starts at a university city up north (6) 13 PC...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: SUDOKU

DIFFICULTY RATING: ★★★★★★ 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.

6/20/2026: PURSUITS: LAST SATURDAY’S WEEKENDER CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS

ACROSS 1 CINCINNATI (letter bank), 6 SHU(t) + L, 10 FIR’S + T, 11 BAR + B(A)RIAN, 12 TAX LIENS ( laxteens spoonerism), 13 TH(I)E + F, 15 UTRECHT ( youtrekked hom.), 17 SE(A + WA)LL, 19 OCTAVES (anag.), 21 S + CORP + IO, 22 REPEL (rev.), 24 RA(re) +...

6/20/2026: 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

6/20/2026: PURSUITS SHOPPING GUIDE: SIX BUYS TO TRY

Whether your hair is long or short, here is summertime support for colour-treated tresses, starting at $18. Infused with four types of honey, royal jelly and active ingredients (such as arginine), this lightweight leave-in cream provides deep repair,...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS SHOPPING GUIDE: HOROSCOPES IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

If you find it too hard to kick a habit of some sort then why not embrace it? The message of your birthday chart is that you need to be smarter this year and look for ways to profit from your weaknesses as well as your strengths. ARIES MARCH 21 –...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS SHOPPING GUIDE: Hair protection

With warm weather in full swing, you may be thriving while your hair secretly takes a hit. “Summer is basically the perfect storm for colour fading,” says Sarah Amson, hair stylist and owner of Dome Hair Studio in Toronto. “UV rays oxidize the hair,...

6/20/2026: PURSUITS SHOPPING GUIDE: BRIDGE

West dealer. North-South vulnerable. The International Matchpoint scale used in most team contests reflects swings of anywhere from 20 points (1 IMP) to more than 4,000 points (24 IMPs). In practice, about 98% of all gains are between 1 IMP (for an...

6/20/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: NEXT STEPS

Graduating from Canada’s National Ballet School is a pivotal moment for young dancers

6/20/2026: CULTURAL INTEL: What to watch this weekend

Dallas cheerleaders and Targaryens return alongside drama in Ibiza and on the soccer pitch America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Season 3) NETFLIX The reality series that pulled the pompoms back on the most famous cheer squad in the U.S....

6/20/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Behind the origin of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring

The renowned Dutch artist may have been inspired by the spiritual beliefs of his patron’s family People love Johannes Vermeer’s paintings partly because of their special glow, a soft radiance emanating from gentle scenes of daily life. In a new...

6/20/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Can films in galleries transcend the theatre experience?

Artists Diego Marcon and Sara Cwynar believe a change of location allows guests to experience the medium in a new way As the Art Gallery of Ontario prepared to screen his short films this month, the Italian artist Diego Marcon made a bold...

6/20/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Graphic memoir untangles family trauma

Through art, Arizona O’Neill asks what it means when the people society failed become valuable in death In 2015, at the start of the opioid crisis, Arizona O’Neill was called to a hospital in Montreal. Her father was on life support after a fentanyl...

6/20/2026: ARTS & BOOKS: Kick off your summer reading with five page-turning thrillers

City of the Muse BY KATE HILTON (SIMON & SCHUSTER, 304 PAGES) Based on solid research, with intriguing characters and a dynamite plot that extends over a century, this is the perfect summer read for those who love historical mystery. We begin in...

6/20/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: Jess Gibson follows in her mother’s footsteps

Margaret Atwood’s daughter releases her debut short story collection, The Good Eye Jess Gibson has an aquiline nose, curly hair and piercing blue eyes. When I tell her she looks exactly like her mother, she smiles and admits she’s absolutely heard...

6/20/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: BESTSELLERS

Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver overtakes Carley Fortune’s Our Perfect Storm to top the Canadian fiction list this week

6/20/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: WHAT I’M READING

Globe readers share their book picks Ben Macintyre’s The Siege tells the gripping true story of the 1980 terrorist takeover of the Iranian Embassy in London when 26 people were taken hostage. Macintyre’s detailed account takes the perspectives of both...

6/20/2026: BESTSELLER INTEL: AUDIOBOOKS

1 DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL (F) by Matt Dinniman, narrated by Jeff Hays (Audible Studios) 2 PROJECT HAIL MARY (F) by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter (Audible Studios) 3 YESTERYEAR (F) by Caro Claire Burke, narrated by Rebecca Lowman (Random House...