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August 1, 2026

Great Reads

Welcome to Great Reads, where we share a selection of provocative, inspiring, and delightful stories worth your time this weekend.

Jesse Winter/The Globe and Mail

When wildfires struck, these B.C. cattle ranchers called in the cowboy cavalry

Nancy Macdonald

Moving livestock to safety means managing their fear and instincts. Here’s how it’s done in the Nicola Valley

Greg Locke/The Globe and Mail

How St. John’s has become an unlikely hub for tech startups

Alexandra Posadzki and Sean Silcoff

As stemming the outflow of top Canadian talent to the U.S. becomes a larger priority, Newfoundland’s success story holds lessons for the rest of Canada

LEAH HENNEL/The Globe and Mail

The forever lessons of first love

Erin Anderssen

Happiness Reporter

Dating may have changed, but the flush of those first teenage romances remains the same

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Preserving places means letting them change. My family’s Kenora hotel taught me that

Nancy Macdonald

The hotel my great-grandfather once owned, and the family camp he built, won’t survive if they exist only in the past

Kamara Morozuk/The Globe and Mail

These campers are bringing their hot pot and chicken tikka to the great outdoors

Dakshana Bascaramurty

Food culture reporter

With some creativity and the right equipment, racialized Canadians are learning they can prepare beloved cultural staples while camping

EBUNOLUWA AKINBO/The Globe and Mail