Morning Update: How to make a giant crossword | Unpublished
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Author: Jess Shulman
Publication Date: December 19, 2025 - 06:40

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Morning Update: How to make a giant crossword

December 19, 2025

Good morning. It’s that time of year again: The Globe comes out with its giant crossword. More on the magic behind the puzzle below, along with a TikTok sale and weight-loss drug deal. But first:

Today’s headlines


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Ādisōke, the new central library, is supposed to showcase what’s best about Ottawa but the process to build it is telling a different story — one of unexplained delays, cost increases and loss of accountability. It won’t do. Read More
January 12, 2026 - 05:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
A mesmerizing deep blue glow emanates from the nuclear reactor nestled in the heart of the campus at McMaster University in Hamilton. Sunk 10 metres beneath the surface of a pool of water, encased in an air-locked, 15-sided, concrete building, the uranium fuel generates enough power to heat hundreds of homes.
January 12, 2026 - 05:00 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
Some donations collected for Ukraine by the Mriya Report were spent on pizzas, purchases at Home Depot, as well as unauthorized payments to volunteers and to a convicted felon linked to Donald Trump, a former top official with the nonprofit organization alleges. Read More
January 12, 2026 - 04:01 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen