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I had never been to a literary event with booing until I attended the launch of Souvankham Thammavongsa’s debut novel, Pick a Colour, at the Toronto Public Library. She had chosen Steve Paikin, a Canadian media celebrity of sorts, to interview her. “I don’t read fiction,” he said up top. Thammavongsa, of course, won the Giller Prize for How to Pronounce Knife, her acerbic collection of short fiction, and her stories have been published by the likes of The New Yorker, Granta, Noon, and this very magazine. “Is this book really just for female readers?” he asked. Pick a Colour, which the...
December 12, 2025 - 06:29 | Ariella Garmaise | Walrus
Good morning. The Globe spoke with thalidomide survivors about how their lives have changed 10 years after a settlement with the Canadian government. More on that below, along with news on Costco patriotism and Time’s person(s) of the year. But first:Today’s headlinesA member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been arrested and charged in a foreign interference probeAnother Conservative MP is crossing the floor to the Liberals, putting the party one seat short of a majorityIn B.C., flooding displaces hundreds in the Fraser Valley as some highways reopen
December 12, 2025 - 06:11 | Erin Anderssen | The Globe and Mail
As I watched the television special on Live Aid from 1985 and Live 8 from 2005, I wondered why nothing has changed. Forty years after Bob Geldof dreamed of ending poverty and starvation among the poorest nations on the planet, these scourges are still killing thousands daily. Read More
December 12, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
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December 12, 2025 - 05:00 | Ingrid Peritz, Photography by Michelle Siu | The Globe and Mail
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December 12, 2025 - 05:00 | Erin Anderssen | The Globe and Mail
Startups and international mining giants alike staked claims around Nova Scotia in high numbers after Premier Tim Houston unveiled his new open-arms approach to natural resource development, and local geologists and prospectors are abuzz.
December 12, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
