Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Shannon Proudfoot
Publication Date: August 22, 2025 - 05:57
Morning Update: Can money make all dreams come true?
August 22, 2025
Good morning. If you have the money, why train to conduct a professional orchestra or become an astronaut when you can just buy the privilege of doing so? Welcome to Rich Guy Fantasy Camp, where Jeff Bezos and wealthy men like him live in their own worlds. More on that below, along with the last chapter in the Hockey Canada trial and updates on the ground in Gaza. But first:
Today’s headlines- The arrests of alleged extremists in Quebec City began with a tip from CSIS. Recently unsealed police affidavits outline the story
- The world’s leading authority on food crises said famine is occurring in Gaza City with about a quarter of the population facing catastrophic levels of hunger.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed tariffs, security and Ukraine with Donald Trump over the phone
Unpublished Newswire
Prolific Canadian actor Graham Greene, who earlier this year received a Governor General’s award for lifetime artistic achievement, has died. Greene’s manager Gerry Jordan said Greene died on Monday in Stratford, Ont., of natural causes. He was 73.
September 1, 2025 - 20:55 | Cassidy McMackon | The Globe and Mail
When Maurice McGregor graduated from high school, his father sat him down for a pragmatic talk about the future. The fact that young Maurice had not been the smartest of students did not preclude him from pursuing a career in education, law or medicine because if only the smartest were able to take on positions of authority, the world would be in a lot of trouble.The son chose medicine because it was a field that sparked his curiosity. And, coming from a family of fierce pacifists who were all aware that a new world war was on the horizon, he wanted to be able to take part as a healer...
September 1, 2025 - 20:08 | Lisa Fitterman | The Globe and Mail
Many of the more than 35,000 public-service employees from two unions in British Columbia will be heading to the picket lines on Tuesday morning if they are not called back to the bargaining table, the union heads say. “We think our government is out of touch with both our membership and the public‚” said Paul Finch, bargaining chair and president of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union. “We think the government needs to take a knee and revise their position here.”The BCGEU, which represents 34,000 public-sector employees, as well as the Professional Employees Association (PEA...
September 1, 2025 - 19:46 | Aajah Sauter, Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
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