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The Shrouds begins with a bad first date. In David Cronenberg’s new film, widower Karsh Relikh (Vincent Cassel) invites Myrna (Jennifer Dale) to a restaurant that doubles as a showroom for his graveyard business. Throughout their somewhat stilted dialogue, the decor of this dining room—black, statuesque robes encased in glass—is never absent from the frame. These, Karsh explains, are the burial shrouds innovated by his company GraveTech, equipped with livestreaming cameras pointed inward, allowing mourners to view, in real time, the decay of the corpse. Karsh invites Myrna to...
August 7, 2025 - 06:30 | Dylan Adamson | Walrus
Good morning. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is positioning a €13-billion mega-bridge as a matter of national defence – more on that below, along with Shopify’s return to the top of the stocks and Gen Z’s embrace of Y2K fashion. But first:Today’s headlinesTrump and Putin could meet in person as soon as next week, the White House saysFord expects Trump to target USMCA and says Ottawa should prepare for early negotiationsVictoria Mboko advances to the women’s singles final at the National Bank Open, continuing her remarkable streak
August 7, 2025 - 06:10 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
London, Ont. — Surrounded by security staff, an unmarked white van pulls up to a receiving door behind St. Joseph’s Hospital. Scrub-clad staff quickly remove large boxes covered with blankets from the van and slide them into the building.
Hidden beneath those blankets are puppies in cages headed for the hospital’s sixth-floor research lab, according to two staffers.
WARNING: This story has some disturbing details and images that may be distressing to some readers
Their way out will most likely be in garbage bags.
Researchers inside the hospital’s...
August 7, 2025 - 06:00 | Investigative Journalism Bureau | National Post
Venture Academy markets itself as therapeutic care for struggling teens. But a six-month Global News investigation found dozens of allegations of psychological and emotional harm.
August 7, 2025 - 05:00 | Ashleigh Stewart | Global News - Ottawa
While the idea was later dropped, former mayor John Tory's office appeared to be seriously weighing the project and suggested it to the federal government.
August 7, 2025 - 05:00 | Colin D’Mello | Global News - Ottawa
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August 7, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
