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April 19, 2025

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

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Canada is heading toward an election outcome not witnessed in generations

Gary Mason

National affairs columnist

Current polls suggest support for the Conservatives and Liberals, when combined, is likely to breach 80 per cent of the vote in what many consider the most consequential election of their lifetime

Carlos Osorio/Reuters

A five-point plan to help Canada’s auto sector survive the Trump era

Adam Radwanski

Policy columnist and feature writer

Experts point toward ways that industrial policy could make Canada less reliant on the U.S. and more resilient

Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and Mail

A Dutch city celebrates 80 years of freedom – and the one-eyed Canadian who made it happen

Paul Waldie

Europe Correspondent

In Zwolle, the Second World War exploits of Leo Major are remembered as part of liberation anniversary festivities

Illustration by Kagan McLeod

As YouTube turns 20, we look at what the platform has done for us – and to us

Samantha Edwards and J. Kelly Nestruck

The video-sharing website that started off as a way to ‘broadcast yourself’ has turned into a cultural phenomenon. Globe and Mail reporters Samantha Edwards and J. Kelly Nestruck discuss its legacy

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From shoes and shirts to tables and chairs, here’s how to fix what’s broken (or just needs an update)

Mira Miller

Some of Canada’s top artists and makers share their tips on how to repair, reuse, mend, upcycle and fix just about everything in your closet and elsewhere in your home