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January 17, 2026

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

Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail

Colombia, Panama and Grenada face a new Monroe Doctrine with dread and déjà vu

Nathan VanderKlippe

International correspondent

Trump’s actions in Latin America are familiar to countries where U.S. forces intervened during the Cold War

Matt Horseman/The Globe and Mail

Trump’s Greenland threats give boost to Churchill port expansion

Jeffrey Jones and Photography by Matt Horseman

Already in planning for years, new infrastructure in the northern Manitoba town could help commerce, but also protect Canada’s sovereignty

The Globe and Mail

Year one of Donald Trump’s second term has been catastrophic for American democracy

Debra Thompson

The past year has been marked by near-constant upheaval, with new, revised or abandoned directives emerging from the Oval Office almost daily. The result is a sustained and dangerous transformation in how government operates

Alexa Mazzarello/The Globe and Mail

Less tech in our homes, more craftsmanship: Where design is headed in 2026

Matthew Hague

As design week kicks off in Toronto, Matthew Hague talks to designers and design boosters about where the look, feel and function of our living spaces could go next

Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail

Meet the Canadians in charge of maintaining Olympic-quality ice in Milan

Eric Reguly and Rachel Brady

From Calgary to Manitoba, experts tell us how they’re going to keep the ice at an ideal temperature and thickness in Italy next month