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January 24, 2026

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

Will Allen-DuPraw/The Globe and Mail

Left and right, Minnesotans look for a way out of chaos

Joe Friesen

As immigration raids separate families, both Minneapolis and the hinterland that backed Trump try to figure out what comes next

Photo illustration by The Globe and Mail;/The Canadian Press

Mark Carney’s survival plan: Canada and other ‘middle powers’ must co-operate in order to thrive

Tony Keller

Call it The Carney Paradox: In an era of predatory great powers, the benefits of global economic integration must be balanced with protecting national autonomy

Blood-lusting Vikings, gruesome battles and a twist of history: Did I just discover the guy’s version of romantasy?

Ian Brown and Illustrations by Kelsey Davis

Ian Brown on the satisfaction of reading David Greig’s The Book Of I

Universal History Archive/Getty Images

Black laughter isn’t just about trauma, but about joy, too – and it lights the way for us all

Jay Pitter

The range and resilience of our laughter is a cultural inheritance of Black communities. But it can also model how we can all navigate collective uncertainty

The Globe and Mail

Big Tech companies effectively govern our lives. It’s time they’re held accountable for it

Wendy H. Wong

These companies govern, unelected, through data-intensive platforms. It’s time we acknowledge that governance explicitly

Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail

Italy’s Stelvio ski run will keep Olympians on their toes – or shaking in their boots