Good morning. Six high-achieving Canadians have some terrific suggestions for taking it easy this summer – more on that below, along with North Korea’s new tourist site and Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize aspirations. But first:

• The Senate passes Carney’s signature bill to fast-track major projects
• A Canadian man has died while in ICE custody in Florida
• CSIS flags extremist Khalistani activists as a national-security threat

Good morning, I’m Idella Sturino and I’m The Globe and Mail’s new advice and service editor.

People often ask me what advice and service journalism means. The answer is simple: It’s about offering our readers sound and practical guidance on life’s everyday concerns, from health to nutrition to relationships.

Sometimes that advice is literal, as with our new Ask a Doctor, Ask a Child Psychologist or The Sleep Whisperer columns, which are written by subject matter experts sharing professional insights. Other times, the advice is implied – food for thought or inspiration, rather than direct guidance. The question driving that type of piece is: What can we learn from other people’s lived experiences about how we may wish to move this through complex, challenging, beautiful world?

That was the idea behind a feature I co-wrote in the spring, alongside sports reporter Rachel Brady, which we called Ball Like Her. We spoke with five Canadians who are transforming professional women’s sports to learn how they overcome obstacles and maintain resilience in pursuit of their goals. Life is full of hurdles, but these women offered words of wisdom about perseverance that anyone can use.

Now, with the arrival of summer, senior feature writer Gayle MacDonald turns to another group of celebrated Canadians for inspiration. Summertime offers the chance to rest and replenish from life’s stresses. MacDonald asked six impressive individuals how they plan to unwind – and their answers are surprising and delightful.

For international bestselling novelist Louise Penny, for example, relaxing means spending time in her garden with her beloved dogs. CBC Radio host Matt Galloway plans to take a break from talking to people by soaking up silence and birdsong in the country – or running along gravel roads. Chef (and former Top Chef Canada competitor) Emily Butcher says that for her, downtime involves leaping across the room in an adult dance class. And an Olympian, an entrepreneur and an architect told us about their plans to kick back at a family retreat, head overseas or bring together loved ones for rooftop hangouts.

With Canada Day around the corner, we hope this story will spark some ideas for how you might take it easy, too. You don’t need to be a gold medalist, bestselling author or world traveller to nail your own summer unwind. Here are six ideas that stood out for me from this story that anyone could try:

1. Plant a garden and watch it bloom.
2. Take in a baseball game.
3. Watch your kids or dog play on the beach.
4. Practise the art of “lying fallow” by embracing silence.
5. Try a class to learn something new (art, woodworking, cooking...).
6. Spend some time near a lake.

Happy reading – and happy Canada Day!

The foreign ministers of Congo and Rwanda are in Washington today to sign a peace accord to end a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo – though critics say the deal is vague and opaque, with a high risk of failure. Read more here about how Donald Trump nonetheless sees it as proof that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

Abroad: An Israeli strike in the town of Deir al-Balah killed 18 Palestinians, hospital officials said, in the latest violence surrounding the distribution of food to Gaza’s population

At home: The Conservative Party is calling for an urgent hearing into the $1-billion loan that Ottawa gave BC Ferries to purchase four new ships from China.

On the coast: North Korea