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February 7, 2026

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

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Coach Jon Cooper’s unlikely journey to Olympic men’s hockey reaches its moment of truth

Grant Robertson

B.C.-born coach started off as a lawyer and never planned to lead an NHL or national team - but his record of success is uncanny

Illustration by Spencer Flock

Sports books bet big on transforming our society. This year, they’ll make losers of us all

Darragh McGee

In less than a decade, North American sports-gambling sites have achieved nothing short of a cultural reset

Kate Dockeray/The Globe and Mail

Ontario is proposing a new class of mutual funds. Investor advocates warn the risk may not be worth the reward

Clare O’Hara and Jameson Berkow

Doug Ford’s government is pushing regulators to give retail investors access to private assets such as real estate that can leave money locked up for years

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ICE arrests in Minneapolis increasingly look like kidnappings. Fearful locals are planning accordingly

Adrian Morrow

U.S. Correspondent

Masked agents using unmarked cars are breaking glass, whisking away shoppers and harassing citizens

Jalani Morgan/The Globe and Mail

Can musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland find another miracle?

Josh O’Kane

The singer-songwriter saw his career resurge in his 70s. Now, he and his wife need one more miracle: to survive and make music in spite of his dementia

Jeff Wood/The Globe and Mail