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May 9, 2026

Great Reads

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

Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail

My family of five tried to cut out ultraprocessed foods for a week. Here’s what we learned

Kelly Grant and Visuals by Melissa Tait

We know these foods are bad for us. But eliminating them from our diets is easier said than done

Matteo Minnella/Reuters

There’s more to Pope Leo than principled resolve against Donald Trump

Michael W. Higgins

One year in, the first American pontiff has entered a political spotlight unlike any that his predecessors faced. Now what?

Kaoly Gutierrez/The Globe and Mail

Brookfield wants to revive a South Carolina megaproject failure known as ‘Nukegate.’ Can it succeed where others failed?

Matthew McClearn

A White House push for nuclear energy means Brookfield is about to test one of its core claims: that it excels at managing risk

Wade Hudson/The Globe and Mail

Digging for gold with Cadence Weapon, Canada’s curious curator of sound and style

Josh O’Kane

The award-winning musician and author, who goes by Rollie Pemberton off-stage, uses new works to share an evolving worldview that shuns algorithms in favour of something more authentic

Grant Harder/The Globe and Mail

Build your dream garden with tips from an expert

Gayle MacDonald and Photography by Grant Harder

Leanne Johnson says you can grow a space you love with time – and without a lavish budget

GIORGIO VIERA/AFP/Getty Images

Lionel Messi’s hyped Toronto visit puts expanded BMO Field to the test