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Welcome to Great Reads, where we share a selection of provocative, inspiring, and delightful stories worth your time this weekend.
 
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Separatist organizers are trying to persuade fence-sitters that they can use their vote to send a message to the rest of the federation
 
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Illustration by D. McFadzean
 
 
Ahead of the federal budget, the government is under pressure to make Canada a more competitive place for business investment – but the task is a tricky political undertaking
 
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Adrian Morrow and Photography by Fred Lum
 
The long-time GOP stronghold is hurting under high prices for diesel and fertilizer
 
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: THE GLOBE AND MAIL. SOURCE PHOTO OF Peter Magyar: The Associated Press
 
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It’s been 70 years since the start of the revolution, and thanks to Peter Magyar, the country is celebrating a renewal of hope
 
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Writing and photography by Sarah Palmer
 
The Loisaba and Lewa conservancies are reintroducing endangered black and white rhino populations – and allowing visitors to take part in the efforts
 
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In her new memoir, Learning to Breathe, the Canadian Olympian chronicles her journey with menopause and psychedelic treatment
 
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