Good morning. The G20 summit has wrapped up this weekend, with U.S tensions still warm and some trade relationships thawing on the sidelines. More on that below, plus restoring male friendship and your love of exercise. Let’s get to it.
Leaders attend a plenary session on the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on Sunday.MARCO LONGARI/Reuters
TOP STORY
Your G20 summit roundup
The latest: On the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in South Africa on Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to restart trade talks that have been frozen for the past two years. They will pursue what they are calling a comprehensive economic partnership.
More from Canada: In sharp contrast to the Trudeau era, Carney is backing away from a key international priority of his Liberal predecessors, saying his government does not have a feminist foreign policy.
The context: It was the first ever G20 summit held on African soil. The Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world’s richest and top developing economies over claims that South Africa is violently persecuting its Afrikaner white minority.
What’s next: The summit ended yesterday with the glaring absence of the U.S., which will be the next country to hold the rotating presidency.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in Geneva on Sunday.Martial Trezzini/The Associated Press
World
Ukraine and allies discuss contentious U.S. peace plan
The latest: Andrius Kubilius, the European Union’s Commissioner for Defence, said that the proposed limitations on Ukraine’s armed forces in Donald Trump’s proposal to end Russia’s war on its neighbour would leave Kyiv vulnerable to future attacks.
The context: Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the war in Ukraine. The proposed U.S. peace plan, which has been rejected by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calls for Ukraine’s military to be limited in size and stipulates that Kyiv would be forbidden from joining NATO.
What’s next: Kubilius has previously outlined a vision for postwar Ukraine where Kyiv’s forces could be deployed along the EU’s eastern borders to defend against aggression from Moscow.
Read more: In Putin’s Russia, musicians face arrests for protest songs.
Adam Campbell is a professional mountain athlete.Nikos Schwelm/Supplied
How We Live
How to restore your love of exercise
The latest: Our inner drive is shared by elite athletes and couch potatoes alike. To get to the heart of motivation, The Globe and Mail spoke to four Canadians who have overcome obstacles through different combinations of control, capability, belonging and good old-fashioned joy.
What’s next: Eating healthy is the perfect combination to go with your new exercise routine. According to a three-part series published this month in The Lancet, the increase in ultra-processed foods in diets worldwide represents a major new challenge for global public health.
Cryptocurrency
Ryan Wedding allegedly used crypto to launder money
The latest: Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding and his accomplices allegedly made extensive use of cryptocurrency to launder the proceeds of a sprawling drug-trafficking operation. Details of the alleged money-laundering scheme, which used the stablecoin Tether and the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, are outlined in a U.S. indictment made public last week.
The context: Stablecoins are virtual currencies that are pegged to assets like a commodity such as gold. Donald Trump signed the Genius Act into law, to define and regulate stablecoins, which prompted Ottawa to release its own framework for the virtual assets.
What’s next: The Wedding case demonstrates the growing problem of criminal organizations exploiting virtual assets. None of the allegations in the documents have been tested in court.
British Columbia
Search continues after bear attacks
The latest: The search for a grizzly bear and her cubs expanded on the weekend, after a shocking attack on a school group in the Nuxalk First Nation community of Four Mile, B.C. A teacher and three young students were airlifted to hospital last Thursday. In all, 11 were injured among a school group of Grades 4 and 5 students. Bear behaviourists say the attack on such a large group is exceptionally rare.
What’s next: A predator attack response team is on the ground and an RCMP helicopter is searching for heat signatures in the dense forest. Any bears that are trapped will be tested against DNA evidence to determine if they were involved. If they are not a DNA match, they will be relocated. Sergeant Jeff Tyre of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said surveillance shows there are still many grizzlies in the area.
Bookmarked
- Mining: BHP is trying to acquire Anglo American, in an attempt to scuttle a proposed merger with Teck Resources two weeks before a critical shareholder vote.
- Technology: What you need to know about the AI bubble – and how it will pop.
- For your finances: Forget a recession. What Canadians are living through is worse, writes Tim Shufelt.
- For your memories: An illustration in Robert Munsch’s beloved Love You Forever didn’t seem right. I set out to discover why.
- Conversation starter: Deep friendships often fade when boys become men. We need a culture shift, for the good of us all.
The Quote
It’s not a character. It’s not an act. And when people get that, they realize he’s just doing it to be curious, not to be mean and not to demean people. That’s the most important thing.
— Chris Nelson, Nardwuar's producer at MuchMusic for eight years
Nardwuar used to sneak around to score interviews. Now, A-listers seek him out. Online culture reporter Samantha Edwards wrote the story about how the Vancouver native rose from Canadian cult hero to global phenomenon.
The Shot
Anna Peng sets up her phone to record content for social media as she works the front counter at Great Fountain.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail
Anna Peng juggles talking to customers at the front counter, answering the restaurant phone and shooting video on her camera. She’s one example of the Canadian adult kids who are turning to TikTok to revitalize their parents’ businesses.