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A massive social experiment is underway in this country. Novo Nordisk’s patent on semaglutide—the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy—expired in January, clearing the way for Canada to become a testing ground for generic versions. (In the U.S., the same patents won’t be up until 2032.) There are six drug manufacturers waiting on Health Canada’s approval, and at least some of them are expected to get it by summer or early fall. In December the American telehealth company Hims & Hers purchased the Montreal startup Livewell to get a foothold in the coming gold rush. Shoppers Drug Mart recently launched a virtual-care service to prescribe and dispense GLP-1s. “Our prediction would be, even though it’s going to be significantly cheaper, that we will sell more,” said Loblaw CEO Per Bank. It’s a safe bet.

At the end of 2025, some 1.5 million Canadians were on a GLP-1 medication. By the end of March it was three million—that’s about nine per cent of Canadian adults. And this is before the generics boom. Before pills and social acceptance and ever-expanding digital distribution that makes access only slightly more cumbersome than calling an Uber. GLP-1s are a health innovation on track to win a Nobel Prize. But in 2026, they’re also a passport to the land of conventional hotness. And who doesn’t want to live there?

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For the first time ever, Canada is hosting the World Cup—and it couldn’t come at a more opportune moment. As we teeter on the brink of World War III, it’s refreshing to watch countries compete in an arena where the stakes are not conquest and death but trophies and bragging rights. If you’d like to spend a month eating, drinking, cheering and crying with eight billion of your closest friends, the following stories will guide you through it all. https://t.co/bv2QbUL6pL

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The June issue of Maclean's, featuring our everything guide to the World Cup in Canada, is out now. To read more Maclean's, subscribe to receive future print issues in your mailbox: https://t.co/THghJUOLgO

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For the first time ever, Canada is hosting the World Cup—and it couldn’t come at a more opportune moment. As we teeter on the brink of World War III, it’s refreshing to watch countries compete in an arena where the stakes are not conquest and death but trophies and bragging rights. If you’d like to spend a month eating, drinking, cheering and crying with eight billion of your closest friends, the following stories will guide you through it all. https://t.co/bv2QbUL6pL

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When Canadian soccer player Atiba Hutchinson began playing in Europe 25 years ago, he noticed something he'd never seen before: tiny soccer pitches, built right into the fabric of city neighbourhoods. He saw them in Italy, in Denmark, in the Netherlands, in Turkey. These tiny pitches didn't require huge parcels of land, and they could fit into small spaces near kids' homes, where they could drop in after school or on weekends. Being small, they put kids in more constant contact with the ball, to practice their footwork. The infrastructure was cheap, small—and, he came to think, part of the reason why so many great players emerged from these countries: "The small-sided game in Holland is one of the best, and they have some of the best technical players, which I attribute partly to these pitches."

Hutchinson was inspired. He'd had nothing like that growing up in Brampton, even though his neighbourhood was full of kids whose parents hailed from countries where soccer was far more popular than in Canada. So, in 2024, he partnered with his hometown to open the Atiba Hutchinson Soccer Court at Century Gardens, a new youth facility in Brampton. Now, the idea is spreading: to Toronto; Surrey B.C., and beyond.

For Maclean's, Hutchinson has written an essay describing his work to get this new kind of sports facility up-and-running in Canada, and how it just might help make Canadian kids into some of the world's next soccer superstars. https://t.co/mlUj4qJ7ku

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This June, Maclean's has rounded up 15 reasons to get excited about the World Cup. The print issue is on newsstands now, and you can order it online here. https://t.co/zXwEGQqs0n

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Suzanne Simard, Canada's forestry firebrand, is coming to terms with her fame. https://t.co/sCX2kpYC7w

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Suzanne Simard, Canada's forestry firebrand, is coming to terms with her fame. https://t.co/sCX2kpYC7w

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The June issue of Maclean's, featuring our everything guide to the World Cup in Canada, is out now. To read more Maclean's, subscribe to receive future print issues in your mailbox: https://t.co/THghJUOLgO

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

When Canadian soccer player Atiba Hutchinson began playing in Europe 25 years ago, he noticed something he'd never seen before: tiny soccer pitches, built right into the fabric of city neighbourhoods. He saw them in Italy, in Denmark, in the Netherlands, in Turkey. These tiny pitches didn't require huge parcels of land, and they could fit into small spaces near kids' homes, where they could drop in after school or on weekends. Being small, they put kids in more constant contact with the ball, to practice their footwork. The infrastructure was cheap, small—and, he came to think, part of the reason why so many great players emerged from these countries: "The small-sided game in Holland is one of the best, and they have some of the best technical players, which I attribute partly to these pitches."

Hutchinson was inspired. He'd had nothing like that growing up in Brampton, even though his neighbourhood was full of kids whose parents hailed from countries where soccer was far more popular than in Canada. So, in 2024, he partnered with his hometown to open the Atiba Hutchinson Soccer Court at Century Gardens, a new youth facility in Brampton. Now, the idea is spreading: to Toronto; Surrey B.C., and beyond.

For Maclean's, Hutchinson has written an essay describing his work to get this new kind of sports facility up-and-running in Canada, and how it just might help make Canadian kids into some of the world's next soccer superstars. https://t.co/mlUj4qJ7ku

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

For the first time ever, Canada is hosting the World Cup—and it couldn’t come at a more opportune moment. As we teeter on the brink of World War III, it’s refreshing to watch countries compete in an arena where the stakes are not conquest and death but trophies and bragging rights. If you’d like to spend a month eating, drinking, cheering and crying with eight billion of your closest friends, the following stories will guide you through it all. https://t.co/bv2QbUL6pL

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

Suzanne Simard, Canada's forestry firebrand, is coming to terms with her fame. https://t.co/sCX2kpYC7w

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

This June, Maclean's has rounded up 15 reasons to get excited about the World Cup. The print issue is on newsstands now, and you can order it online here. https://t.co/zXwEGQqs0n

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

When Canadian soccer player Atiba Hutchinson began playing in Europe 25 years ago, he noticed something he'd never seen before: tiny soccer pitches, built right into the fabric of city neighbourhoods. He saw them in Italy, in Denmark, in the Netherlands, in Turkey. These tiny pitches didn't require huge parcels of land, and they could fit into small spaces near kids' homes, where they could drop in after school or on weekends. Being small, they put kids in more constant contact with the ball, to practice their footwork. The infrastructure was cheap, small—and, he came to think, part of the reason why so many great players emerged from these countries: "The small-sided game in Holland is one of the best, and they have some of the best technical players, which I attribute partly to these pitches."

Hutchinson was inspired. He'd had nothing like that growing up in Brampton, even though his neighbourhood was full of kids whose parents hailed from countries where soccer was far more popular than in Canada. So, in 2024, he partnered with his hometown to open the Atiba Hutchinson Soccer Court at Century Gardens, a new youth facility in Brampton. Now, the idea is spreading: to Toronto; Surrey B.C., and beyond.

For Maclean's, Hutchinson has written an essay describing his work to get this new kind of sports facility up-and-running in Canada, and how it just might help make Canadian kids into some of the world's next soccer superstars. https://t.co/mlUj4qJ7ku

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“Just before the conflict, we scored a huge contract with a global steel company. But we’ve had to turn it down, because the fuel crisis has made it impossible for us to fulfill it.” https://t.co/UVHdIb5fVB

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The June issue of Maclean's, featuring our everything guide to the World Cup in Canada, is out now. To read more Maclean's, subscribe to receive future print issues in your mailbox: https://t.co/THghJUOLgO

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

For the first time ever, Canada is hosting the World Cup—and it couldn’t come at a more opportune moment. As we teeter on the brink of World War III, it’s refreshing to watch countries compete in an arena where the stakes are not conquest and death but trophies and bragging rights. If you’d like to spend a month eating, drinking, cheering and crying with eight billion of your closest friends, the following stories will guide you through it all. https://t.co/bv2QbUL6pL

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

“Just before the conflict, we scored a huge contract with a global steel company. But we’ve had to turn it down, because the fuel crisis has made it impossible for us to fulfill it.” https://t.co/UVHdIb5fVB

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

The June issue of Maclean's, featuring our everything guide to the World Cup in Canada, is out now. Find it on newsstands or order the issue online here. https://t.co/zXwEGQqs0n

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

The June issue of Maclean's, featuring our everything guide to the World Cup in Canada, is out now. Find it on newsstands or order the issue online here. https://t.co/zXwEGQqs0n

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

“Just before the conflict, we scored a huge contract with a global steel company. But we’ve had to turn it down, because the fuel crisis has made it impossible for us to fulfill it.” https://t.co/UVHdIb5fVB