How we play sports is tied to policy and politics, culture and business. As the larger-than-life FIFA World Cup kicks off in Toronto, we look at sports from the ground, from minor-league baseball to cricket in Brampton to wheelchair rugby and a new wave of women's coaching.

Five years after a pandemic that revealed the disastrous conditions in Ontario’s long-term care homes, we investigate the state of oversight in the sector. Rolling out over the next two weeks, our “Inspecting Long-Term Care” issue investigates the flaws in the ministry’s accountability process, and sheds light on what needs to change to best care for some of the most vulnerable in our society.