To get its first new nuclear reactor in decades, Canada must beat the clock – and the odds

IN DEPTH The atomic clock is ticking Will Canada’s first new nuclear reactor in decades be built on time? Here’s how an Ontario utility’s promises stack up against the numbers MATTHEW MCCLEARN THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JUNE 4, 2026 JUSTIN MACDONALD/ONTARIO POWER GENERATION 205 COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. The race to build Canada’s first new nuclear reactor in more than three decades has officially begun on the north shore of Lake Ontario. In late April, the Ontario government an…