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Canada Is Building Its Own Military Satellite Network. The US Still Holds the Keys

Space sovereignty won’t be easy when so much of the infrastructure remains American

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Wes O’donnell

Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have

Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it

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Patrick Lennox

The Weather Network Is Canada’s Most Trusted Media. What’s It Doing Right?

Its success complicates everything we think we know about objectivity

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Tom Jokinen

No One Told Me I Was at High Risk for Breast Cancer

It took years to learn just how vulnerable I was

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Kelly S. Thompson

Under Carney, Canada Is Cooling on Reconciliation

Three experts on the need to keep challenging denialism

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Niigaan Sinclair

She Died in a Residential School and Was Buried in Secret

It took eighty-three years to bring Denise Boucher home

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Pat Kane

New Brunswick’s Trade Ties with Maine Could Sway the US Midterms

The province holds economic leverage over Republican senator Susan Collins’s re-election fight

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Trevor Corkum

Bestselling Novelist Dropped from Major Prize over Suspected AI Use

The Thélyson Orélien controversy raises new questions about whether detection software can be trusted

28.09.2026 3

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Steven Beattie

How St-Pierre Plamondon Learned to Stop Worrying and Blame Immigrants

The Parti Québécois leader built his comeback on the bigotry he once condemned

28.09.2026 10

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Martin Patriquin

Wild Buffalo Make a Comeback on the Canadian Plains

Herds are returning to lands they haven’t roamed in generations

26.09.2026 20

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Neil Griffin

The Billionaires Are Winning

They don’t just have more money. They have more power over politics, technology, and the rest of us

25.09.2026 10

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Vikram Nijhawan

Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie

Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis

25.09.2026 20

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Patrick Lennox

Bullied by the US, Canada Has a History of Reaching Out to Europe

The strategy hasn’t always paid off. Will it for Carney?

25.09.2026 9

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Kim Richard Nossal

Inside the Heartbreaking World of the Grandparent Scam

The investigative report you need to share with your family

24.09.2026 20

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Harley Rustad

Scammers Pretending to Be Grandchildren Are Robbing the Elderly

A made-up family emergency. A desperate call. And a fraud designed to make you believe every word

24.09.2026 30

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Rachel Browne

Canada’s $180 Billion Defence Buildup Is Already Out of Date

Warfare is changing faster than Ottawa’s procurement system can keep up

23.09.2026 10

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Stewart Leckie

A Living Agreement: Treaty 6 at 150

Season 5/Episode 2 – English Transcript

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Un traité toujours vivant : le Traité no 6, 150 ans plus tard

Season 5/Episode 2 – French Transcript

23.09.2026 10

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Nova Scotia Shut Down Libraries. Then Things Got Ugly

Premier Tim Houston’s cuts to cultural funding have ignited a backlash his government can’t seem to shake

23.09.2026 10

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Trevor Corkum

Alberta Referendum Who’s Who: The Major Players and How They’re Connected

Keeping track of those angling for separation—and the groups pushing back

22.09.2026 20

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What Americans Get Wrong about Canada

Our closest neighbour has never really understood us

22.09.2026 20

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Paul Theroux

Carney’s Splashy Investment Summit Is Over. Now He Has to Deliver

Forget the pitchbook. What matters is what actually gets built

21.09.2026 8

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Gregory Jack

Inside the BC Conservatives’ Spectacular Implosion

How Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s turbulent leadership led to a caucus exodus and her own resignation

21.09.2026 10

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Rebecca Gao

Canada Is Fracturing. That’s Why We’re Focusing on Local Stories

Our latest issue goes inside Alberta’s upheaval and what you may be missing in other communities

21.09.2026 20

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Get Your Squishmallows Out of My Kid’s Scholastic Book Catalogue

The fairs used to encourage children to read. Now they make them want to shop

21.09.2026 20

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Michelle Cyca

Pierre Poilievre’s Great Unravelling

He looked destined to become prime minister. Now he’s struggling to find his place in Carney’s Canada

21.09.2026 40

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Lori Turnbull

I’m a Childless Cat Lady. That Tells You Less than You Think

The story of my fierce attachments to two felines who survived a fire

19.09.2026 10

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Rosemary Sullivan

Severed

Random wildflowers. An overspill / of daylilies from our (too-busy-to-) garden

18.09.2026 10

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Kateri Lanthier

The Brian Mulroney Biopic Is a Hallucinatory String of Heritage Minutes

A new TIFF documentary turns the lens on the Canadian cult of personality

18.09.2026 20

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Adam Nayman

Canadians Are Deeply Unhappy. Why It’s a Sign of Trouble

People dissatisfied with their lives are all too ready to believe everything is broken

18.09.2026 10

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Paul Howe

Mark Carney: Why I Believe Canada’s Future Lies with Europe

The prime minister calls for a sweeping new alliance as the old global order comes apart

17.09.2026 20

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Mark Carney

What If the Fight for Canadian Sovereignty Goes Too Far?

A national rallying cry could make us harder, meaner, and more suspicious

17.09.2026 10

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Adam Gordon

Why Raccoons Have Been So Successful in Taking Over Toronto

The city boasts an impressive ratio of up to one critter for every four people

17.09.2026 20

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Dan Werb

TIFF 2026: Moments You May Have Missed

Celebs, red carpets, and some rather weird VR exhibits

17.09.2026 30

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Marina Black

Carney’s Investment Summit Raises the Stakes for His Big Projects

Investors committed nearly $500 billion. But the Liberals still need Canadians to buy in

16.09.2026 10

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Olivia Bowden

AI Is Apparently Going to Destroy Us All. Is Anyone Trying to Stop It?

How to wrest everyone’s future out of the hands of rogue billionaires

16.09.2026 10

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Samia Madwar

Mark Carney Is Dismantling Canada

The prime minister is taking apart the political order he inherited. What replaces it?

16.09.2026 20

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Linda Thornback

The Best Books of Fall 2026

Ten titles you’ll need to get your hands on

16.09.2026 10

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Democracy Live

In a country of many stories, how do we build the civic muscle to stay united?

15.09.2026 10

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Canada Is Losing the Fight Against Foreign Ownership

We worried about Americans controlling our mines and factories. Now they dominate our digital economy

15.09.2026 10

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Vass Bednar

As Wattpad Takes a Corporate Turn, Users Miss Its Cringe Years

Known for freewheeling fanfic, the self-publishing platform is turning into a content factory

15.09.2026 40

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Mihika Agarwal

Brexit May Be Haunting Carney’s Handling of Alberta Separatists

It explains why the prime minister has given the province almost everything it wants

14.09.2026 30

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Arno Kopecky

Canada Was the “Best Country in the World to Live.” What Happened?

I went looking for answers in the nations that surpassed us

12.09.2026 30

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Matt Malone

Weekly Quiz: Classrooms, Camping, and Canadian Potash

How closely have you been reading our online stories this week? Take The Walrus Weekly Quiz to find out—released every Saturday

12.09.2026 30

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Ketsia Beboua

The Ticketmaster of Camping: A US Company Is Raking In Millions in Fees

Long queues. Rising prices. What’s a hike worth in a Canadian park?

11.09.2026 10

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Cameron Fenton

As Alberta’s Referendum Looms, Where Is Naheed Nenshi?

The NDP leader hasn’t quite seized the moment, despite Danielle Smith’s fumbles

11.09.2026 10

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Tim Querengesser

I Was a CSIS Analyst When 9/11 Happened. Here’s What I’ve Learned

We risk repeating the errors of the past twenty-five years on

11.09.2026 10

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Phil Gurski

The Walrus Talks at Home: Midlife and Belonging

Rethinking connection in the middle years

10.09.2026 10

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The Corporate Takeover of Canada’s Apartments Is Worse than You Think

Property investors have discovered that getting rid of tenants is very good business

10.09.2026 10

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Leilani Farha

Canada’s Most Popular Conservative Is Mark Carney

His economic agenda has scrambled the political map. The question is how long it can last

10.09.2026 30

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Stewart Prest