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Canada’s Most Popular Conservative Is Mark Carney

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

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Stewart Prest

Canada Has a Weapon in Trump’s Trade War. It’s Potash

American farmers need it. Let’s use that dependence to fight back

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Dale Eisler

When the Skies Closed: Canada’s 9/11 Story

Season 5/Episode 1 – English Transcript

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Le jour où le ciel s’est vidé : le Canada face au 11 septembre

Season 5/Episode 1 – French Transcript

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The Walrus Talks at Home: Canada After America

A strategy for prosperity in a changed world

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Canada Has a Weapon in Trump’s Trade War. It’s Potash

American farmers need it. Let’s use that dependence to fight back

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Dale Eisler

Quebec Is Getting Hammered by Trump’s Trade War. It’s Not Backing Down

Businesses are paying the price—and overwhelmingly support Carney

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Toula Drimonis

Want to Defend the Arctic from Trump? Build More Icebreakers

Canada’s fleet is aging and isn’t being replaced fast enough

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Wesley Wark

More than Half of Ontario Students Aren’t Showing Up

A former chronic absentee explains why

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Kunal Chaudhary

What If Students Are Sick of AI Too?

A generation raised on the technology is discovering there are shortcuts it doesn’t want to take

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Amanda Perry

Canada Can Make Trump Regret This Trade War

We can’t match American economic firepower. But we can make the fight hurt

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Peter Jones

Weekly Quiz: Housing Shortages, Health Inquiries, and the Human-Driven Epoch

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

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Ketsia Beboua

A Young Woman Was Murdered in LA. Her Jacket Said “Made in Canada”

Three decades later, a cold case detective picked up the file on Jane Doe #59

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Catherine Fogarty

I Spent Years Working with War Veterans. The Odyssey Hit Me Hard

The journey home can be harder than the battle itself

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Erin O’toole

Canada’s Human Traffickers Are Getting Away with It

Online sex ads can be used to track criminal activity. But stopping the perpetrators isn’t easy

04.09.2026 20

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Olivia Bowden

Edmonton, Niagara, Toronto: Are We Ready for Epic Flooding?

More deluges are coming. Here’s how cities can prepare

03.09.2026 4

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Richie Assaly

Readers Had a Lot of Opinions about Our Essay on Email Anxiety

“Inboxes are not things worth our lack of sleep,” writes one commenter

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Courtney Shea

Trump Is Going His Own Way on Trade. Carney Should Let Him

Canada’s future lies with countries that still want to buy and sell

02.09.2026 4

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Dan Ciuriak

Not Everything Digital Is Good: Tech Isn’t Always an Example of Genius

It’s our duty to understand innovation rather than celebrate or condemn it

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Carmine Starnino

Death of Plasma Donor Sparks Questions about Health Canada Inquiry

The clinic was cleared of wrongdoing, but advocates want to reopen the investigation

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Rebecca Gao

Lake Ontario Has Bigger Problems than Donald Trump

Forget the fight over its name. The Great Lake is being threatened by pollution, development, and decades of neglect

01.09.2026 8

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Daniel Macfarlane

The Taliban’s Laws Are Killing Women and Children

It’s nearly impossible for women to get health care in Afghanistan. The results have been catastrophic

01.09.2026 20

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Soraya Amiri

Which Trump-Supporting States Will Feel Canada’s Tariff Fury?

Republicans may lose support in the midterm elections in key battlegrounds

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The Walrus Staff

Inside Ontario’s Regulated Online Casino Boom

Fact-based journalism that sparks the Canadian conversation Articles Business Environment Health Politics Arts & Culture Society Special Series...

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Canada Had No Choice But to Walk Away from Trump

The US wanted a deal it could rewrite whenever it pleased

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Paul Wells

Manitoba Has an Ambitious Plan to End Homelessness

Wab Kinew’s approach involves moving thousands of unhoused people into permanent homes

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Kelly-Anne Riess

Canada’s Trade War Is a Fight for the Free World

Mark Carney is showing other countries how to stand up to Trump

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Michael Ignatieff

Weekly Quiz: Trade, Transit, and MAID

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

29.08.2026 20

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Ketsia Beboua

What Twenty Years of Social Media Has Done to Our Memories

Lives aren’t neat narratives of growth and redemption

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Kathryn Jezer-Morton

Trump’s Stupid Lake America Stunt Is Less Funny than It Looks

The spectacle masks something sinister: a major power coming undone

28.08.2026 7

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David Moscrop

The Walrus Talks Community Reborn

How can we reinvent community in a time of increasing social isolation?

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The Walrus Talks North of Now

Northern voices shaping Northern futures

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My Mom’s MAID Death Was the First to Be Investigated by Police

She was approved despite mental health concerns. I wasn’t convinced it was the right call

28.08.2026 20

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Alicia Duncan

The Politics—and Price—of Canada’s New High-Speed Rail Line

The trains are fast. The Conservatives are furious. Here are the numbers you need to know

27.08.2026 20

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Yusur Al-Sharqi

Trump Thought Canada Would Be His 51st State. Then Came Carney

How the former central banker got in the way of the president’s grand plans

27.08.2026 20

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Christopher Dornan

Why Americans May Never Feel the Trade War

Ottawa is betting tariffs will anger US consumers. The household math suggests the costs are too small to matter

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Carlo Dade

Why Is Anti-Indigenous Racism on the Rise?

The new “Indian problem”

26.08.2026 20

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Michelle Cyca

The World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Comes to Small-Town Ontario

How a historic village found itself in the path of a massive energy project—twice

25.08.2026 20

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Kunal Chaudhary

Seven Experts on How Canada Survives Trump’s Trade War

The country faces a punishing economic and political fight with no easy end

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Various Contributors

I Hate Watching the Alberta Flag Become a Symbol of Separatism

The blue emblem is no longer neutral here. That’s true for the Maple Leaf too

24.08.2026 20

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Christina Frangou

Mark Carney: Why I Rejected Trump’s Trade Deal

The prime minister on saying no to Washington and how Canada plans to withstand the fallout

22.08.2026 9

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Mark Carney

Weekly Quiz: Unwanted Gifts, Unidentified Objects, and Unchecked Algorithms

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

22.08.2026 20

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Ketsia Beboua

Canada, You Don’t Have First Amendment Rights

When citizens confuse our Constitution for America’s, we have a problem on our hands

22.08.2026 20

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Aaron W. Hughes

Noble Street

And pray that there is someone up above / Who wants for me not just less harm, but love

21.08.2026 20

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Michael Lista

The Truth Behind UFO Sightings over Canada’s Nuclear Facilities

I’ve spent five decades investigating. Here are the facts

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Chris A. Rutkowski

Who Really Runs Canada? Inside Mark Carney’s Influence Network

Government priorities increasingly reflect the interests of a small, well-connected elite

21.08.2026 20

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Alex Cool-Fergus

Chris Alexander Is Back, and Toronto’s Mayoral Race Just Got Weird

The controversial Harper minister has returned with a thin platform and a whole lot of political baggage

20.08.2026 20

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Taylor C. Noakes

The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement

The Kremlin has perfected covert influence. I’ve seen how poorly equipped Canada is to stop it

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Jessica Davis

No Quebec Referendum Until Trump Is Gone, PQ Leader Says

With voters souring on sovereignty, St-Pierre Plamondon sidesteps his least popular promise

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Philippe J. Fournier

Do Amber Alerts for Missing Kids Actually Work?

Agencies tout very high success rates, but some experts compare it to “crime control theatre”

19.08.2026 20

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Jonathan Jarry