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Wab Kinew Thinks You Should Throw Your Phone in the Garbage

Manitoba’s premier on grocery bills, Big Tech, and when governments should step in

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Carmine Starnino

Ethiopia Is Still Reeling from Genocide. Now Another War Looms

I travelled there and found alleged war criminals still in power and fresh atrocities being committed

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Meghan Davidson Ladly

Carney Is Coming for More of Poilievre’s Turf

The December 7 by-elections could show how much ground Conservatives have lost

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Philippe J. Fournier

As Ottawa Gambles on AI, Canadians Live with the Mistakes

Federal workers are being pushed to use tools that can turn made-up facts into official decisions

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Colin Horgan

Why Is Canada’s Military Still Buying American Weapons?

Our generals swear by US systems. Their claims deserve a harder look

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Peter Jones

Teachers Are Lifesavers—Sometimes Literally

Educators care for kids in ways even parents don’t. Here’s the story of one such student

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Peter Mansbridge

A Trade Deal with Trump Could Be Worse than No Deal

Tariff relief might come at the cost of Canadian jobs

06.11.2026 7

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William A. Reinsch

Why Meal Kits Fell Out of Flavour

Home cooks once signed up in droves. Now they’re losing their appetite

06.11.2026 20

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Solarina Ho

2026 Amazon Canada Shortlisted Youth Short Stories

The shortlisted stories in the Youth Short Story category

05.11.2026 7

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Youth Short Story Category Finalists

The Sorter

He looked at those swift hands, / remembering beauty for later

05.11.2026 8

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George Bowering

What One Family Can Teach Us About the Quest to End Dementia

Genetic tests might soon reveal our neurological future. Will we want to know?

05.11.2026 8

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Robert Kolker

The Federal Budget Drops Tomorrow: Here’s What to Expect

The Carney government will have to balance infrastructure investment with the needs of average Canadians

04.11.2026 10

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The Walrus Staff

Le combat après la guerre : le centenaire de la Légion royale canadienne

Saison 5 / Épisode 5 – Transcription française

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The Fight After The War: 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Legion

Season 5/Episode 5 – English Transcript

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Alberta Wants Data Centres. Residents Are Fighting Back

Communities fear being sold out in the AI gold rush

04.11.2026 10

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Jeremy Appel

Carney Wants Ten New Nuclear Reactors. Who Will Build Them?

The sales pitch will take skills, money, and time we may not have

03.11.2026 10

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Moira Donovan

Tech Moguls Are Mistaking Science Fiction for a Political Plan

Jill Lepore traces the fantasies behind Silicon Valley’s plans for our future

03.11.2026 20

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Michelle Shephard

Canada’s Spies Have a Trump Problem

We’ve long relied on US intelligence to spot threats. Now that dependence is a threat of its own

03.11.2026 20

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Wesley Wark

Eight Experts Explain Carney’s New National Security Strategy

Will his plan to Trump-proof Canada work?

02.11.2026 10

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Various Contributors

How Canada Gains from America’s Brain Drain

A $1.7 billion federal program is attracting leading minds from Harvard, MIT, and more

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Yusur Al-Sharqi

Trump Has His Finger on Canada’s Kill Switch

Patriotic defiance means little if Washington can shut off the systems we need

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Stewart Prest

Drowned Towns, Lost Ships: A Spooky History of Lake Ontario

The unknown is alive in those dark waters

31.10.2026 20

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Mark Leslie

I’m Watching the US Midterms from Canada. I’m Not Feeling Safe

I came of age during Vietnam and watched Watergate unfold. This election frightens me in ways neither did

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Michael Shenker

The Real Reason We Hate MFAs

Writing can’t be taught, say some. Writing programs are for rich kids, say others. No and no

30.10.2026 20

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Thea Lim

How a Puppet Play About a Lost Child Gave Me Release from the Grief of War

I wrote a tale about Ramla, a little girl who searches for her family after they disappear

30.10.2026 20

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Nehal El-Hadi

Trudeau’s Defiance of Trump Set the Stage for Carney

He saw through American designs and called out the president when few other nations dared to

30.10.2026 20

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David Olive

Europe Scraps Offer to Make Canada an Associate Member

An invitation to deepen the relationship has become a dispute over what to call it

29.10.2026 10

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Hans Casteels

Other People’s Houses

In these moments, it feels like anything is possible. Anything at all

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Rebecca Peng

The Billionaire Problem Has Only One Solution: A Wealth Tax

“It is beyond grotesque that a group of men who could fit in a golf buggy own more than the poorest half of humanity”

29.10.2026 20

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Linda McQuaig

What Alberta’s Separatists Can Learn from Newfoundland

The province knows the pull of independence and the compromises that make Canada work

28.10.2026 10

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Jeff Collins

The North’s Vanishing Caribou

To help save the once-thriving Bathurst herd, Indigenous groups confront problems of overhunting

28.10.2026 20

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Pat Kane

Are Immigrants Really to Blame for Canada’s Housing Crisis?

We’re far too eager to pin high prices on newcomers. It doesn’t get to the root of the problem

28.10.2026 20

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Jennifer Elrick

The Conservative Surge Reshaping Quebec Politics

The PQ win dominated headlines, but one young nationalist argues the election was about something bigger than separation

27.10.2026 10

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Carmine Starnino

Mejuri Promised Affordable Luxury. Then the Jewellery Giant Lost Its Shine

Scratching the surface of a retail empire built on dainty chains and cutesy charms

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Kathy Chow

BC’s Conservatives Got the Last Laugh

The NDP wanted a bigger mandate. Voters delivered a brutal correction

26.10.2026 20

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Doug Firby

How to Protect Your Family from Predatory Scams

Our latest print issue delivers the kind of stories you send to everyone you love

26.10.2026 20

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The Walrus Staff

The Love Story of Doug Ford and Mark Carney

Their anti-Trump bromance is paying off politically. What Canadians get out of it is harder to say

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Drew Nelles

Billionaire Nerds Want to End Democracy

How ultra-wealthy fascists will replace nations with corporate city-states

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Gil Durán

The BC Snap Election Is Uniquely Demoralizing

With all the defections and new parties, do voters know who stands for what?

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Michelle Cyca

Canada’s Giant Leap: The Canadarm2 Mission

Season 5/Episode 4 – English Transcript

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Un grand pas pour le Canada : la mission Canadarm2

Season 5/Episode 4 – French Transcript

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Carney Wants the Power to Break Strikes. Unions Vow to Defy Him

Ottawa’s push to keep the economy moving is setting up a showdown with organized labour

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David Moscrop

The Walrus Announces New Canadian Podcast Network

Podcast creators interested in joining the network can submit their show for consideration until November 30

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The Walrus Staff

Chatbots Are Lousy Writers. So Are a Lot of Writers

Humans have been counterfeiting “good” prose for years. AI just sped up the process

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Jason Guriel

The Ontario Town Where (Almost) No One Wants to Be Mayor

Fauquier-Strickland nearly went broke. Other small communities could follow

22.10.2026 20

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Kunal Chaudhary

Doug Ford Is Spending a Lot of Money Ripping Out Bike Lanes

Toronto’s road wars: Millions of dollars, tonnes of emissions, and several arrests

21.10.2026 10

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Marina Black

Miscarriage

I begged you to reverse course, / swore I could fix the breach

21.10.2026 20

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Amanda Merritt

A Mega Farm’s Financial Fall Is Sending Shockwaves Across the Prairies

Monette Farms was seen as the future of agriculture. Now it owes $1 billion

21.10.2026 20

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J.r. Patterson

The Separatists Lost. So Why Does Canada Feel like the Loser?

Albertans rejected the movement in a landslide, but not before it made a mockery of our institutions

20.10.2026 10

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Carmine Starnino

Carney’s Latest Weapon Against Poilievre? Stephen Harper

His embrace of the Conservative icon is making life awkward for the party’s current leader

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Linda Thornback