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You Can’t Always Measure the Impact of Journalism in Clicks

You Can’t Always Measure the Impact of Journalism in Clicks

A few weeks ago, Senior Editor Harley Rustad sent me a real estate listing over Slack. No note. No context. Just the link. This was odd—Harley, as...

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Carmine Starnino

The Cyberattack That Stole 280,000 Identities—and Showed How Easily We Can Be Duped

The Cyberattack That Stole 280,000 Identities—and Showed How Easily We Can Be Duped

E arlier this year, staff at Nova Scotia Power submitted a proposal to upgrade their cybersecurity. The privately owned company, which supplies...

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Kunal Chaudhary

Les 100 ans d’Oscar Peterson : le coeur du jazz canadien

Dans cet épisode de Voyages dans l’histoire canadienne, nous plongeons dans la vie, la musique et l’héritage du légendaire pianiste de jazz Oscar...

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Les 50 ans du premier traité moderne au Canada : la Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois

« Comparé avec d’autres régions inuites dans le grand Nord, on a bien reçu… mais à quel prix ? » se demande Tunu Napartuk, négociateur...

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50 Years of Canada’s First Modern Treaty: The James Bay Agreement

“Compared with other Inuit regions in the Far North, we received a lot… but at what cost?” wonders Tunu Napartuk, deputy negotiator for Nunavik...

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Oscar Peterson at 100: The Heart of Canadian Jazz

In this episode of Canadian Time Machine, we explore the life, music, and legacy of jazz legend Oscar Peterson on what would have been his 100th...

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When the American Revolutionary War Struck Québec

In the fall of 1775, just months after the start of the American Revolution, American commanders Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold led rebel...

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Quand la Guerre de l’indépendance américaine a frappé le Québec

“À l’automne 1775, quelques mois seulement après le début de la Révolution américaine, les commandants américains Richard Montgomery et Benedict...

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It Was Gen Z’s Favourite E-tailer—until It Wasn’t. Inside the Ssense Fiasco

It Was Gen Z’s Favourite E-tailer—until It Wasn’t. Inside the Ssense Fiasco

“I wouldn’t put any money on [Ssense] being around over the next ten years as it is,” Jules (not his real name), a sales agent who works with...

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Lauren Cochrane

Churchill Falls Could Make Newfoundland Rich—or Break It Again

Churchill Falls Could Make Newfoundland Rich—or Break It Again

F or the past month, John Hogan has been doing his best to make the ballot question in Newfoundland and Labrador’s election today all about the...

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Trevor Corkum

A Coder Built a Job-Posting Website. Conservatives Turned It into a Weapon against Foreign Workers

A Coder Built a Job-Posting Website. Conservatives Turned It into a Weapon against Foreign Workers

C onservative member of Parliament Michelle Rempel Garner, the shadow minister for immigration, has been on a social media tear. From August 26 to...

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Adnan R. Khan

Weekly Quiz: Funding Splits, Food Politics, and Federal Fault Lines

Weekly Quiz: Funding Splits, Food Politics, and Federal Fault Lines

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

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Makda Mulatu

John Candy Was Selling Paper from His Car When a Chance Meeting Changed His Life

John Candy Was Selling Paper from His Car When a Chance Meeting Changed His Life

J ohn Candy met talent agent Catherine McCartney by accident. Striking up an awkward conversation after nearly knocking her over in line at the...

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Paul Myers