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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

02.09.2026 9

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Carmine Starnino

Vatican Casts Out Traditionalist Sect. What’s Next for Canadian Followers?

An excommunication story, fifty-six years in the making

13.07.2026 20

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A Canadian Social Network? Don’t Roll Your Eyes Yet

Gander is betting there’s an appetite for a homegrown platform built on trust instead of outrage

07.07.2026 20

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While Others Downsize Literary Coverage into Oblivion, We’re Launching a Books Section

More reassessments, more polemics, more manifestos, more feuding!

19.06.2026 40

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Stop Panicking about CUSMA. Canada’s Trade Future Isn’t as Dire as It Looks

Trump can talk tough, but supply chains still bind North America together

18.06.2026 30

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Why Mark Carney Picked a War-Crimes Prosecutor for Rideau Hall

Louise Arbour’s appointment as governor general reflects the anxious political moment Canada now inhabits

11.05.2026 20

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The AI Race Is Charged by the Fear of Being Left Behind

I would feel better if there was someone smart setting the terms of the transition

29.04.2026 50

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Manitoba Moves Against Retailers Charging Different Prices for the Same Goods

The bill would outlaw using personal data to determine what customers pay—a first in Canada

23.03.2026 60

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Media Barons Are Cutting Back, but The Walrus Can’t Afford To

Jeff Bezos is robbing the Washington Post of political bite. Our goal is to leave a mark

20.03.2026 80

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Trump Is Spoiling for a Fight over Canadian Potash

The fertilizer that feeds America is key to the president’s next confrontation with Ottawa

26.02.2026 80

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What We’re Getting Wrong about the Tumbler Ridge Shootings

Blaming mental illness—or identity—lets society avoid harder truths about violence

13.02.2026 70

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What Stops ICE from Crossing into Canada to Snatch People? Very Little

The legal reality Canadians don’t want to face The post What Stops ICE from Crossing into Canada to Snatch People? Very Little first appeared on The...

06.02.2026 50

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What’s a Walrus? A Beast, Actually

Journalism may be in a state of emergency, but we’re still giving readers answers The post What’s a Walrus? A Beast, Actually first appeared on...

30.01.2026 50

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It’s Going to Be a Wild Year in Quebec Politics. We’re on It

We’re launching a Quebec bureau and a special poll with 338Canada and Pallas Data The post It’s Going to Be a Wild Year in Quebec Politics....

14.01.2026 60

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It’s Going to Be a Wild Year in Quebec Politics. We’re on It

We’re launching a Quebec bureau and a special poll with 338Canada and Pallas Data The post It’s Going to Be a Wild Year in Quebec Politics....

14.01.2026 50

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Carmine Starnino

China’s Trade Ultimatum to Canada: Comply or Suffer

Former diplomat Michael Kovrig explains the deeper logic behind Beijing’s economic coercion The post China’s Trade Ultimatum to Canada: Comply or...

19.12.2025 50

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Yeehaw, Alberta Is Getting a Pipeline (at BC’s Cost)

This is not how a federation is supposed to work The post Yeehaw, Alberta Is Getting a Pipeline (at BC’s Cost) first appeared on The Walrus.

02.12.2025 40

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Was Chris Alexander Fed False Intel about a So-Called Russian Asset?

Journalists still need to challenge government leaks and official statements or no one will The post Was Chris Alexander Fed False Intel about a...

26.11.2025 50

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The Phantom Writer Who Fooled the Internet

The bot-assisted fake journalism of “Victoria Goldiee” and why editors should be very worried The post The Phantom Writer Who Fooled the Internet...

26.11.2025 40

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Publishing Can’t Quit Its Obsession with Buzzy Stories

Too quickly stigmatizing writing that doesn’t net a lot of clicks lowers the tolerance for risk and failure The post Publishing Can’t Quit Its...

20.11.2025 50

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

A story can go in strange, unpredictable directions once it leaves our desks The post You Can’t Always Measure the Impact of Journalism in Clicks...

16.10.2025 50

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Why Ottawa Blinked on US Counter Tariffs

Critics see capitulation. Supporters see a long game to keep Canada’s access to its most important market The post Why Ottawa Blinked on US Counter...

04.09.2025 50

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You Can’t Hook Readers If You Don’t Trust Their Intelligence

I killed the nut graf and I don’t feel guilty The post You Can’t Hook Readers If You Don’t Trust Their Intelligence first appeared on The Walrus.

21.08.2025 60

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The Steel Tariffs Doubled. So Did the Odds of a Recession

How Trump’s trade war is hitting families, factories, and financial forecasts The post The Steel Tariffs Doubled. So Did the Odds of a Recession...

08.08.2025 50

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We Can Still Make Works of Deep Value at a Time of Shallow Resources

What we do is connect the solitary work of creation to a broader public conversation. And we try to make something that lasts The post We Can Still...

01.08.2025 60

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“A Misfire at Birth”: The Trouble with Canada’s So-Called Border Security Law

With its rushed timing, vague provisions, and far-reaching implications, Bill C-2 has sparked alarm The post “A Misfire at Birth”: The Trouble...

31.07.2025 60

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Issue: If He Wins: How Poilievre Will Change Canada

14.06.2025 50

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