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I’m Not Ready to Lose Canada

Our sovereignty feels fragile. But we can still protect it The post I’m Not Ready to Lose Canada first appeared on The Walrus.

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Breaking News! Canadians Actually Care about What’s Happening in Other Communities!

Fighting the fickleness of the internet with local reporting The post Breaking News! Canadians Actually Care about What’s Happening in Other...

30.05.2025 10

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Can the NDP Rebuild – or Is It Time to Start Something New?

A leadership race won’t solve the party’s identity crisis The post Can the NDP Rebuild – or Is It Time to Start Something New? first appeared on...

28.05.2025 10

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Do Journalists Traffic in Duplicity?

Writers can bring clarity to a complicated situation without giving up their independence—or empathy The post Do Journalists Traffic in Duplicity?...

23.05.2025 10

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A 355-Year-Old Document That Helped Create Canada May Be Sold Off in Bankruptcy

As Hudson’s Bay Company liquidates, its founding charter is up for grabs The post A 355-Year-Old Document That Helped Create Canada May Be Sold Off...

13.05.2025 10

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The Economy Is One Tariff Away from a Supply-Chain Meltdown

The cost of Trump’s trade war on cars is adding up The post The Economy Is One Tariff Away from a Supply-Chain Meltdown first appeared on The Walrus.

08.05.2025 7

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What Pope Francis’s Death Reveals About the Future of Catholicism

The Vatican may never see another like him The post What Pope Francis’s Death Reveals About the Future of Catholicism first appeared on The Walrus.

26.04.2025 10

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Poilievre’s Refusal to Get Security Clearance Raises Questions about His Readiness to Govern

Who seeks to lead a country without knowing the dangers it faces? The post Poilievre’s Refusal to Get Security Clearance Raises Questions about His...

27.03.2025 7

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The Walrus Launches Six Regional Bureaus to Tell Canada’s Local Stories

From the Yukon to Newfoundland, we are putting reporters on the ground The post The Walrus Launches Six Regional Bureaus to Tell Canada’s Local...

03.02.2025 9

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The Fun, Frustrating, and Important Business of Writing Headlines

Readers ration their time ruthlessly; we have one chance to catch their eye The post The Fun, Frustrating, and Important Business of Writing Headlines...

17.01.2025 10

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Why Alice Munro’s Biographer Left Her Daughter’s Abuse Out of His Book

L ast July, the Toronto Star published Andrea Robin Skinner’s account of her sexual abuse, as a child, by Alice Munro’s husband, Gerald...

03.01.2025 3

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How an Astrophysicist Became the Most Accurate Political Forecaster in Canada

B y day, Philippe J. Fournier teaches physics and astronomy at Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. His evenings and weekends, however, are devoted...

30.11.2024 3

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We’re Doing What Searchbots Can’t

C hatGPT launched two years ago this month, becoming the fastest growing app in history. Right from the start, the chatbot’s fluency when...

26.11.2024 5

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Journalism Requires Investment, Engagement, and the Odd Order of Souvlaki with Thick-Cut Fries

I n the late 1980s, I was an editor for the Plant, the student newspaper at Dawson College, in Montreal. The operation was small but drew the...

26.09.2024 3

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Forget ChatGPT—Canada Can Cook Up Its Own AI

F enwick McKelvey spends a lot of time thinking about artificial intelligence, particularly about finding better ways to fulfill AI’s potential...

31.08.2024 2

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