thewalrus.caadded August 2026
The Walrusby Kathryn Jezer-Morton29 Aug 2026
I have always been in awe of the power that storytelling has to shape the direction of our lives. I don’t mean the gather-round-little-children kind of storytelling.
The Walrusby David Moscrop28 Aug 2026
W e’ll never get to draw a line through stupid. I remember, as a kid, thinking Thank god someone is in charge. I assumed someone had it figured out. Lots of someones.
The Walrusby Alicia Duncan28 Aug 2026
On the morning of February 14, 2022, my sister Christie and I walked into the Abbotsford Police Department in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley.
The Walrusby Christopher Dornan27 Aug 2026
It is difficult to make sense of Donald Trump’s tariffs on international trade, since they are nonsensical, especially as he appears unshakably convinced that his tariffs are paid by the companies...
The Walrusby Yusur Al-Sharqi27 Aug 2026
For decades, Canada has touted an ambitious plan to install a high-speed railway from Toronto to Quebec City.
The Walrusby Carlo Dade26 Aug 2026
United States president Donald Trump, a few short weeks ago, signed three proclamations threatening 50 percent tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian goods—the same tariffs that have now...
The Walrusby Michelle Cyca26 Aug 2026
Over the August long weekend in Alberta, a banner appeared on a fence northwest of Edmonton, proclaiming “The Indians have done nothing in 100 years and now they wanna tell us how to run Alberta.”...
The Walrusby Kunal Chaudhary25 Aug 2026
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 ILLUSTRATION BY MARLEY ALLEN-ASH Published 6:30...
The Walrusby Various Contributors24 Aug 2026
The sombre mien—that’s what stayed with me. On Saturday, Mark Carney looked less like a prime minister briefing media on trade negotiations than a wartime leader telling his country a feared turn...
The Walrusby Christina Frangou24 Aug 2026
Earlier this summer, I walked out of the journalism building at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology where I teach and heard a helicopter overhead.
The Walrusby Mark Carney22 Aug 2026
W hat follows are the remarks Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered in Ottawa after the suspension of Canada–United States trade talks on August 22, 2026.
The Walrusby Aaron W. Hughes22 Aug 2026
In January 2022, a large group of protesters, dubbing themselves “the freedom convoy,” occupied downtown Ottawa and several land crossings between Canada and the United States, disrupting the lives...
The Walrusby Chris A. Rutkowski21 Aug 2026
Often, UFO fans ask, “What does the government really know about UFOs?” or “Is there a cover-up?” My work over five decades has given me insight into how these and other questions can be answered.
The Walrusby Taylor C. Noakes21 Aug 2026
The man who brought us the “barbaric cultural practices” hotline is running for mayor of Toronto. As of August 7, a Liaison Strategies poll puts his support at 10 percent.
The Walrusby Alex Cool-Fergus21 Aug 2026
Rockcliffe Park is as lovely a neighbourhood as you can find in this country. It has large, secluded yards and calm, shady streets.
The Walrusby Michael Lista21 Aug 2026
I live above the safe injection site. A naked man threw a rebar spear down my street The other night. Another shot up, then died On the stairs of the empty building that’s always on fire.
The Walrusby Jessica Davis20 Aug 2026
In the lead-up to the 2024 United States presidential election, the same claims kept cropping up on social media.
The Walrusby Philippe J. Fournier19 Aug 2026
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose promise to hold a third referendum on Quebec’s secession from Canada “before the decade is out” has been a defining feature of his leadership...
The Walrusby Luc Rinaldi19 Aug 2026
Parents Are Suing Social Media Companies for Harm to Kids. Will It Work? Meta, Google, and Snap are facing accusations that addictive platforms are causing serious, even fatal, damage BY LUC...
The Walrusby Jonathan Jarry19 Aug 2026
On Sunday, March 22 of this year, a large swath of the population in Quebec was woken up at 4:25 a.m. as cellphones lit up and screamed. An Amber alert had been broadcast.
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