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Just Ban Surveillance Pricing Already

Companies are using our data to gouge us. How much more can consumers take?

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David Moscrop

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

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Carmine Starnino

Should Canada Extend MAID to People with Mental Illness?

A psychiatrist weighs in on a question Parliament will need to settle soon

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Kevin andrew heslop

Separating from Canada Would Be an Economic Disaster for Alberta

The movement promises endless prosperity. The numbers tell a bleaker story

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Tyler Dawson

2026 Michener–Deacon Fellowship Awarded to Jordan Michael Smith

His investigation, to be published by The Walrus, will examine the devastating consequences of international custody law

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The Walrus Staff

Trump Is Thirsty for Canada’s Water, but Our Own Gluttony Is the Bigger Threat

Scarcity, pollution, and deregulation are putting the country’s supply under siege

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Christopher Pollon

Americans Trust Canada in Trade Talks More than Their Own Government

New poll suggests most believe Canada negotiates in good faith

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Philippe J. Fournier

Weekly Quiz: War Wagers, Chess Cheaters, and Local Leaders

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

25.04.2026 10

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Ketsia Beboua

How Residential School Students Became Victims of Nazi Race Science

Torn from loved ones, Indigenous children suffered brutal medical injustices

25.04.2026 10

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Elaine dewar

I Was Lonely and Let an App Pick My New Friends. Here’s How It Went

Algorithms now promise to pair up busy Gen Z professionals—for a fee

24.04.2026 10

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Amarah Hasham-Steele

Grocery Prices Will Keep Rising No Matter What Politicians Promise

Cash rebates help but leave us powerless against entrenched chains

23.04.2026 8

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Anil Wasif

Illness, Intimacy, and Artificial Intelligence

Letters to the editor: March/April 2026

23.04.2026 10

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Readers

Why So Many Mayors Are Quitting

From housing to wildfires, small-city issues are getting too big to handle

23.04.2026 10

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Sandrine Rastello

The Walrus Talks AccessAbility

Accessibility in action: ideas, innovations, and the work ahead

22.04.2026 10

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Prediction Markets Turn Everything into a Wager—Even War

A booming industry is inviting users to profit from human suffering

22.04.2026 20

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Wesley Wark

The Impossible Case of Lilly and Jack: How Did Two Kids Just Vanish in Nova Scotia?

The search in the woods, the scrutiny of a rural community, and the suspicion that remains

22.04.2026 70

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Jessica Leeder

The Stress of Elite Chess Is Wearing Down the Game’s Champions

Anxiety, loneliness, and paranoia—how a grandmaster comes undone

21.04.2026 20

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Jordan Himelfarb

Carney’s Liberals Are Governing like Conservatives—Just More Politely

Across immigration, climate, and foreign policy, the party is moving to the right

20.04.2026 10

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Lloyd Axworthy

The Day a Soviet Nuclear Satellite Crashed into the Canadian North

Decades later, a mystery still hangs over what the fiery descent of Cosmos 954 left behind

20.04.2026 20

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Whit Fraser

$28,600 a Year: What the Average Older Canadian Woman Lives On

Many choose flexibility or family over pay, only to arrive at retirement with a meagre pension

18.04.2026 20

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Moira welsh

Weekly Quiz: Foreign Interference, Arctic Deterrence, and Weariness Around War

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

18.04.2026 10

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Ketsia Beboua

The Roller-Coaster Price of Oil Is Bad for Almost Everyone

These volatile numbers make everything more expensive

17.04.2026 10

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Arno Kopecky

Billions of Birds Have Vanished in a Generation

To save them, we need to look and listen

17.04.2026 10

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Jackie morris

Can Trump Actually Quit NATO? We May Soon Find Out

Leaders are already preparing a fallback plan

16.04.2026 20

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Wes O’donnell

The Dark Side of Artemis II? Pearl-Clutching Right-Wing Pundits

Some folks were awfully sensitive to the idea that space travel could be colonialist

15.04.2026 20

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Harley Rustad

I Went to Greenland and Saw a Warning for Canada

How the resource-rich Arctic territory braced for invasion

15.04.2026 10

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Brett Popplewell

What I Learned at the Liberal Convention as Carney Clinches His Majority

The party’s principles now depend on what the moment requires

14.04.2026 10

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Colin Horgan

The Endless Wonder and Beautiful Uncertainty of Interstellar Comets

The voyage of 3I/ATLAS sparked new questions about our solar system—and unlocked a longing for cosmic meaning

14.04.2026 10

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Andrew Seale

Can Alberta Keep Foreign Meddling Out of Its Secession Vote?

If we’re being honest, probably not

13.04.2026 10

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Patrick Lennox

Poilievre May Be Struggling Right Now, but the Kids Still Like Him

He’s achieved something Conservatives failed to do for years: win young voters

13.04.2026 10

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Philippe J. Fournier

I Bought a House and Became Part of the Problem

Homeownership is now a retirement plan, pension substitute, nest egg. And that’s exactly what’s broken

13.04.2026 20

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David Moscrop

Weekly Quiz: Rescue Missions, Radical Networks, and Redefining Power

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

11.04.2026 10

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Ketsia Beboua

Before Apple Music, There Was MapleMusic—Canada’s Forgotten Pioneer

Homegrown start-ups were ahead of American giants in transforming our listening habits

11.04.2026 10

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Cam gordon

Poilievre Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to the Economy

He gets the disruption that’s coming. He just doesn’t have much to say about it

10.04.2026 10

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David Coletto

It’s Time to Talk about Canada’s Links to Epstein

Records reveal a web of relationships that endured after his conviction

10.04.2026 10

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Stewart Prest

How the Fear of Trump Is Helping Quebec Sovereignty

The US president is making independence look rational in an unpredictable world

09.04.2026 20

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Éric Blais

The Squamish Nation’s Impossibly Simple Solution to Vancouver’s Housing Crisis

Freed from zoning restrictions, Sen̓áḵw will add 6,000 new homes to the city

08.04.2026 10

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Alex mayyasi

Bad as Trump Is, What Follows Him May Be Worse

The fight to define MAGA’s future is turning ugly—and more extreme

08.04.2026 10

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Kyle volpi hiebert

Trump Says “A Whole Civilization Will Die.” Experts See a War Spinning Out of Control

The lack of a coherent strategy on Iran is impossible to ignore

07.04.2026 10

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Various Contributors

An Exclusive Excerpt from Yann Martel’s New Novel, Son of Nobody

A scholar’s encounter with broken Greek pottery uncovers a forgotten Trojan story

07.04.2026 20

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Yann Martel

Why Your Credit Card Is a National Security Threat

Every Visa and Mastercard purchase runs through a US network that can be weaponized against Canada

07.04.2026 20

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Vass Bednar

A Daring US Rescue in Iran Highlights a War Going Sideways

Saving two airmen was a tactical success in a conflict with no clear path to victory

06.04.2026 10

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Wesley Wark

Why Pierre Poilievre Suddenly Won’t Stop Talking

The dam has burst. Rigid messaging is ending. Long live the give-and-take of conversation

06.04.2026 30

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Paul Wells

The US Torpedoed an Unarmed Ship. Who Are the Good Guys Again?

The destruction of the Iranian IRIS Dena was a warning about what American power has become

06.04.2026 20

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Patrick Lennox

Weekly Quiz: Algorithmic Warfare, Data Centre Demands, and Gender Scrutiny in Sport

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

04.04.2026 20

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Ketsia Beboua

How “Casino Shifts” Help ER Doctors Work into the Night and Save Lives

When you’re understaffed and overwhelmed, you have to catch the right signs—and some luck

04.04.2026 20

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Brian goldman

Rum Before Breakfast? How a Tropical Spirit Took Hold of New Brunswick

Maritime colonies ran on liquor revenues, and booze helped water down workers’ wages

03.04.2026 10

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Allan greer

The HarperCollins “Canadian Classics” Is an American Side Hustle

A new reprint line is marketed as a tribute to Canadian literature but folded into a larger US campaign

03.04.2026 10

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Steven Beattie

And the Fish in the Tide

I’ll be / waiting by the water at our table in the shade

02.04.2026 10

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Phillip Crymble

A New Sled Dog Race in the Yukon Tries to Save a Fading Sport

The Yukon Odyssey offers a smaller, more sustainable model as long-distance contests struggle

02.04.2026 20

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Trina Moyles