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Weekly Quiz: Foreign Workers, Deepfakes, and Forest Fires

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

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Ketsia Beboua

Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and Sarah Palin Have One Thing in Common

Sexism cost them their shot at high office. But I’m hopeful for women in politics

yesterday 10

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Sophie Gilbert

Canada Is Primed to Burn. Why Aren’t We Ready?

The country still lacks the people and equipment to handle our record-breaking wildfires

previous day 10

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Amy van Den Berg

The Blueprint Behind Danielle Smith’s Plan to Break Up with Canada

A little-read separatist manifesto is shaping her government’s most controversial moves

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Patrick Lennox

The Internet Is Bad and Getting Worse—Especially for Queer Kids

A broad new law will end up erasing vital spaces and resources

thursday 8

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Lucy Uprichard

Someone Please Explain These Mark Carney Thirst Traps

Is it a joke? Meaningless Gen Z content? Or a sign of the political moment?

08.07.2026 10

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Amarah Hasham-Steele

Canada Has a New Law to Stop Deepfake Nudes. Will It Work?

Penalties under Bill C-16, coming into effect this month, include up to 10 years in prison

08.07.2026 10

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Elizabeth Sargeant

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 3

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Carmine Starnino

Shape Shifter

Maria Reva, winner of this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award, on the creative collision of reality and fiction

07.07.2026 10

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The Walrus Lab

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program Can’t Be Fixed

The only way to stop companies from abusing the system is to end it

07.07.2026 10

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Adnan R. Khan

Canada Already Has the Tools to Stop Surveillance Pricing

The real problem isn’t a gap in the law. It’s a lack of political will to enforce existing legal principles

06.07.2026 8

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Emily Osborne

At Last, Signs of Life in the Conservative Party

The CPC still belongs to Poilievre. But its latest moves suggest it’s preparing for a future without him

06.07.2026 10

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Linda Thornback

The People Who Want to Stop AI by Any Means Necessary

As fear of the technology grows, so does the risk of violent resistance

06.07.2026 20

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Ira Wells

Weekly Quiz: Confederation, Criminal Plots, and Social Upheaval

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

04.07.2026 20

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Ketsia Beboua

A Man with Disabilities Was Found Dead in an Underground Cistern. What Happened?

“It was absolutely disgusting,” said the police about the care home where Guy Mitchell drowned

04.07.2026 10

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Dustin Galer

Tell Us Your Most Secret, Specific, Neurotic Notebook Needs

We have a lot of thoughts. We want to know yours

03.07.2026 8

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The Walrus Staff

I Finally Found the Perfect Planner. Then Trump Ruined It

How a paper company and tariffs threw the world of stationery hobbyists into chaos

03.07.2026 10

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Sarah Trick

Scrap 24 Sussex Drive. Canada Can Do Better

Crowdfunding repairs to the prime minister’s official home is a terrible idea. Time to start from scratch

02.07.2026 9

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Taylor C. Noakes

At the Venice Biennale, Canada Sent an Artist Who Would Rather Talk about Plants

Should art always answer to politics, biography, and national identity?

02.07.2026 10

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Greta Rainbow

Inside Canada’s Most Audacious Bank Vault Robbery

The heist that turned Montreal’s West End Gang into an underworld legend

02.07.2026 20

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Don Levers

Canada’s Mistake Was Believing the Border No Longer Mattered

Free trade with the US made us wealthier. It also left us vulnerable

01.07.2026 10

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Dónal Gill

Canada’s Defence Buildup Should Build More than a Military

If Ottawa plays it right, the spending surge could support a new generation of Canadian companies

30.06.2026 8

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Erin Otoole

Can the Birthplace of Confederation Catch Up to the Times?

Ten years after it was closed for renovations, PEI’s Province House confronts a changed world

30.06.2026 20

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Trevor Corkum

The Deadly Montreal Shooting Shows Incel Violence Is a Public Emergency

The misogynist ideology is blending into other extremist views

29.06.2026 10

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Olivia Bowden

I Spoke Out about Health Care. The Premier of PEI Took It Very Personally

How a single quote sparked a political firestorm

29.06.2026 6

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Alika Lafontaine

Avi Lewis Wants to Save the Planet. It’s Tearing His Party Apart

His climate plan has provoked a furious response from NDP leaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan

29.06.2026 10

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Drew Nelles

Weekly Quiz: Defence, Dermatology, and Corporate Dominance

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

27.06.2026 20

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Ketsia Beboua

She Wanted to Be Seen as a Writer. The World Saw Her as a Sex Worker

Nelly Arcan turned her years as an escort into powerful fiction, but the persona trapped her for life

27.06.2026 10

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Myra Bloom

Immigration Cuts Are Hollowing Out Small Communities across Canada

Business groups urge Carney government to retain foreign workers already here

26.06.2026 10

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Shilpashree Jagannathan

How BlackBerry Staged a Comeback by Winning Over Car Companies

After its near-death experience, the tech behemoth is profitable once more

26.06.2026 10

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Solarina Ho

Water Wars, Watchful Parents, and Safe Neighbourhoods

Letters to the editor: June 2026

25.06.2026 20

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Readers

The Worms

The worms continue / to pay us no mind, silently weaving air / into the earth’s torn lungs

25.06.2026 9

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Farah Ghafoor

Why Your Dermatologist Is Upselling You on Pricey Procedures You Don’t Need

As wait lists in Ontario grow, some doctors are blurring the line between care and cosmetic treatments

25.06.2026 10

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Rebecca Gao

The Conservatives Keep Losing—and Turning Their Fire on Each Other

Instead of learning from defeat, Poilievre’s camp is consumed by internal feuds and purity tests

24.06.2026 10

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Linda Thornback

Cat Colonies, Nude Protesters, and Other Wild Stories from Parliament Hill

The odd things at the heart of our democracy

24.06.2026 10

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Charlie Feldman

Banning Kids from Social Media Won’t Keep Them Safe

What young people really need is to learn how to navigate the internet responsibly

24.06.2026 10

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Marina Black

Canada’s Immigration Policy Is Hypocritical and Damaging, Says Gabor Maté

“There’s so much anti-immigrant propaganda coming from the US, it’s going to have an effect”

23.06.2026 20

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Diary Marif

Is Loblaw Blocking a New Grocery Store in Your Neighbourhood?

How big chains use a little-known lease agreement to kill competition

23.06.2026 20

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David Moscrop

What Iran Can Teach Canada about Negotiating with Trump

Know your leverage, stay patient, don’t fold too early

22.06.2026 10

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Fen Osler Hampson

Why Canada Needs to Walk Away from NORAD

The defence pact that protected us now leaves us dangerously dependent on Washington

22.06.2026 20

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Wesley Wark

Weekly Quiz: Separation, Security, and Social Media

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

20.06.2026 20

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Ketsia Beboua

Are There Any Straight Women Left?

We live in a time where desiring men makes you reactionary, prudish, conventional, or even ick

20.06.2026 40

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy

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

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

19.06.2026 20

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Carmine Starnino

After My Husband Died, I Couldn’t Stop Watching the Tour de France

It carried me through those first three weeks without him

19.06.2026 10

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Christina Frangou

What Will China’s EV Invasion Actually Bring Canada?

Cheaper cars. Fewer jobs. A surveillance state in your driveway

18.06.2026 10

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Michael Kovrig

Our Fair France

As after he died and morning was cancelled / but another came and then another

18.06.2026 10

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Jana Prikryl

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 10

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Carmine Starnino

Hockey Night in Canada Is Over

As the CBC exits the game, the country loses one of its last truly shared cultural experiences

17.06.2026 20

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David Moscrop

You’re a Cop and Your Brother Has Ties to the Mob. How Far Would You Go to Protect Him?

The true story of how a murdered father tested the limits of family loyalty

17.06.2026 20

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Rachel Browne

Quebecers Love the High-Speed Train Their Separatist Leader Wants to Kill

New polling finds Paul St-Pierre Plamondon out of step with much of the electorate

16.06.2026 9

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Philippe J. Fournier