Pierre Poilievre’s Great Unravelling | The Walrus
The Walrusby Lori Turnbull21d ago
Mark Carney has achieved something close to rock-star status for being one of the only world leaders to stand up to United States president Donald Trump.
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The Walrusby Michelle Cyca21d ago
Ask a millennial about their childhood book fairs and watch their eyes mist over with tender nostalgia. I’m no different.
Canada Is Fracturing. That’s Why We’re Focusing on Local Stories | The Walrus
The Walrusby The Walrus Staff21d ago
Canada Is Fracturing. That’s Why We’re Focusing on Local Stories Our latest issue goes inside Alberta’s upheaval and what you may be missing in other communities Published 6:30, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026...
I’m a Childless Cat Lady. That Tells You Less than You Think | The Walrus
The Walrusby Rosemary Sullivan23d ago
I’m a Childless Cat Lady. That Tells You Less than You Think The story of my fierce attachments to two felines who survived a fire ILLUSTRATION BY COLLEEN SULLIVAN Published 6:30, SEPTEMBER 19...
Canadians Are Deeply Unhappy. Why It’s a Sign of Trouble | The Walrus
The Walrusby Paul Howe24d ago
The casually displayed “F**k Trudeau” signs and flags that dotted Canada’s visual landscape in recent years were evidence of rising populist vitriol.
The Brian Mulroney Biopic Is a Hallucinatory String of Heritage Minutes | The Walrus
The Walrusby Adam Nayman24d ago
“In politics,” Brian Mulroney once opined, “you need two things: friends, but above all, an enemy.” John F.
Mark Carney: Why I Believe Canada’s Future Lies with Europe | The Walrus
The Walrusby Mark Carney24d ago
What follows is the text of Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s address to the European Parliament on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
What If the Fight for Canadian Sovereignty Goes Too Far? | The Walrus
The Walrusby Adam Gordon24d ago
In less than two years, from the time when Donald Trump’s second term as president began, the idea of needing to protect Canada’s sovereignty went from something seldom thought of to being a focal...
Why Raccoons Have Been So Successful in Taking Over Toronto | The Walrus
The Walrusby Dan Werb25d ago
It was a brazen murder on the morning of July 9, 2015, in the heart of downtown Toronto. Was it a targeted killing? A hit-and-run? If there was a witness to the crime, they had long since fled.
Carney’s Investment Summit Raises the Stakes for His Big Projects | The Walrus
The Walrusby Olivia Bowden25d ago
Before Prime Minister Mark Carney took the stage to open the inaugural Canada Investment Summit on September 15, the billionaires (and billionaire-adjacent) seated in rapt attention at Toronto’s...
Mark Carney Is Dismantling Canada | The Walrus
The Walrusby Linda Thornback25d ago
Mark Carney is often described as a disruptor prime minister, and this explains, to many people, how he managed to beat Pierre Poilievre in 2025.
AI Is Apparently Going to Destroy Us All. Is Anyone Trying to Stop It? | The Walrus
The Walrusby Samia Madwar25d ago
On September 12, Anthropic co-founder and chief executive officer Dario Amodei published an essay calling on artificial intelligence companies to slow the pace of AI model development.
The Best Books of Fall 2026 | The Walrus
The Walrusby The Walrus Staff26d ago
All year, we anticipate the bounty of titles that the season delivers. When the books arrive, we go on a months-long reading spree, signing up for work by authors we admire, stories that intrigue...
Canada Is Losing the Fight Against Foreign Ownership | The Walrus
The Walrusby Vass Bednar26d ago
By the early 1970s, foreign—mostly American—ownership of the Canadian economy had reached levels unmatched among industrialized nations.
As Wattpad Takes a Corporate Turn, Users Miss Its Cringe Years | The Walrus
The Walrusby Mihika Agarwal27d ago
The summer after high school stretched out endlessly for Brandon Wong. In 2015, the future University of Alberta commerce student found himself with a common post-school problem: too much free...
Brexit May Be Haunting Carney’s Handling of Alberta Separatists | The Walrus
The Walrusby Arno Kopecky28d ago
In January 2013, the United Kingdom’s then prime minister David Cameron announced his intention to let voters decide whether the UK should remain part of the European Union or leave.
Canada Was the “Best Country in the World to Live.” What Happened? | The Walrus
The Walrusby Matt Malone12 Sept 2026
Last year was a wild one in Canadian politics. United States president Donald Trump abruptly torched decades of goodwill between his country and Canada when he began announcing a raft of arbitrary...
As Alberta’s Referendum Looms, Where Is Naheed Nenshi? | The Walrus
The Walrusby Tim Querengesser11 Sept 2026
Where is Naheed Nenshi? The question started in 2024, when Nenshi won the Alberta New Democratic Party leadership but gave the party zero bump in the polls.
I Was a CSIS Analyst When 9/11 Happened. Here’s What I’ve Learned | The Walrus
The Walrusby Phil Gurski11 Sept 2026
In modern history, say from 1900 to the present, there are a number of deadly events which one could call “iconic” because of the huge impact they had on the world.
The Corporate Takeover of Canada’s Apartments Is Worse than You Think | The Walrus
The Walrusby Leilani Farha10 Sept 2026
The Corporate Takeover of Canada’s Apartments Is Worse than You Think Property investors have discovered that getting rid of tenants is very good business BY LEIANI FARHA ILLUSTRATION BY ROMAIN...