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Month: May 2011

Photograph by David MacVicar
May 2011

Secrets of the Deep

May 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by Emily Landau

Has Nova Scotia put its treasure hunters—and the bounty they seek—at risk of extinction?

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Photograph by Michael Burns/Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
May 2011 / Sports

The Beatdown

May 12, 2011October 6, 2018 - by John Semley

Why Ultimate Fighting Championship will never measure up to Canada’s golden age of wrestling

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May 2011 / Politics

Subject to Change

May 12, 2011May 5, 2023 - by Grant Stoddard

A wannabe Canadian explains why we ought to curb our devotion to Her Majesty

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May 2011 / Society

Passed Over

May 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Richard Poplak

In modernizing the Seder, are we losing touch with Judaism?

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May 2011

Play Mates

May 12, 2011January 3, 2020 - by Michael Harris

Kim Collier and Jonathan Young, the couple behind Vancouver’s wildly inventive Electric Company, find solace on the stage

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May 2011 / Poetry

Dopamine

May 12, 2011July 20, 2017 - by Nick Thran

The personalities of the dwarfs were still “open to change” throughout the rewrites. Dopey himself was introduced late. Why not add a Latinate “a” to the end of his name …

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Illustration by David Parkins
May 2011

The Talking Dead

May 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by Jason Sherman

Somewhere on the oil sands…

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May 2011 / Media

Editor’s Note

May 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

In the early 1980s, I was the publisher of Saturday Night, a magazine much like The Walrus. Founded in 1887 as a weekly newspaper, it thrived between the two world …

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Photograph by Arno Kopecky
May 2011 / World

All for Uno

May 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by Arno Kopecky

Union formation in Colombia

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May 2011

Notes from Newfoundland

May 12, 2011August 8, 2020 - by Lisa Moore

The economic boom and the departure of Premier Danny Williams have locals wondering what’s next for the province. A native daughter rediscovers the Rock

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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

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