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Month: December 2019

Health

The Decade in Health

December 14, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada

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Arts & Culture

The Decade in Arts & Culture

December 12, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Leonard Cohen’s darker legacy to art’s obsession with dead young women, here are the culture conversations that helped define Canada

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A brown kitchen chair seated at a round table, covered in a yellow checked tablecloth. On the table are two glasses of wine, a slice of cake, and several face-down playing cards with the ace of spades facing up.
January/February 2020

How Euchre Healed My Family

December 12, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Jessica Myshrall

We have played through illness, arguments, divorces, and death

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A miner stands at the end of a shaft by the mining cart track, with mountains in the background.
December 2019

Who Owns Colombia’s Gold?

December 11, 2019April 22, 2020 - by Rémy Bourdillon

Mining operations have pitted a Canadian company against locals who have worked the mountains for generations

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Society

Seeing Myself in My Mother’s Addiction

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Helen Knott

In our struggles with sobriety, my mom and I were each other’s reflections

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Uncategorized

How to Make It as an Indie Cartoonist

December 9, 2019September 13, 2022 - by Jeet Heer

The new generation of Canadian cartoonists is diverse, innovative, and unapologetically weird

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Closeup of a woman's hands holding sage for smudging.
Society

What Does Healing Look Like for the Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

December 9, 2019January 8, 2020 - by Brandi Morin

For many who testified, government support was inaccessible. Instead, they turned to smudging, prayer, and community

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The Walrus Talks

Survival: Cherie Dimaline

December 6, 2019February 21, 2020 - by Cherie Dimaline

Turning to Indigenous knowledge

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Covers from the best books of 2019.
Books

Ten Canadian Authors on the Best Books of 2019

December 5, 2019December 6, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

We asked some of our leading contemporary writers to pick their favourite reads of the year

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Society

A Future without Butter

December 4, 2019March 11, 2021 - by Lenore Newman

Ecological collapse is threatening food systems that have existed for centuries

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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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How’s The Walrus?

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.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

Thank you for your support.

Jennifer Hollett
Executive Director, The Walrus

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