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Month: May 2025

A black and white photo shows four school-aged girls posing for the camera, with the writer Susan Swan, second from left, standing significantly taller than the rest
Memoir

In Defence of Big Women Who Take Up Space in the World

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 - by Susan Swan

Why does being feminine still mean projecting a smaller public self?

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Quiz

Weekly Quiz: Fixating on Fighter Jets, Compromising Canada Post, and Savouring Spicy Food

May 31, 2025June 3, 2025 - by Makda Mulatu

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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World

Is the Joint Statement on Gaza Too Little, Too Late?

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 - by Samia Madwar

Canada, the UK, and France have threatened “concrete actions” if Israel doesn’t curb its military campaign against Palestinians

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A photo illustration featuring a black-and-white portrait of a woman smiling in a hijab. Parts of the image are blocked out with pieces of paper.
Current Affairs

Bilingual, Educated, Qualified—and Still Not Welcome in Quebec

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 - by Toula Drimonis

As the province seeks to expand on its controversial Bill 21, critics warn of deepening discrimination

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An illustration of a man with a guitar, harmonica, and cymbals strapped to his keens. Several children are gathered excitedly around him
May 2025

Breaking News! Canadians Actually Care about What’s Happening in Other Communities!

May 30, 2025June 5, 2025 - by Carmine Starnino

Fighting the fickleness of the internet with local reporting

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A photograph of Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. William Cone standing outside Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal
Science

When Canada’s Most Famous Brain Surgeon Almost Killed His Own Sister

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 - by Eric Andrew-Gee

The brutal operation they didn’t mention in Wilder Penfield’s Heritage Minute

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A bottle of hot sauce with a skull on the label next to a cocktail with a hot pepper in it against a yellow background.
May 2025 / Society

My Guilty Pleasure: Getting Destroyed by Spicy Food

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 - by Robert Jago

For someone with a baby face, it was a way to look just a little badass

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Current Affairs

What King Charles’s Historic Speech Means

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 - by Joy SpearChief-Morris

Amid sovereignty scares, Carney is leaning on big symbols

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New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, poses for a selfie while greeting supporters at an event during the NDP caucus retreat in Halifax on Thursday, September 8, 2022.
Politics

Can the NDP Rebuild – or Is It Time to Start Something New?

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 - by Carmine Starnino

A leadership race won’t solve the party’s identity crisis

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May 2025 / Poetry

I Will Return to You, Marrakech

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 - by Jide Salawu

In America, my body is made of mint tea, / before the first caffeine devotion

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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.

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Jennifer Hollett
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