July, 2025 | The Walrus

Society

We Should Really Just Steal Finland’s Baby Box Idea

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 - by Marina Lopes

The case for treating parenting as a public investment, not a private burden

Quiz

Weekly Quiz: Poilievre’s By-Election Bet, Ford’s Power Ploy, and Blanchet on the Back Foot

July 12, 2025July 11, 2025 - by Kayla Thompson

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

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Part 9: Why Do We Travel?
To Heal

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 - by The Walrus Lab

Florence Williams reflects on how, after heartbreak, the simple act of travel helped her rediscover agency, joy, and awe.

An illustration of a pigeon, seen through the lens of binoculars, while another bird flies away

Society

Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly a Birder

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 - by Julia Zarankin

A pandemic pastime has grown into something deeper

Against a sky-blue background, an illustration of a man being lifted up by a bunch of ballons shaped like speech bubbles.

Arts & Culture / June 2025

I’d Prefer Not to Mind My Own Business

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 - by Jean Marc Ah-Sen

Gossip gives me a little bit of peace, even though it’s at someone else’s expense

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Top Online Casinos for Canadian Players in 2025

July 10, 2025July 11, 2025 - by The Walrus Lab

Explore the most popular online gambling sites in Canada. Read about safe platforms, 2025 bonuses, and professional tips for slot machines and table games.

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Digital Leisure and the Evolution of Play in Canada

July 10, 2025 - by The Walrus Lab

A soldier of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group carries ammunition for a C9 squad automatic weapon during training at CFB Suffield, Alta.

Current Affairs

RCMP Uncovers Domestic Terror Plot with Military Links

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 - by Wesley Wark

The group had explosives, stolen weapons, and plans to overthrow the government

Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet holds up a hand as he enters a bus

Politics

The Bloc Wants to Break Up Canada—but Not Yet

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 - by Toula Drimonis

A surge of national unity has swept Quebec. It’s only a matter of time before the sovereignty debate resurfaces

Ontario Premier Doug Ford walks to his office; there is a bit of light streaming in between the otherwise dark corridor

Current Affairs

As Trump Pushes Tariff War, Ford’s Electricity Bluff Loses Voltage

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 - by Kunal Chaudhary

Ontario’s threats to cut off American states are hollow. The province simply can’t afford to

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Month: July 2025

We Should Really Just Steal Finland’s Baby Box Idea

Weekly Quiz: Poilievre’s By-Election Bet, Ford’s Power Ploy, and Blanchet on the Back Foot

Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly a Birder

I’d Prefer Not to Mind My Own Business

RCMP Uncovers Domestic Terror Plot with Military Links

The Bloc Wants to Break Up Canada—but Not Yet

As Trump Pushes Tariff War, Ford’s Electricity Bluff Loses Voltage

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