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Derek Shapton

Derek Shapton is a regular Walrus contributor.
A group of pilgrims pose in front of the Canadian Martyrs Shrine, a large stone building with two turrets topped with crosses.
May 2020

Summer Service

April 22, 2020August 27, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

Every year, Sri Lankan Catholics from all over make a pilgrimage to Ontario’s cottage country

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Photograph by Derek Shapton
March 2019 / Society

The Last Stop for Greyhound

February 8, 2019December 11, 2019 - by Derek Shapton

The company cancelled bus service in Western Canada, isolating hundreds of communities. We went along for the final ride

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November 2016 / Sports

Rookie Sensation

October 12, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

David Amber is Canada’s new Mr. Hockey

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October 2013

Portrait of a Ten-Year-Old Girl

October 10, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

The first decade in the life of a Canadian girl

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Photograph by Derek Shapton
January/February 2013

Critical Mass

January 10, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

Writer Terry Poulton found the secret to a happy, healthy life in her plus-sized body. Will the “obesity epidemic” finally force the rest of us to confront our fear of fat?

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June 2012 / Society

Risky Saigon

June 12, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam and his sensual, sin-filled Vietnam War epic, The Headmaster’s Wager

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Photograph by Derek Shapton
June 2011

How Immigration Helps to Lower Crime Rates

June 12, 2011April 15, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

Canada’s crime rate is dropping as immigration increases. Is there a connection?

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Photograph by Derek Shapton
Books / December 2010

Mister Nice Guy

December 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

Stuart McLean’s kind-hearted universe

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Media / October 2009

This Right Here Is Rich Terfry

October 12, 2009April 15, 2020 - by Derek Shapton

The man also known as rapper Buck 65 becomes the voice of CBC Radio 2’s endlessly controversial makeover

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Photograph by Derek Shapton
March 2008

Nuclear Reaction

March 12, 2008February 21, 2021 - by Derek Shapton

Accusations of cancerous fallout divide a small Ontario town

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