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October 2006

Marci McDonald explores Stephen Harper’s connections to the religious right; Andrew Clark mourns tennis’s lost art of rushing the net; Taylor Owen and Ben Kiernan provide an exclusive look at the shocking intensity of the US bombing campaign in Cambodia; fiction by Peter Behrens…

October 2006 / World

Welcome to Cairo! Where Is Your Wife?

October 12, 2006May 28, 2021 - by R.M. Vaughan

In Egypt, most displays of man-on-man affection aren’t what you might think

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October 2006

Bombs Over Cambodia

October 12, 2006May 27, 2020 - by Taylor Owen

New information reveals that Cambodia was bombed far more heavily than previously believed

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October 2006 / Society

Ming, eh?

October 12, 2006October 16, 2019 - by Eric Powell

Claims of a pre-Columbian Chinese settlement in Cape Breton Island raise eyebrows

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Environment / October 2006

Guerilla Frogger

October 12, 2006October 16, 2019 - by Moira Farr

An independent scientist sticks his tongue out at Costa Rican conservation efforts

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October 2006 / Politics

Life during Wartime

October 12, 2006July 16, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

Even here on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, surrounded by wealth, beaches, and footloose summer fun, there is sadness, anger, and resignation. Lee Shorey — a fifty-two-year-old high-school teacher and mother of …

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Woman with child's hand over her face
October 2006 / World

African Queen

October 12, 2006May 28, 2020 - by Finbarr O'Reilly

Finbarr O’Reilly on his award-winning photograph

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Fiction / October 2006

A Billion Little Pieces

October 12, 2006October 16, 2019 - by Don Gillmor

Illustration by Clayton Hanmer It was one of those days that fill you with hope and a sense of tristesse. They come often to this part of Provence, where our …

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man serving a tennis ball
October 2006 / Sports

Serve-and-Volley, Anyone?

October 12, 2006May 28, 2020 - by Andrew Clark 

Once the dominant style in tennis, rushing the net is now a vanishing art

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Arts & Culture / October 2006

Dictation-bound

October 12, 2006February 29, 2020 - by Greg Gransden

Forget spelling bees – for a real challenge, try the Dictée des Amériques

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October 2006

The Animals We Love, The Animals We Eat

October 12, 2006April 14, 2020 - by Debbie Tacium Ladry

Pets are family, but chickens are food products? A Quebec vet examines our two-faced relationship with animals

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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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