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November 2021

The stateless Canadian, the power of peat, the student mental health crisis, and why the RCMP is so resistant to reform. PLUS: Will a Canadian team ever win the Stanley Cup again?

Portrait of Lillian Allen. She is smiling with a metal, silver chain around her neck and dangly earrings. She is wearing a pastel blue print shirt, and her hair is cut short.
Arts & Culture / November 2021

The Influence of Dub Poet Lillian Allen Runs Deep

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 - by Kaie Kellough

How a poet once relegated to the fringes helped fashion a new narrative of who a Canadian artist could be

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Black and white photograph of Virginia Konchan against a purple background.
November 2021 / Poetry

Joyride

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 - by Virginia Konchan

I came into this world bringing only paper, rope, shadow

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A composite image: on the left, a university building with greenery and a blue sky. On the right, a dark campus with a streetlight in the middle.
Education / November 2021

Inside the Mental Health Crisis Facing College and University Students

October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 - by Simon Lewsen

Campuses are offering more wellness programming than ever before, so why are rates of student mental illness on the rise?

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Collage of RCMP imagery within the outline of the map of Canada.
Justice / November 2021

The Dark Side of the RCMP

October 20, 2021May 23, 2023 - by Jane Gerster

The mystique that has helped cement the RCMP as a national symbol is also what renders it particularly, stubbornly difficult to reform

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Illustration of a fire growing atop a mountain that overlooks a valley and houses.
Environment / November 2021

For the Love of Peat: Our Best Defence Against a Changing Climate

October 18, 2021March 28, 2022 - by Edward Struzik

Canada holds between a quarter and a third of the world’s peatlands. It’s time we took better care of them

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Photo illustration of the poet Matt Robinson
November 2021 / Poetry

The Pickup Skater

October 14, 2021 - by Matt Robinson

His passes—those on-ice / em dashes—as silky or fit-to-be-tied as jaunty cravats

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An illustration of a house with a white picket fence in front of it but a strom cloud overhead and a rainbow coming out of it.
Fiction / November 2021

Binge on Three Quick Stories by Douglas Coupland

October 13, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Douglas Coupland

New fiction on pandemic isolation, bored border guards, and getting grandkids

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Cartoon panel where two children pack snow in the shape of the Stanley Cup, but by morning, the sculpture has melted.
November 2021

Ask a Hockey Expert: Will a Canadian Team Ever Win the Stanley Cup Again?

October 12, 2021January 2, 2022 - by William Foster

A sports management researcher explains what it would take to end the nearly three-decade dry spell

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Illustrated layered portrait of Adnan Khan in greens and reds.
November 2021 / Politics

Citizen of Nowhere: The Complicated Limbo of Deepan Budlakoti

October 6, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Adnan Khan

Canadian one day, stateless the next. Who is responsible for someone no country wants to claim?

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An illustration of a bunch of red speech bubbles on a pale yellow background.
Letters / November 2021

Letters to the Editor: November 2021

October 1, 2021January 6, 2022 - by Readers

On Mark Carney’s Canada, the monotony of minimalism, barriers for international students, and more

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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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