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September/October 2024

An illustration of a flames surrounding black vines and dark grapes. At the centre is a window with the shade pulled down.
Fiction / September/October 2024

Smokehouse

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 - by Nour Abi-Nakhoul

It was as if I’d swallowed the forest fire itself, all of it burning and alive inside of me

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Poetry / September/October 2024

The Contagion in the Countryside: Train

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 - by Tom Wayman

ominous, as if the cargo / constitutes a threat beyond “Hazardous Goods”

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A black-and-white photo of Al Moritz against a red backdrop
Poetry / September/October 2024

You Don’t Know

October 4, 2024October 3, 2024 - by A.F. Moritz

You don’t know. You never have gone anywhere, / they said. You have no travels.

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Letters / September/October 2024

Letters to the Editor: September/October 2024

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 - by Readers

On politics, poetry, and dream machines

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An illustration of a sun shining on a person water a growing tree with deep roots. The background features faint words in different Indigenous languages such as Squamish and Cree
September/October 2024 / Society

ayistôtawin

September 30, 2024April 3, 2025 - by Michelle Cyca

TikTok ekwa Instagram kiwîcihikon kâwe kâpacihtâhk iyiniw pîkiskwewina ohci metoni iskweyânihk

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An illustration of a sun shining on a person water a growing tree with deep roots. The background features faint words in different Indigenous languages such as Squamish and Cree
September/October 2024 / Society

Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

September 30, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap

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September/October 2024

Journalism Requires Investment, Engagement, and the Odd Order of Souvlaki with Thick-Cut Fries

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 - by Carmine Starnino

The lessons I learned at a campus paper are still true today

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Poetry / September/October 2024

A Festering

September 12, 2024September 11, 2024 - by Robyn Sarah

So it can all begin / again, from scratch.

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Arts & Culture / September/October 2024

My Guilty Pleasure: I Enjoy Southern Gospel Because It Hardly Makes Me Feel at All

September 6, 2024September 5, 2024 - by Donna Bailey Nurse

As a consequence of growing up Black in a white world, I am comfortable feeling alienated from my own emotions

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Education / September/October 2024

Are Universities Failing the Accommodations Test?

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 - by Simon Lewsen

As instructors struggle to meet the complex needs of students, schools are leaving both to fend for themselves

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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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Executive Director, The Walrus

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