A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app

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Education

Why Are We Still Paying for Catholic Schools?

January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 - by Michael Coren

Maintaining separate education systems is costly, unfair, and culturally divisive

Health / Society

The Decade in Relationships

December 31, 2019December 21, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

From the racism of online dating to mourning through technology, here are the relationship conversations that helped define Canada

Society

The Decade in Us

December 24, 2019December 20, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

From building a life without kids to why shared work offices are the worst, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

Environment

The Decade in Environment

December 19, 2019December 21, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

From natural disasters and extreme weather to the last tree left standing in a forest, these are the environment conversations that helped define Canada

Health

The Decade in Health

December 14, 2019December 21, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada

A brown kitchen chair seated at a round table, covered in a yellow checked tablecloth. On the table are two glasses of wine, a slice of cake, and several face-down playing cards with the ace of spades facing up.

First Person / January/February 2020

How Euchre Healed My Family

December 12, 2019December 18, 2019 - by Jessica Myshrall

We have played through illness, arguments, divorces, and death

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Society

Seeing Myself in My Mother’s Addiction

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Helen Knott

In our struggles with sobriety, my mom and I were each other’s reflections

Closeup of a woman's hands holding sage for smudging.

Society

What Does Healing Look Like for the Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

December 9, 2019January 8, 2020 - by Brandi Morin

For many who testified, government support was inaccessible. Instead, they turned to smudging, prayer, and community

An aerial shot of a table laden with dishes of food, and several pairs of hands reaching across to serve and eat the food.

Society

A Future Without Butter

December 4, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Lenore Newman

Ecological collapse is threatening food systems that have existed for centuries