• Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell - Publishers are turning away from personal stories. Have readers stopped caring about each other’s lives? by Tajja Isen

1. Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000 by Chantal Braganza
2. Why Rich Nations Must Help Poorer Countries Face Climate Change by Arno Kopecky
3. An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible by Julie Sobowale
4. Should the Arctic Really Brace for an Invasion from China or Russia? by Pat Kane
5. Blaming Immigrants Is a Gateway to Far-Right Extremism by Sheima Benembarek

• Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000 - . . . and climbing by Chantal Braganza

• We’re Doing What Searchbots Can’t - ChatGPT won’t break a story, craft a deft turn of phrase, or tell a compelling narrative by Carmine Starnino

• Malala Yousafzai Wants to Call What’s Happening to Afghan Women Apartheid - The Nobel Prize winner discusses her new documentary, Bread and Roses, and the Taliban’s escalating attacks by Wendy Kaur

• Why Rich Nations Must Help Poorer Countries Face Climate Change - At COP29, the fight shifts to funding countries hit hardest by global warming by Arno Kopecky

• “Yukoners Are Pissed”: The Outcry over Telecom Failures - Starlink’s popularity surges as Northern residents search for reliable internet by Rhiannon Russell

• Cuts to Toronto Schools Are Carving into Bone - Mice and rat infestations, leaky roofs, a lack of staff and class supplies. Inside the gradual erosion of public education in Ontario by Wency Leung

• Inside Second Harvest’s Fight Against Food Waste - How this ambitious non-profit juggles food rescue, research, education, and advocacy to reduce food waste, combat climate change and feed hungry Canadians. by Madeleine Somerville

• Centring Indigenous Values in Forest Management - How forestry's Indigenous partnerships can redefine the industry by Glynis Ratcliffe

• Part 4: Why Do We Travel?
  To Make Family Memories - Heather Greenwood Davis reflects on how family travel, despite its chaos, creates lasting memories that can bond and shape us for life. by Heather Greenwood Davis

• The Walrus Talks Canada’s Health Security - How are we preparing to manage and support Canada through the next pandemics, wildfires, droughts, floods, and military conflicts?

• The Walrus Talks at Home: Polarization - Seeking solutions for the increasing political, social, and cultural divide

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Teens and Screens - As youth mental health problems surge, join a critical discussion about social media, brain science, and the impacts of screen time.

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Alison is a writer, visual artist, and the creator of the graphic novels Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story, which won the NorthWords Best Book Award, and Norths: Two Suitcases and a Stroller Around the Circumpolar World. Both books were published by Conundrum Press. Alison’s most recent book is the graphic memoir Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, published by Conundrum earlier this year. Joe Sacco called Degrees of Separation a “tender and loving ode to the people and landscapes of the Far North.”

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November 30, 2024 marks 150 years since Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birth, and her legacy continues to endure. In this episode, her granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, shares family stories, preserves her grandmother’s legacy, and reads from Emily of New Moon, which she views as Montgomery’s most personal work. We also explore her influence, her personal struggles, and Dr. Jessica Katz Edison’s insight into how Montgomery’s work resonates with neurodivergent audiences, long before such language existed.

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Mental health and menopause are highly stigmatized, making it hard for those experiencing both to chart a path forward. But what if there was a framework that perimenopausal and menopausal women could use to proactively incorporate mental health treatment into their care plans? Dr. Ariel Dalfen is a Psychiatrist and the Co-Founder and CEO of BRIA. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at The Walrus Talks Menopause, supported by Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health.

• Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again? - Organizing is now the only way forward by Marshall Ganz

• “Yukoners Are Pissed”: The Outcry over Telecom Failures - Starlink’s popularity surges as Northern residents search for reliable internet by Rhiannon Russell

• Why Rich Nations Must Help Poorer Countries Face Climate Change - At COP29, the fight shifts to funding countries hit hardest by global warming by Arno Kopecky