Danielle Smith’s Bizarre Bid to Legitimize Homeopathy

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Health

Danielle Smith’s Bizarre Bid to Legitimize Homeopathy

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 - by Timothy Caulfield

Alberta’s war on evidence-based medicine

A photo illustration with black-and-white portraits of Sadiya Ansari and Tanya Talaga. Behind them is text in Cree and English in red, as well as a Victorian building. A close-cropped yellow-tinged picture shows traffic

Books

“I Needed to Be Doing This”: When Writers Uncover Family History

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 - by Sadiya Ansari

Tanya Talaga and Sadiya Ansari discuss ancestors, the colonial project, and intuitive pings

Quiz

Weekly Quiz: Diplomatic Discord, Infrastructure Innovation, and the Trouble with Tipping Culture

December 14, 2024December 13, 2024 - by Sophie Siew

How closely have you been reading our online stories this week? Take The Walrus Weekly Quiz to find out—released every Saturday.

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Fiction / November 2024

Extermination

December 13, 2024December 12, 2024 - by Sue Murtagh

Even if you don’t see them or hear them, there are always others—somewhere in your home

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Society

How a Lost Buoy Brought Me Home

December 13, 2024December 18, 2024 - by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

A flight to Greenland, a summer festival, and a remarkable coincidence showed me what the future of Inuit could look like

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Justice

Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 - by Pamela Cross

Without systemic reform, more women and children will die

A police offer looks at a town square while in the background, two men in black hoodies raise a Union Jack flag.

Society

Jeter le blâme sur les immigrants ouvre la porte à l’extrême droite

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 - by Sheima Benembarek

À mesure que le Canada réduit le nombre de nouveaux-arrivants, la rhétorique anti-immigration pourrait alimenter un discours plus sinistre

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Business

Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 - by David Moscrop

Why that little payment screen wants you to feel guilt

Letters / November 2024

Letters to the Editor: November 2024

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 - by Readers

On antibiotics, accommodations, and scorn

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World

The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 - by Samia Madwar

After years of silence, I can finally write about Syria again

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