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A vintage photo of a woman clocking in at work, filing away her punch card while smiling at the camera. A blue filter overlays the image, except for the large butterfly logo of Bluesky
Media

Bluesky Promised Writers Freedom. Now It’s Feeling a Lot Like Work

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

With every new platform comes the expectation to punch in as a professional, curated version of ourselves

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Crayons, pixels et protection : Un siècle de droit d’auteur au Canada

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 - by The Walrus Lab

Season 3/Episode 4 – French Transcript

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Pens, Pixels, and Protections: A Century of Canadian Copyright

December 18, 2024January 21, 2025 - by The Walrus Lab

Season 3/Episode 4 – English Transcript

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Books

Are Millennials Ruining Divorce Too?

December 18, 2024December 20, 2024 - by Kelli María Korducki

In a spate of new books, authors grapple with what separation means in the modern age

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November 2024 / Poetry

The Shop Bell

December 18, 2024December 17, 2024 - by Mary Dalton

string snapped, a flourish, / hand faster than eye

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Current Affairs

An Explosion of Abuse Allegations Against a Military-Style Boarding School

December 17, 2024December 18, 2024 - by Rachel Browne

Following an investigation into Robert Land Academy by The Walrus, dozens more alleged victims have come forward—and are pursuing legal action

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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

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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

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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, 2024January 28, 2025 - 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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Our promise to you

As tensions in Canada–US relations continue, we are facing big questions about sovereignty and how our identity and values can best meet this moment.

It’s moments like this that reaffirm the mission of The Walrus. We take pride in continuing to provide independent journalism you can trust. We pledge to keep delivering the full story: the research, context, and analysis needed to make sense of such a hurried and momentous news cycle.

With our paywall-free election coverage, we will continue to look to the future of Canada—a nation that practises integrity through trust and honesty, compassion through diplomacy and allyship, partnership through peacekeeping, and strength through diversity.

If you’ve enjoyed these stories, please consider making a donation today to help us continue this national self-examination. By doing so, you will help provide everyone with paywall-free, fact-based reporting on the critical issues that stand to define our generation.

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Executive Director, The Walrus

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