The Walrus Wins Silver in the Best Column category at the 2024 Digital Publishing Awards

Congratulations to Contributing Writer Michelle Cyca

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June 2024 / Poetry

Recess

June 7, 2024 - by David O'Meara

Beyond hopscotch chalked-out boxes, / gravel started, then a diamond

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Books / July/August 2024

Rachel Cusk’s Parade Turns the Novel Upside Down

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 - by Ariella Garmaise

In the book, characters exist, sort of, but they’re mostly artists, and they’re almost all named G

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Environment

As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean

June 6, 2024June 10, 2024 - by Moira Donovan

New technology might help us combat the climate crisis. But is it safe to tinker with the seas?

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Current Affairs

How the “Queen of Canada” and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town

June 5, 2024July 17, 2024 - by Rachel Browne

Romana Didulo believes she has communed with aliens and been recognized by Donald Trump. When she and her inner circle moved to Richmound, Saskatchewan, some residents protested to kick her out. Others saw an opportunity

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World

Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 - by Jonathan Manthorpe

How hundreds of Chinese researchers across the country were identified as undercover scientists

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Justice

The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 - by Michael Kempa

Disturbing allegations of police collusion come to light after Umar Zameer’s acquittal in officer’s death

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Poetry

Second Nature

May 31, 2024May 30, 2024 - by Virginia Konchan

What about my flower nature? / Chrysanthemum, peony, rose?

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Books

The Fun, Frank, and Completely Miserable Poetry of Barfly

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 - by Nicholas Bradley

Michael Lista’s new collection of poems should come with a Health Canada warning

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Society

It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students

May 30, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Ira Wells

The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps

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