• Can Montreal Save Its Soul Amidst Gentrification? - Evictions, property flips, and the whims of policy makers and landlords are gutting the city by Toula Drimonis

1. How the “Queen of Canada” and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town by Rachel Browne
2. As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean by Moira Donovan
3. The Scourge of Self-Checkout by David Moscrop
4. What Should You Do with Your Stuff before You Die? by Christina Myers
5. The Unspoken Contradictions of Quebec’s Immigration Policy by Sheima Benembarek

• I Tried to Finish a Dead Man’s Novel - It is both a gift and a curse to be handed a briefcase containing a life’s work by Richard Kelly Kemick

• Doing Nothing Has Never Been More Important - How the under-appreciated art of idleness can transform the world by Kate J. Neville

• AI and Politics Can Coexist - But new technology shouldn’t overshadow the terrain where elections are often still won—on the ground by Jay Connor

• The Scourge of Self-Checkout - The technology promised to make shopping easier. It has done the opposite by David Moscrop

• Are We Going to Mess Up Outer Space Too? - As nations jockey for military edge in orbit, there is a growing threat from above by Daniel Munro

• Rachel Cusk’s Parade Turns the Novel Upside Down - In the book, characters exist, sort of, but they’re mostly artists, and they’re almost all named G by Ariella Garmaise

• The Return Home - This year’s nominees for Amazon Canada’s First Novel Award explore what it means to lose one’s home and find it again by The Walrus Lab

• A Strong Narrative - How stories—even the tiniest ones—allow the nominees for this year’s Amazon Canada Youth Short Story Award to brave all of life’s plot twists by The Walrus Lab

• Unlocking Human Potential - Discover the revolutionary impact of brain-computer interfaces and uncover benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations shaping the future of human-computer interaction by The Walrus Lab

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks Canada’s Creative Power - Exploring how cultural institutions strengthen Canada and the impact of our creative communities on the world stage

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks It’s Electric - The road to sustainable futures, cities, and industry

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks Cultural Futures - How AI is impacting Canadian society, arts, and culture

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Stephen Poloz is the former Governor of the Bank Canada and currently a Special Advisor for Osler. Author of “The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future”, Stephen speaks with host Duncan Sinclair about the common tectonic tensions that are embedded in our everyday lives: an aging workforce, mounting debt, rising income inequality, technological advances and climate change. He has some new advice for getting through these challenging times.

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487 trails, part of the Trans Canada Trail, can tell an important story about Canada, its history and its people. Dianne Whelan is a filmmaker, photographer, author, and public speaker. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada Trail.

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In this episode, we’re commemorating 125 years of the Yukon Territory. We discuss the work of digitizing Dene language tapes, buried Hollywood silent films found in Dawson City, and the pivotal role of Indigenous youth in shaping Yukon’s future.

• AI and Politics Can Coexist - But new technology shouldn’t overshadow the terrain where elections are often still won—on the ground by Jay Connor

• How the Giller Prize Became Associated with Genocide - Scotiabank’s military investments have tainted one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards by Josiah Neufeld

• The Far Right Will Decide the Environment’s Fate - How did we get here? by Arno Kopecky