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Photography by Rob MacInnis

September 2018 / Society

The Charmed Life of Esther the Wonder Pig

August 15, 2018July 6, 2019 - by Jason McBride

What one celebrity pet can tell us about our curious and complicated relationship with animals

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Illustration of a Bear

Environment / May 2018

The Value of a Bear

April 18, 2018August 13, 2019 - by Gloria Dickie

Why some Indigenous communities in BC won’t rejoice over the NDP’s decision to ban the grizzly hunt

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Environment / January/February 2018

Our Obsession with Glass Is Killing Birds

December 15, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Moira Farr

We’ve designed our buildings with shiny, transparent, or mirrored surfaces that hundreds crash into day after day

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Illustration by Aimée van Drimmelen

Environment / October 2017

How Farmers Are Saving the Trumpeter Swan

September 18, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Anita Lahey

The world’s largest waterfowl has rebounded from near extinction—thanks, in part, to the people who hate them

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Photograph courtesy of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Environment / Web Exclusives

How Humans Are Inadvertently Hastening the Extinction of Canada’s Whales

September 13, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

An investigation into this summer’s mysterious deaths blames our booming industries. But it isn’t too late to save the endangered mammals

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Illustration by Steven P. Hughes

Environment / September 2017

How Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Built a Bird Sanctuary

August 18, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Grant Munroe

On secluded Pelee Island, the literary duo has spent decades protecting their feathered friends

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Illustration by Kinomi

June 2017 / Science

How Squirrels Took over Our Cities

May 23, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Colleen Kimmett

We imported these fluffy colonists to fill our urban parks. They’ve been getting stronger ever since

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Illustration by Justine Wong

Environment / May 2017

Kill What You Eat

April 10, 2017July 12, 2019 - by Jacob Richler

Creating a distinctive Canadian cuisine starts with a gunshot

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McKesson Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism (Toronto) @ Artscape Daniels Launchpad

Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism
	Exploring trends and innovations in health care, technology, and more
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Featuring:
Onur Bodur, professor of marketing, Concordia University
Zayna Khayat, futurist, SE Health
Rebecca McKillican, CEO, Well.ca
Craig Patterson, editor-in-chief, Retail Insider

And more!

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CIFAR Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries (National Capital Region, Gatineau) @ Canadian Museum of History

Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries
	How divisions shape our lives, what lies between borders, and what membership means now
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Keith Banting, Stauffer Dunning Fellow and Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University

Samra Habib, writer, photographer, and activist

Adrian Owen, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Western Ontario, and Koerner Fellow and Co-Director, Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, CIFAR

Paige Raibmon, Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia

Prerna Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University

Mary Soderstrom, writer

And more!

CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions.

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	Présente The Walrus Talks — frontières
	Comment les divisions définissent-elles notre vie? Qu’est-ce qui se trouve entre les limites? Que signifie maintenant l’appartenance à un groupe?
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Le CIFAR est une organisation sans but lucratif basée au Canada qui rassemble de brillants cerveaux pour trouver réponse aux plus grandes questions de la science et de l’humanité.

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Suncor Presents The Walrus Talks Energy (Montreal) @ Centre Phi

Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Energy
	Building a Canadian approach to energy transition
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Featuring:
Shawn McCarthy, journalist
Eryn Stewart, project director, Lumos Energy
Brendan Haley, policy director, Efficiency Canada
Aisha Bukhari, senior manager, Advanced Energy Centre, MaRS Discovery District
Johanne Gélinas, president and CEO, Transition Énergétique Québec
Christopher Ragan, academic, economist, and chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Alison Cretney, managing director, Energy Futures Lab

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French simultaneous translation services will be provided.
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TD Bank Group Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion (Waterloo) @ Waterloo Delta Hotel

Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion
	How design, technology, education and more can remove barriers for people with disabilities
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Featuring:

Luke Anderson, Co-Founder, StopGap Foundation
Jutta Treviranus, Director and Founder, Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University
Jeff D’Hondt, Indigenous Consultant, City of Toronto
Michelle Woolfrey, Co-Founder, Blind Girl Inc.
Mahadeo Sukhai, Head of Research and Chief Accessibility Officer, Canadian National Institute for the Blind

And more!

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