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British Columbia

Two police officers wearing face masks and yellow reflective vests watch as two people bundle up their items near tents on a Vancouver street.
Politics

Is Vancouver Fed Up with Its Mayor?

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 - by Maya ElHawary

Ken Sim and his council seem to be focused on a single solution to the housing crisis: more police

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In a photo illustration, a large hand holding a blue paint brush with the BC Conservative party logo paints over an orange Legislature
Politics

British Columbia’s Election Is a Bellwether for Climate Policy

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Arno Kopecky

Is the last progressive stronghold in Canada poised to fall?

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The burned out shell of a building with a mountain and clouds behind it
Environment

Remembering Lytton, the Town Wiped Out by Wildfire

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 - by Peter Edwards

“My history is here, on these streets, buried in this ground”

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A photo of people skiing near a double chair lift in Massachusetts, U.S. in the '60s.
Environment

Skiing Is Becoming an Endangered Pastime

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Across Canada, snow cover has been declining. Will winter, and winter sports, soon be extinct?

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A photograph of three RCMP officers in Vancouver Island standing in front of a crowd protesting old-growth logging in August 2021.
Environment

Exclusive: Docs Blocked by BC NDP Raise Questions about First Nation Statement on Fairy Creek Protests

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 - by Jimmy Thomson

The Pacheedaht First Nation’s statement was an ideological bomb for protesters and their supporters. Was it influenced by the BC government?

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December 2023 / Health

Why the Opioid Crisis Is Rooted in the Housing Crisis

November 27, 2023January 3, 2024 - by Kevin Patterson

A prevalent narrative asserts that the tents, the despair, the not waking up are about mental illness and addiction. That narrative crumbles after the first questions

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A photo illustration of an empty dotted outline of mid-rise buildings between high-rise buildings and single-detached suburban homes.
Society

Could the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis?

July 13, 2023July 12, 2023 - by Jimmy Thomson

Victoria, BC, is making an ambitious move to densify neighbourhoods. It could be a model for the rest of the country

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An illustration of a Chinese-Canadian family: A mother, a father, and two kids stand around their seated grandparents. A Chinese-style building partition is in the foreground with symbols of Chinese-Canadian history on it, including an old family portrait and an immigration certificate. In the back is a window facing the Vancouver skyline.
Memoir

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

June 28, 2023May 21, 2024 - by Adrian Ma

Searching for the sense of identity I had lost during the pandemic, I needed my family to see where our Canadian story began

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A man in a wetsuit holds a herring and hemlock sprig
Environment

Are Herring Making a Comeback in BC?

February 20, 2023September 14, 2024 - by Lauren Kaljur

The fish all but disappeared from the shorelines around Squamish in the mid-1970s. Locals are monitoring signs of hope

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Justice / March/April 2023

Nuchatlaht First Nation: How a Legal Battle Could Change Land Rights for Good

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 - by Troy Sebastian / Nupqu ʔa·kǂ am̓

Indigenous groups have been fighting for land for decades, often with disappointing results

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How’s The Walrus?

As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

Thank you for your support.

Jennifer Hollett
Executive Director, The Walrus

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