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Society

What Working in Alberta’s Oil Boom Taught Me about Power

April 26, 2025April 27, 2025 - by Don Gillmor

The rigs were loud, the nights long, and the money real

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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Life Lessons from Superman

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 - by Jillian Tamaki

The Christopher Reeve movies were shot in Calgary. I can barely recognize my hometown

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May 2023 / Politics

Why Alberta Is Bullying Its Cities

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 - by Tim Querengesser

Progressive mayors in Edmonton and Calgary are being undermined for political gain

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Game On

November 26, 2021February 25, 2022 - by Katie Underwood

How the Shaw Charity Classic became Canada’s community-fundraising platform to beat—and in well under a decade.

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Politics

How Naheed Nenshi’s Tense Re-election Forces Us to Confront Canadian Racism

October 18, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Jeremy Klaszus

The world’s best mayor won a third term this week—but we should pay more attention to how he almost lost

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Arts & Culture

Lessons From Calgary’s Public Art Scandal

August 29, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Gillian Turnbull

What the Bowfort Towers can teach us about urban identity-making

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January/February 2016 / Memoir

House of Cards

December 22, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Shelley Youngblut

Looking for a father in the one place I swore I’d never go

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June 2014

How Calgary Survived the Flood and Why Other Cities Won’t

June 2, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Chris Turner

Why we need to better plan for extreme weather

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June 2012

Calgary Reconsidered

June 12, 2012April 15, 2020 - by Chris Turner

Six truths about the city that’s no longer, simply, Cowtown

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December 2005/January 2006

A Gentle Revolution

December 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by Monte Paulsen

All they wanted was to slow the pace of development in their territory. But by the time their 254-day sit-in concluded, the elders had reshaped the Tahltan Nation

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The July/August 2025 cover of The Walrus magazine featuring an image of a woman reading a book while listening to music. She is sitting in a room filled with plants that also has a window through which a city skyline can be seen. July/August 2025

Explore how tariffs are testing ties between Northern neighbours, the death of the middle class musician, Afghanistan’s lost generation, and more.
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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.

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Executive Director, The Walrus


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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