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Books

The Key to Understanding Adult Siblings: Your In-Laws

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 - by Anubha Momin

Iryn Tushabe’s debut novel, about two sisters bonding in the face of tragedy, compelled me to look into my own relationships

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Portrait of Karen Solie against a green background.
Books

She Writes about Tractors and Oil Drilling. She’s Also Changing Canadian Poetry

June 12, 2025June 13, 2025 - by Nicholas Bradley

At fifty-eight, Karen Solie is one of our major poets. You might find her on her family farm in Saskatchewan

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A black-and-white photo of the poet OlajIde Salawu
May 2025 / Poetry

I Will Return to You, Marrakech

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 - by Jide Salawu

In America, my body is made of mint tea, / before the first caffeine devotion

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A black-and-white photo of the poet Nicholas Bradley against an orange background
May 2025 / Poetry

Two Runners

May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 - by Nicholas Bradley

After, they are hoarse / and slow. They jog

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Books / June 2025

Mavis Gallant Left a Journalism Career to Tell True Stories

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 - by Dafna Izenberg

Through her fiction, she turned fact into art

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A black-and-white portrait of Pierre Nepveu with a blue background
March/April 2025 / Poetry

Leaving

May 15, 2025May 14, 2025 - by Pierre Nepveu

the driver is waiting for me to come out, / for me to open the door and sit

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March/April 2025 / Poetry

Darlings

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 - by Sue Sinclair

They’re tall, they’re overdressed

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The poet, Nyla Matuk, stares up toward the right corner of the frame. She has dark hair and wears a dark jacket. The background is periwinkle blue.
March/April 2025 / Poetry

March on the St. Lawrence

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 - by Nyla Matuk

All night the ice cutter and a wandering ship / dispersed local terrazzo marble like bachelors at a stag

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Fiction / March/April 2025

Forest Hill Gothic

March 13, 2025March 12, 2025 - by Cassidy McFadzean

I watched as a wrinkled hand reached out of the basement window

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Books

“A Wonderful Country”: A Mavis Gallant Story Rediscovered

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 - by Mavis Gallant

The celebrated writer on a newcomer who falls in love with Canada

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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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