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An illustration of a Zellers storefront viewed through rose-tinted lenses. Within the lenses, there are happy shoppers and a Zeddy mascot handing out balloons. Outside the lenses, the store is in disrepair.
Business

Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame?

February 24, 2023March 9, 2023 - by Monika Warzecha

Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in?

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May 2023 / Society

Many Canadians Will Never Own a Home. Does It Matter?

February 8, 2023March 31, 2023 - by Brad Badelt

Our country has spent decades incentivizing home ownership. What would it take to make Canada a nation of renters?

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November 2022 / Society

When $500,000 Disappeared from a Small Town

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 - by J.R. Patterson

The heist that tore apart a community—and exposed eroding faith in municipal governments across the country

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The top of a laptop with a camera turned on, showing the online profile of a sex worker
Business

Why Are Sex Workers Forced to Wear a Financial Scarlet Letter?

September 26, 2022November 8, 2022 - by Maggie MacDonald

Discrimination against sex work has become a flashpoint for advocates of freedom of expression and economic rights

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Business

Navigating a Changing Economy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Conversations about work, inflation, and real estate dominated the year

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Environment / January/February 2022

Green Investing Is Having Its Moment in the Sun. Can It Help Save the Planet?

December 16, 2021June 28, 2022 - by Ainslie Cruickshank

As interest grows in sustainable stocks, observers worry there’s more hype than substance to the trend

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Business

Have We Been Thinking about Inflation All Wrong?

July 30, 2021December 6, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

For decades, governments have done all they can to keep inflation down. But maybe letting things run hotter is exactly what we need

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The Walrus Talks at Home: Circular Economy

September 28, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Shared prosperity for the long term

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The Walrus Talks Energy at GLOBE 2020

February 12, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Canada’s role in the global energy transition

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Business / May 2019 / Politics

Will the Boomers Cause a Financial Bust?

April 9, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The group that lucked out in the generational lottery is now making millennials cover their low taxes and rising health care costs

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