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Current Affairs

Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis?

November 12, 2024November 19, 2024 - by Taylor C. Noakes

Ottawa won’t disclose list of alleged war criminals believed to have sheltered here after the Second World War

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Society

Why Do I Constantly Have to Prove My Disability?

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 - by Meagan Gillmore

Having to negotiate what it means to be disabled, and then fight for limited benefits and services if you are, is exhausting

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Society

Drivers vs. Everybody

April 20, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

We all want roads that are safe, efficient, and pleasant. But no one wants to change for that to happen

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Health

How Bad Is Alcohol, Really?

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

New health recommendations suggesting Canadians cut back touched a nerve. But drinking customs are constantly evolving

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Society

What UFO Fears Tell Us about Trust in Government

February 17, 2023 - by Matthew Hayes

The horrors of the world wars shook public confidence in technical expertise and the state’s ability to ensure the safety of its citizens

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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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Politics

Can Governments Really Be Feminist?

November 30, 2020February 4, 2021 - by Nora Loreto

Politicians like to claim the label, but they rarely turn it into meaningful policy

Politics

The Decade in Politics

December 15, 2019April 25, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From predicting civil war in the US to evaluating the health of our own democracy, these are the politics conversations that helped define Canada

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Politics

The Quebec Liberals Have Pinned Their Election Hopes on Hate

October 30, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Nora Loreto

Why the provincial party is betting on Trump-style politics

Society

Back to the Data Mine

May 10, 2016May 2, 2020 - by Jess Connolly

The census is a waste of resources that produces unreliable information. Why put Canadians through the process?

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The Quebec Liberals Have Pinned Their Election Hopes on Hate

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