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08/09/2025

Looking for something to do this weekend? The new crossword from The Walrus Games is up. Tell us how you did. https://thewalrus.ca/games/

08/09/2025

There’s a shift happening across Northern Canada: farmers are taking local control over what communities eat. Remote regions are looking for ways to feed themselves on their own terms, with everything from eggs to cheese and potatoes to lettuce being grown locally. https://thewalrus.ca/fresh-lettuce-in-the-yukon-believe-it/

08/09/2025

Steel and aluminum tariffs are back—having doubled from 25 percent to 50 percent in June—and once again, they’re rattling Canadian companies. Pascal Chan, a leading policy expert, explains what’s at stake for the broader economy. https://thewalrus.ca/the-steel-tariffs-doubled-so-did-the-odds-of-a-recession/

08/09/2025

Build Canada? Not without First Nations.

Parliament passed Bill C-5, but not without criticism from Indigenous people, who warned it could undermine the government's constitutional duty to consult their communities on major projects. https://thewalrus.ca/first-nations-warn-carneys-push-to-build-canada-risks-tearing-it-apart/

08/09/2025

New crossword is up! Head over to The Walrus Games: https://thewalrus.ca/games/

08/09/2025

“You’re going to be a star.”

It’s what a stunned paramedic told Dan Aykroyd after he survived a scary fall on set. Writer Daniel Tammet details what foreshadowed Aykroyd’s showbiz success: https://thewalrus.ca/before-ghostbusters-how-aspergers-shaped-young-dan-aykroyd/

08/08/2025

“There is a notable droop to the once proudly waving Canadian elbow.”

As Trump escalates his trade war, Canada’s countermoves are falling flat. Journalist Paul Wells explores why our strategies may not be enough, and why there may be no satisfying way to respond. https://thewalrus.ca/carney-vs-trump-swing-miss-repeat/

08/08/2025

Battle River—Crowfoot, one of the most conservative ridings in Canada, should be the definition of a “safe seat” for Pierre Poilievre. But planting a federal leader there in the midst of a surge in Alberta separatism may not be so simple in the long term. Writer Mel Woods explores: https://thewalrus.ca/poilievre-is-parachuting-into-rural-alberta-to-win-back-his-seat/

08/08/2025

From the moment he took office, Prime Minister Mark Carney made moves to show his commitment to Indigenous peoples. But less than five months into the job, he’s already blundered on his early promises, writes journalist Joy SpearChief-Morris. Read the breakdown: https://thewalrus.ca/first-nations-warn-carneys-push-to-build-canada-risks-tearing-it-apart/

08/08/2025

“People tell me, whenever they see me on TV, they know it’s bad news,” Pascal Chan tells The Walrus and Editor-in-Chief Carmine Starnino. The leading policy expert at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has become the reluctant face of crises that threaten the foundation of Canadian manufacturing. https://thewalrus.ca/the-steel-tariffs-doubled-so-did-the-odds-of-a-recession/

08/08/2025

Mark Carney calls it nation building. First Nations call it betrayal.

Bill C-5 is Mark Carney’s plan to fast-track infrastructure and energy projects deemed to be in the “national interest.” But leaders warn it could ignite a new wave of Indigenous resistance. https://thewalrus.ca/first-nations-warn-carneys-push-to-build-canada-risks-tearing-it-apart/

08/07/2025

Journalist James Wilt sees the Winnipeg Police Service as a case study that demonstrates a long-standing argument: policing doesn’t create safety but instead harms the people, communities, and conditions needed for real and lasting safety. https://thewalrus.ca/the-winnipeg-police-service-is-booming-despite-blatant-failures/

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