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WEBThe Walrus is invested in the idea that a healthy society relies on informed citizens. We publish a national magazine eight times a year along with daily content at thewalrus.ca. Since our first issue, in 2003, we have featured award-winning writers and artists exploring issues related to technology, politics, business, the environment, and ...
The Truth about Wanting to Die
WEBAug 6, 2019 · If you or someone you know is having a suicide crisis, please call the Canada Suicide Prevention Service (1-833-456-4566), which offers 24/7 support. There is also Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868), the First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line (1-855-242-3310), and 1-866-APPELLE (for Quebec residents). Author’s Note:
The Meeting House: Inside a Megachurch Scandal
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · B ruxy Cavey wanted a tattoo. It wasn’t to express love for a family member or friend or to commemorate a special moment. He wanted a tattoo to spur religious debate. After mulling over various verses from the Bible, the evangelical pastor at the Meeting House, a megachurch based in Oakville, Ontario, got “Leviticus 19:28” inked along his left inner forearm—the Old Testament verse that ...
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Is Simons Canada’s Next Great Department Store? | The Walrus
WEBDec 8, 2022 · W hen you walk into a La Maison Simons store, the space feels airy and inviting. Depending on which of the retailer’s branches you enter, you might notice a giant bow-tie sculpture by Douglas Coupland (Squamish nation territory in British Columbia), a three-storey mural by Maya Gohill that stretches from the top to the bottom of your escalator ride (Calgary), or a green roof complete with ...
Chalk River: The Forgotten Nuclear Accidents
WEBJul 13, 2022 · This story was originally published as “Les accidents nucléaires oubliés de Chalk River” by our friends at Québec Science on October 7, 2021. It has been reprinted here with permission. The world’s first serious nuclear accident occurred in Ontario in 1952, followed by a second incident there in 1958. A look back at these events now ...
Fifty Years of Halfbreed: How the Memoir Opened Up Indigenous ...
WEBJun 21, 2023 · The Power of Indigenous Kinship. Halfbreed was an instant bestseller and turned Campbell, now eighty-four, into a literary celebrity. Fifty years later, the memoir remains as captivating and unforgettable as it was on publication. It helped that Campbell, then thirty-three, was stylish and striking; one profile, in the Province, described her ...
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WEBThe Walrus magazine publishes original reporting, essays, fiction, poetry, and visual essays in the fields of politics, the arts, science and the environment, health, business, sports, technology, and international affairs. We publish eight print issues a year and daily at thewalrus.ca. Sign up for The Walrus Weekly newsletter here. Our stories and art have won
Why Hudson’s Bay Company’s Future Is in Question | The Walrus
WEBJan 4, 2023 · Once a network of ninety-two stores across the country, HBC’s footprint has shrunk. Other Bay stores have also closed, and a legacy location in Calgary is reducing the retail component in its building. HBC, which was hit hard by COVID-19 lockdowns, is a company in transition. “We’re not a department store chain,” Baker said in a 2020 ...
Pierre Poilievre: The Secret to His Success - The Walrus
WEBDec 14, 2022 · On April 24, a TikToker uploaded several videos of Pierre Poilievre and his wife, Anaida, being grilled by supporters outside Elks Lodge in North Bay, Ontario. In one of them, a member of the group, an older woman, says she drove four hours to meet him. “I want you to know that I have been following you and watching you, and you have given me ...