Ford picked a fight with Trump over energy exports because the illusion of leverage was all he needed. But anyone who looked at the books knew it was a bluff.

When Gaspereau acquired Clarke’s Execution Poems, Clarke thought it would be a chapbook—small, paper covers, maybe stapled. Released in the fall of 2000, Execution Poems was like no chapbook ever ...

K uskowunusk is a dark cloud that holds the threat of a great rain that only the cumulonimbus can contain, and when we moved to my favourite home—the acreage, near Edmonton—the cumulonimbus gathered, ...

There’s a chemical reaction that occurs inside fireflies that allows them to flash without burning. It begins with a compound called luciferin, a name rooted in the Latin words for “light”— lux —and ...

Explore how tariffs are testing ties between Northern neighbours, the death of the middle class musician, Afghanistan’s lost generation, and more ...

The power of Canadian journalism was celebrated at the 2025 National Magazine Awards. The Walrus is delighted to have won Gold in the Issue Grand Prix category for If He Wins: How Poilievre Will ...

After the success of the 2022 Alberta Is Calling campaign, which attracted thousands of interprovincial migrants to Alberta, the province ran a new campaign, called Better Here, late last year. This ...

I ’d known Abby for over twenty years. We always had a lot to talk about, with overlapping interests and a similar world view. She had a soothing energy and a keen sense of humour. Over the years, the ...

It’s the presidency itself that’s brokenThe second crisis gets less attention but matters more in the long run. This crisis has to do with the fundamental design of the American political system: a ...

P rime Minister Mark Carney is busy navigating the choppy waters of international diplomacy, including hosting the G7 leaders’ summit, with a full cast including Donald Trump, trying to strike a new ...

M ark Carney tried awfully hard to Trump-proof the G7 summit. Gone were the mentions of climate change, in were discussions of migration and energy. When the president began rambling about the need to ...

Stephen Maher’s book The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau landed in spring 2024, just as the then prime minister’s brand was in free fall. The year before, he had announced his separation ...