August 2026: How AI slop is changing wildfire misinformation, The Narwhal
July 2026: The strange, fragile world of exotic cat ownership, The Narwhal
May 2026: The New York Times Got Caught Using AI Hallucinations in Its Reporting, The Walrus
April 2026: With the Artemis II mission, the lunar land grab begins, The Walrus
new-ish!
The Indigenous midwives working to bring birth back to communities, The Walrus
An acclaimed Canadian playwright faces questions of Pretendianism, The Walrus
The tokenism trap, The Walrus
The end of home ownership, Maclean’s
The curious case of Gina Adams, Maclean’s (Available as a very pretty hardcover!)
The Instagram parent trap, The Walrus
features
profiles & interviews
Tanya Tagaq isn’t here to make pretty things, The Globe & Mail
How Connie Walker got us listening, The Walrus
Alicia Elliott turns the page on pain, The Globe & Mail
Waubgeshig Rice finds hope at the end of the world, The Globe & Mail
Tanya Talaga is telling the stories Canada needs to hear, Maclean’s
Suzanne Simard wants to change how we look at trees, Chatelaine
Eleanor Catton defends the institution of the novel, The Globe & Mail
Jessica Johns dreams up a new genre of Cree horror, Quill & Quire
Ann-Marie MacDonald on exile and imagination, The Walrus
reviews & criticism
Chantal Braganza’s debut essay collection examines motherhood, labour and identity, The Globe and Mail
Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo deftly captures the thrill and desperation of young romance, The Globe & Mail
Living nightmares: an insurgence of Indigenous horror, Quill & Quire
In Daughter, Claudia Dey explores the ugly side of the great literary male, The Walrus
We’re all living in a Barbie world, The Walrus
Halfbreed: how the memoir opened Up Indigenous literature, The Walrus
To honour Lee Maracle’s life, read Indigenous women, The Tyee
Billy-Ray Belcourt, A History of My Brief Body, Vancouver Sun
Sheung King, You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked., Vancouver Sun
Eden Robinson, Return of the Trickster, Vancouver Sun
Emily St John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility, Vancouver Sun
Robin Maynard & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Rehearsals for Living, Quill & Quire
essays
My job as a parent is to make my kids lives a little harder, The Walrus
(Also published in Italian!)
Sorry not sorry: the art of saying nothing, The Walrus
Is summer break bad for everyone?, The Walrus
The inescapable rise of moral superiority, The Walrus
The persistence of the cat-caller, Insider
Designing a better hospital, Vancouver Magazine
Paying respects to Vancouver's corpse flower, MONTECRISTO
I missed you, beach logs, Vancouver Magazine
indigenous stories
Are Indigenous Rights in conflict with public access in B.C.?, The Narwhal
The stark reality ten years after the Truth and Reconciliation final report, The Walrus
Can you be sued for saying someone isn’t Indigenous?, The Walrus
Canada’s sovereignty crisis feels all too familiar to First Nations, The Walrus
Tariff threats have unified Canadians — at the expense of Indigenous Rights, The Narwhal
Pierre' Poilievre’s idea of reconciliation is a mess, The Walrus
What's the point of pretendian investigations?, The Walrus
Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous, Maclean’s
A fiery backlash to an Indigenous-led conservation grant, The Narwhal
The Métis aviator charting the future of flight, Montecristo Magazine
It’s time to bring Indigenous belongings home, The Walrus
The dangerous allure of residential school denialism, The Walrus
Why are so many people claiming Indigenous identity?, The Walrus
Resilience & reconnection: stories of Indigenous parenting, Romper
Orange Shirt Day is not about buying orange shirts, IndigiNews
Learning Cree with my daughter, Romper
Monuments to what? The Tyee
Resistance 150: Indigenous artists challenge Canadians to reckon with our history, Chatelaine
Cities aren’t ready for extreme heat, The Narwhal
Space junk: SpaceX satellites are falling from the sky, The Narwhal
Protecting the environment is part of the economy, The Narwhal
Why are First Nations closing B.C. parks?, The Narwhal
We’re losing sight of the night sky. This First Nation is trying to protect it, The Narwhal
Politicians should stop lying about the environment, The Narwhal
Skiing is becoming an endangered pastime, The Walrus
Restoring boreal caribou habitat, one tree at a time, The Narwhal
The future of conservation relies on IPCAs — but what are they?, The Narwhal
“Why didn’t they stop this fire?, The Narwhal
“We’re tired of waiting”: First Nation unilaterally declares Marine Protected Area, The Guardian
Gordon Stenhouse, the grizzly whisperer, Maclean’s
environment
etc!
Who’s your lovebird? A Valentine’s Day quiz, The Narwhal
Why your period is ruining your life, Chatelaine
Was your last sandwich made by a cult?, Georgia Straight
Around the world in eighty lies, The Walrus
When it comes to kids, many adults need to grow up, The Walrus
(Selected for The Best Canadian Essays 2025)How secure is abortion access in Canada?, Chatelaine
As a therapist, I know what’s breaking couples up, The Walrus
Why is everyone into tarot now?, Maclean’s
The outer child: kidcore fashion reigns on TikTok, Maclean’s
Tokens of appreciation, Maclean’s
A week in the life of a falconer, The Tyee
Roller skating is back in Vancouver — here’s why. Vancouver Magazine