The infamous brawl of 2013 on Mount Everest was shocking for its violence, but also because it contradicted Western stereotypes about Sherpas as passive and nonviolent—an image that Sherpas never asked for, wrote Tashi Sherpa in Alpinist Magazine in 2014.

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Despite being an effective policy, the carbon tax has unfairly become a symbol of bad governance and a scapegoat for voters’ frustration with the current government—and it’s all thanks to Pierre Poilievre, writes Arno Kopecky.

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'I patiently await ultimate success, as I have for my entire life.” Waubgeshig Rice reflects on the agony and paradox of being a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs:

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On this episode of Canadian Time Machine, travel back to the moment Prince Edward Island entered Confederation and learn about the original inhabitants of the land. 🎧Listen: lnkfi.re/canadian-time-…

Indigenous hires brought on in the name of corporate Indigenization take on the unspoken (and unpaid) labour of advising on Indigenous issues, educating on Indigenous culture, and serving as public examples of their employer’s politics.

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Researchers have found an increase in stress, anxiety, and depression among farmers, with one in four having experienced suicidal ideation. Writer Emily Baron Cadloff investigates whether automation might be one way for the industry to avoid burnout.

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Photographer Caitlin Cronenberg long said she had no interest in making movies. Yet her style of photography has always been cinematic—so the creation of her debut film, Humane, should come as no surprise, writes Simon Lewsen.

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For Ukrainians who chose to become witnesses instead of soldiers, sharing the images of destruction online is their way of fighting the information war: by preserving the memory of the dead and the crimes committed by Russian soldiers, writes Jonathan Garfinkel.

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The shock of increasingly severe wildfires has been especially acute in the North. At one point last year, writer Eva Holland points out, nearly 70 per cent of the entire population of the Northwest Territories had been evacuated from their homes.

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While it may seem well meaning, Indigenization has a fatal flaw: the belief that Canada can absolve itself of colonial guilt by the mere presence and participation of Indigenous people.

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Leonard Cohen’s 1992 track “The Future”—which touches on themes of dystopia, a loss of meaning, and a modern world in crisis—offers a glimpse of the artist’s reactionary tendencies, writes Simon Lewsen.

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With operational costs rising, one way independent farms can reliably make a profit is through volume, something new tech—like tractors outfitted with GPS—can increase quickly and efficiently.

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The Taliban can’t afford to be as disconnected from the outside world as they once were. Publicly projecting stability is crucial for garnering the foreign investment that infrastructure projects and humanitarian aid are dependent on.

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The Movie Man takes viewers on a tour of Highland Cinemas, a unique movie mecca in Kinmount, Ontario. Sign up for The Walrus newsletter for your chance to win 2 tickets to watch the film DOXA Festival in Vancouver for free. Contest ends April 30. thewalrus.ca/DOXA24

Mass market climbing, in which climbers aided by helicopters delivering oxygen conquer Nepal’s deadliest peaks in weeks, is quite a contrast to a time when “climbers paid the cost of adventure with their fingers and toes,” writes Bernadette McDonald.

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On Courage Inc., host Duncan Sinclair speaks to top business leaders across Canada who are tasked with directing the future of their industries and, in turn, the courage of our nation. This podcast is produced by The Walrus Lab for Deloitte. 🎧Listen: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/cou…