
It’s 5:30 a.m. My world is quiet. The only sounds I hear are the heat firing up and my dog eating his breakfast. I’m sitting on my couch when, above me, the silence breaks with the sound of scurrying feet and what sounds like a golf ball rolling across the ceiling. Even without X-ray vision, I know it’s a squirrel rolling a walnut. Old houses have slivers of openings that enable critters to enter. My old farmhouse is no exception.
“What shall I do? And under the eaves / and through the walls the squirrels have gnawed their ragged entrances—but it is the season / when they need shelter,...
November 8, 2025 - 06:30 | Nancy F. Castaldo | Walrus
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title: "Elon Musk Could Soon Be the World’s First Trillionaire",
url: "https://thewalrus.ca/elon-musk-wants-to-be-a-trillionaire-that-doesnt-bode-well-for-humanity/",
question: "Tesla’s proposed compensation package for CEO Elon Musk promises him 423.7 million shares of Tesla stock—roughly equal to $900 billion—but the deal...
November 8, 2025 - 06:00 | Ketsia Beboua | Walrus
Three First Nations men from Saskatchewan who served in the Canadian Armed Forces say National Indigenous Veterans Day on Nov. 8 is a time to reflect.
November 8, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Operation Fish was a secret mission that would see Halifax play a key role in ensuring Britain's success in the war.
November 8, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
OUTRAGED OVER CHILD PORN RULING Read More
November 8, 2025 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
I was horrified when I learned that Moving Surfaces was being considered for demolition. It is an important piece of public art - and it is stainless steel; the stuff that allows appliances, pots, pans etc to last generations. Read More
November 8, 2025 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen

