Harley Rustad
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Senior Editor at The Walrus Magazine
Author of LOST IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH (2022) and BIG LONELY DOUG (2018) | Senior editor @TheWalrus: [email protected] | IG: hmrustad
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1 month ago |
thewalrus.ca | Harley Rustad
Operation Pangea is Interpol’s global crackdown on the $4.4 billion trade in illegal pharmaceuticals. The operation, launched in 2008, has led to thousands of arrests, the shuttering of “criminal websites,” and the seizure of more than 100 million units of counterfeit and illicit medication. The seized drugs include antidepressants, hormones, and various kinds of stimulants. Over the operation’s existence, however, there has been one standout: fake erectile dysfunction pills.
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2 months ago |
thewalrus.ca | Harley Rustad
W hen I was a kid, I would play ball hockey on our dirt road and celebrate a goal—hands raised, pretending to throw gloves in the air—as if I had won the Stanley Cup in overtime. My team was imagined, the crowd make-believe. The inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, invented out of thin air to replace a meaningless and listless National Hockey League All-Star Weekend this year, was basically a souped-up version of pick-up hockey. It was televised shinny with some of the world’s best players.
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Jan 6, 2025 |
thewalrus.ca | Harley Rustad
On January 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. It had been coming. Last month, then deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet with a scathing letter to the prime minister, and it felt like the moment had arrived. But, looking back over Trudeau’s nearly ten years in power, there have been many scandals, controversies, gaffes, and -gates—some that easily could have led to a resignation.
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Sep 15, 2023 |
inkl.com | Hilary Beaumont |Harley Rustad |Sasha Chapman |Eva Holland
The Walrus The Walrus Environment Climate Change Over the past twenty years, The Walrus has been a steady bellwether of must-read writing. For our 20th anniversary, we’ve collected works that still surprise us, impress us, move us. Here are some of the best pieces of journalism that we’ve published about the environment. BY HILARY BEAUMONT Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants.
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May 24, 2023 |
thewalrus.ca | Harley Rustad
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