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This is Canada: A letter from the editor
Introducing Canadian Geographic’s “This is Canada” series
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Travel
Island time: 10 luxurious experiences in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Adventure and indulgence collide in the Caribbean’s best-kept secret — a sun-soaked haven calling to Canadian explorers
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Places
Acclaimed photographer Paul Zizka embraces change in The Canadian Rockies: Revisited
Exploring shifting perspectives in one of Canada’s most renowned landscapes through stunning photography
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Wildlife
“To learn all the gifts from nmé, you have to work with him in the water”
Lake sturgeon populations have plummeted in the Great Lakes watershed. Here’s how First Nations are collaborating with scientists to save an ancient relative.
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Website launch
Our Country–Notre Pays
For nearly 15 years, Canadian Geographic has been asking notable Canadians to share their favourite place in Canada. From lakeside family retreats to urban hideaways, the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains to the endless horizon of the Arctic tundra, the rocky shores of Newfoundland to the windswept beaches of western Vancouver Island, their answers highlight the geographic diversity of Canada and the love that unites us. These are our places. This is our country.
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Exploring the Vjosa: Europe’s last great free-flowing river
Once threatened by dams, Albania’s Vjosa River has been preserved as a free-flowing ecosystem offering outdoor adventure — and delicious local produce
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People & Culture
From Jeju to Tofino: Korean chef adds new flavours to Vancouver Island — with a little help from his mother
A mother-son duo’s culinary journey from Korea to Canada’s West Coast
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Wildlife
Shark tales: Canada’s great whites
As white sharks make their presence known off the coast of Atlantic Canada, researchers and locals want to know: should people be worried?
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Travel
Canada’s non-alcoholic revolution
Robin Esrock investigates the growing trend of alcohol-free wine, beer and spirits
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Pride Month
Wildlife
Knowing nature for what it is with Connel Bradwell
The biologist and filmmaker on his latest documentary Animal Pride, an exploration of queer animal behaviour
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People & Culture
As the RCAF turns 100, Cyle Daniels begins their own journey with the storied service
A century after its creation, the RCAF is evolving to create space for Indigenous youth
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People & Culture
Our Country: Jazmyn Canning and Crystal Drinkwalter on their off-grid cabin in the Maritimes
The YouTuber duo known as the Vanwives sing the praises of off-grid living in Nova Scotia
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Places
Vivek Shraya’s favourite place in Canada
Edmonton’s River Valley is a space the musician, writer and artist can go to just be herself
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A warning in aluminum: Guerrilla art exhibition in Toronto imagines a future Canada conquered by the U.S.
Pax Americana, by Toronto artist Dara Vandor, is a provocative commentary on Canadian sovereignty and who decides how history is commemorated
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Places
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
As relations heat up between Canada and the U.S., where does that leave the icy Beaufort Sea?
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People & Culture
Thirty years of Neskantaga First Nation’s boil water advisory
The trauma of an entire generation without access to safe drinking water has left its mark
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History
The untold story of the Hudson’s Bay Company
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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Environment
What’s at stake in Ontario’s Ring of Fire
The James Bay Lowlands in northern Ontario contain one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Canada. Now, the region’s economy and environment stand on the brink of massive transformation.
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Making sense of fire season
Environment
“It potentially will get worse” — hot, dry summer predicted for fire-stricken central Canada
A persistent “heat dome” over the central United States this summer could have spillover effects in the Prairies and northwestern Ontario, worsening the outlook for areas already affected by fire and near-drought conditions
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Wildlife
After burn: The new face of fire puts wildlife on the hot seat
How Canada’s wildlife is struggling to cope with the human-induced forcings of climate change
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Environment
Mapping 100 years of forest fires in Canada
How exceptional is Canada’s 2023 fire season? Unprecedented, according to a map of the past century of fire activity
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People & Culture
Our new “century of fire”
Author John Vaillant on his new book Fire Weather — and the toxic relationship between fire and petroleum
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Environment
Quickfire decision: fighting wildfires
With wildfires on the rise, those who tackle them have to make choices about when to take action
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Stories of the woods
Environment
How the forest sector conserves biodiversity in our forests
Human intervention in natural forest processes might seem counterintuitive, but experts say active management can actually help reduce wildfire risk and restore forests’ value to wildlife
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Environment
Burned but not lost: How wildfire salvage is giving new life to Canada’s impacted forests
As forest fires grow in size, intensity and severity, foresters are rethinking forest management
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Environment
Planting a network of mini forests across Canada
Six new mini forests were planted in cities across Canada in 2023 as part of a national pilot project to combat biodiversity loss and create new green spaces in urban areas — and the work is just beginning
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Environment
The importance of forests for our survival
An in-depth look at how trees work to keep us alive and the value of old-growth forests
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Canada's favourite animals
Kids
Animal Facts: Orca
The orca, or killer whale, is a highly recognizable species that is known for its iconic black and white colouring. …
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Kids
Animal Facts: Grizzly bear
Despite their large size, grizzly bears have been known to run at speeds of 55 kilometres per hour!
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Kids
Animal Facts: Wolf
Within Canada, there are several species of wolves that occupy approximately 90 per cent of their historic range. …
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Kids
Animal Facts: Snowy owl
The snowy owl is an iconic North American bird that is almost entirely covered by feathers to keep them warm in colder climates. …
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Travel off the beaten track
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Kayaking Hopewell Rocks after dark
How to paddle through New Brunswick’s most iconic landmark at night — if the Weather Gods allow
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Travel
Baja beyond Cabo: Loreto, Mexico is the Gulf of California’s best-kept secret
Hard to reach but easy to love, Loreto is the ultimate base for exploring land and sea on the Baja California peninsula
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Steps towards tomorrow: a solo hike along Japan’s Tōhoku Region
Painstakingly restored in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, the Michinoku Coastal Trail offers a powerful walk through loss, resilience and hope
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Travel
Beyond the brochures: the other side of Jamaica
Step away from the tourist bubble and into Jamaica’s lesser-known, but equally as exciting, south coast
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Travel
Bedrock: travel that begins beneath your feet
UNESCO Global Geoparks chart a new course in sustainable tourism — one rock at a time
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Nelson, B.C. — Canada’s slice of the Summer of Love
Episode 22
American draft dodgers and free-spirited young Canadians alike were drawn to B.C.’s Kootenay region in the late 60s and early 70s by cheap land and the chance to “turn on, tune in and drop out” amid the mountains and lakes
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Places
Manitoulin: The island that connected a continent
Episode 21
Exploring Manitoulin Island, northern Ontario’s legacy as a vital hub for First Nations trade, travel and ideas
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People & Culture
Godspell 1972: the Toronto musical that gave us Martin Short, Andrea Martin and more
Episode 20
The true story of how a Toronto church basement became the launchpad for a generation of comedy legends
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People & Culture
Trend meets tradition: the Hasidim of Outremont, Montreal
Episode 19
How a deeply religious community maintains its practices while testing the boundaries between faith and modern life
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ICYMI: Highlights from our recent issues
History
D’oh Canada: The Simpsons’ hidden Canadian connection
Before Springfield, there was Saskatchewan. As TV’s longest-running sitcom, The Simpsons has deep roots in this Prairie province.
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Travel
Without a paddle: a journey down Canada’s most renowned estuary
Two friends think, write songs and “sail” down the St. Lawrence, from Quebec City to Tadoussac — they hope
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People & Culture
The birth of a language speaker
In the first part of Canadian Geographic’s Discovery Language series, one Kanyen’kehá:ka family shares what it takes to raise a language speaker
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Science & Tech
New space mission to Venus could reveal signs of alien life
An ambitious, multi-stage mission seeks to find life in the acidic clouds of Venus
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Wildlife
Wildlife without borders: Conservation in the time of Trump
The breakdown of binational relations and gutting of U.S. science agencies brings uncertainty to current cross-border conservation efforts
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Great long reads
Wildlife
The good bear: Co-existence on Yukon’s Klukshu River
The ice bears of Klukshu have been living with people and salmon for millennia. Is this age-old balance under threat?
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People & Culture
Protectors of Aqviqtuuq
The northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise of caribou, polar bears and Arctic char as yet undisturbed by mining. The residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.
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Environment
Last bastion of ice
What the collapse of the Milne ice shelf and the loss of a rare Arctic ecosystem might teach us about a changing planet
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Science & Tech
The hidden world of fungi
As fungi bloom into the mainstream, a research station hidden in the B.C. Rainforest aims to uncover some of the mysteries of mushrooms
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Science & Tech
Written in stone: What fossils can tell us about the future
How peering into our ancient past could transform our understanding of contemporary climate change
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The open road: George Stroumboulopoulos on music, motorcycles, movies and Canada
Episode 105
The veteran Canadian broadcaster on what it was like interviewing the biggest names in music, why motorcycles are his favourite escape, and what it’s like living as a Canadian in the U.S. right now
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Exploration
Return to Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely
Episode 104
Behind the scenes of an epic Arctic crossing as two explorers conquer the Canadian High Arctic in deep winter
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People & Culture
Singing Back the Buffalo with Tasha Hubbard
Episode 103
The award-winning filmmaker explores her new documentary and her work examining buffalo restoration, Indigenous knowledge and cultural renewal
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Wildlife
Dam proud: How the beaver has shaped Canada’s environment
Episode 102
A deep dive into the world of beavers as Canada celebrates 50 years of the iconic species as our national animal
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