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People & Culture
Lifeblood: Fort Chipewyan’s relationship to water
Through photographs and interviews, Canadian photographer Sara Hylton explores how human-caused impacts are damaging Fort Chipewyan, a small community in northern Alberta
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People & Culture
Commuting communities: How eight Canadian families are moving to net zero
In their first national challenge, Canadian Geographic’s eight Live Net Zero families found creative ways to reduce their carbon emissions related to commuting
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- 9 minutes

People & Culture
Humans could have arrived in the Western Hemisphere earlier than we thought
Indigenous archeologist Paulette Steeves shows us how an ancient world could have been more complex and more populated than we imagined
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People & Culture
Canadian Geographic’s Live Net Zero challenge returns for its second year
Eight families are competing in six themed challenges aimed at reducing their household carbon emissions with the hopes of winning a $50,000 grand prize
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James Cameron Into the Abyss
PRESSURE
Extended until November 17!
Our planet is over 70 per cent water — primarily ocean water — yet we know more about the surface of the moon than we do the ocean. Explore the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER and dive into the future of ocean conservation at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa.
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People & Culture
On thin ice: Who “owns” the Arctic?
As the climate heats up, so do talks over land ownership in the Arctic. What does Canadian Arctic Sovereignty look like as the ice melts?
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Wildlife
Muskoxen: the tundra’s ultimate survivors
Muskoxen have roamed the tundra for millennia, but today these woolly beasts are facing a number of very modern threats to their existence
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Environment
The research project trying to find every tornado in Canada
Tracking the country’s extreme weather events to answer the question: are storms getting worse?
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- 15 minutes

People & Culture
Our Country: Sergio Navarretta on his favourite spot in Canada
The film director reflects on meteor showers and other magical moments on Lake Simcoe, Ont.
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RCGS's most important event of the year!
Geographica
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
Join us for the Geographica Dinner (previously named the College of Fellows Annual Dinner), at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa.
Enjoy our early bird pricing of $250 per person if you purchase your tickets before September 17th 2023. All proceeds support the Society’s vital work
Summer Travel

People & Culture
Tintamarre: Inside the raucous Acadian parade in Clare, N.S.
The tintamarre showcases the vitality of the Acadian culture — and some supersized papier-mâché heads
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Travel
New Brunswick’s wildest adventure: Hiking the millennia-old Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail
An ancient Mi’gmaq migration route that follows the Nepisiguit River’s winding route to the salt waters of Chaleur Bay, the Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail is now one of the world’s best adventure trails
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Travel
10 things you absolutely must do in New Brunswick – according to my two-year-old
Discovering boats, buoys and deep-fried clams on an epic family road trip in the 2022 Chevrolet Traverse RS
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- 10 minutes

Travel
La voile est un rêve: Sailing the St. Lawrence
For Canadian Geographic assistant editor Abi Hayward, sailing the St. Lawrence was a dream — and a trip down memory lane.
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- 9 minutes

Can Geo Talks
Karen Pinchin
Wednesday, September 21
Join Canadian Geographic as journalist Karen Pinchin shares behind-the-scenes insights from the reporting of her book, Kings of Their Own Ocean.

September 4 – September 17
Live Net Zero Challenge: Commuting
Households plot a course to drive less and decarbonize their rides on the road to lower emissions.
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People & Culture
Jeannie Ehaloak: An Inuit survivor of Residential Schools
Episode 67
The former Mayor of Cambridge Bay and Canadian politician speaks about her experience being taken away from her home at four years old and the impact of Residential Schools on the Inuit
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Exploration
Joanie and Gary McGuffin, Canada’s First Couple of canoeing
Episode 66
They turned their honeymoon into an epic canoe trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arctic; 40 years later, Gary and Joanie McGuffin share tales of their adventures together and their advice for young explorers
- 68 minutes

Exploration
Adam Shoalts on his epic canoe journey from Lake Erie to the Arctic
Episode 65
The Westaway Explorer-in-Residence discusses his newest book Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic and more!
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People & Culture
A canoe conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Episode 64
Podcast host David McGuffin sits down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss his passion and history with canoeing, including childhood trips and being taught to paddle by canoeing legend Bill Mason
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People & Culture
James Cameron and Joe MacInnis on exploring the ocean and the magic of mentoring
Episode 63
The lifelong friends sat down for a fireside chat at the RCGS headquarters to discuss exploration, how the two undersea explorers met and more
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Marvellous Maps

Mapping
Map shows the spread of blacklegged ticks across Canada
Blacklegged ticks are spreading across Canada — and they’re bringing Lyme disease with them
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Mapping
Digital map shows Alberta wildfires in near real-time
An interactive map released by Esri Canada allows users to track wildfires and see where they are most active
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Mapping
Life before Lake Huron
An underwater drone is helping reconstruct submerged landscapes inhabited by people in the early Holocene
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- 2 minutes

Mapping
First Peoples’ Map of B.C.: New interactive map celebrates Indigenous cultures and language
The 18-layer First Peoples’ map of B.C. focuses on language, art and heritage
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