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The politics of wild: where do Alberta’s wild horses belong?
Free-roaming horses have existed in Alberta for hundreds of years. Some say they’re a nuisance, while others believe they have their own place in the landscape. In the end, who gets to decide the horses’ fate?
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Travel
Exploring 1,200 years of history in the Faroe Islands
A port call aboard the Viking Saturn offers ample opportunity to discover the history and stark beauty of these isolated North Atlantic islands
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Mapping
Biinaagami launches educational materials
Biinaagami, a CanGeo collaborative initiative seeking to connect people with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed, has released a suite of educational materials, including a Giant Floor Map, augmented reality experiences, lesson plans and more
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Exploration
Finding Fitzjames: the search for Sir John Franklin’s senior officer
University of Waterloo researchers have identified the remains of Capt James Fitzjames, who died on Franklin’s failed Northwest Passage Expedition, among an archeological site on King William Island, Nunavut
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Experiencing the aurora borealis
Episode 10
Chasing the northern lights with award-winning producer Lia Granger and Alberta night sky watchers
- 39 minutes
People & Culture
Was the Group of Seven really that great?
Episode 9
Award-winning NPR producer Scott Gurian takes us on an Ontario road trip to uncover the artists’ lesser-known story
- 36 minutes
People & Culture
Survivor: The story of Phyllis Webstad and Orange Shirt Day
Phyllis Webstad turns her residential school experience into a powerful tool for reconciliation through Orange Shirt Day
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Mapping
Mapping Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope
April 2020 marks 40 years since Terry Fox’s monumental Marathon of Hope
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Mapping
Mapping Indigenous languages in Canada
See where 60 languages belonging to 12 language families are being used right now
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ICYMI: Highlights from our recent issue
People & Culture
The board game boom
Canada became a hotbed of gaming in the 1980s, for better or for worse
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Mapping
Mapping the rapid spread of invasive feral pigs across Canada
Wreaking havoc across the country, the wild boar is destructive, adaptable and virtually unstoppable
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People & Culture
A prayer not a protest
The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand.
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People & Culture
Creatures of the night: a Montreal all-nighter
It’s all Cirque, no Soleil as Canadian author Heather O’Neill and her daughter Arizona take in the Nuit Blanche festival and extol the virtues of an endless night
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Travel
Experiencing the aurora borealis
Episode 10
Chasing the northern lights with award-winning producer Lia Granger and Alberta night sky watchers
- 39 minutes
People & Culture
Was the Group of Seven really that great?
Episode 9
Award-winning NPR producer Scott Gurian takes us on an Ontario road trip to uncover the artists’ lesser-known story
- 36 minutes
People & Culture
Honouring our Greatest Generation RCAF Pilots
Episode 8
A firsthand glimpse of an air crew’s life on D-Day and some astounding contributions on the home front that led the Allies to victory
- 28 minutes
Travel
Beauty and darkness: The Northern Labrador Inuit homeland
Episode 7
Into the wild beauty and the ancient homeland of Canada’s Torngat Mountains with podcast host Liz Beatty
- 37 minutes
Out of this world
People & Culture
Jenni Gibbons on her role in Canada’s return to the moon
The Canadian astronaut discusses her journey as an astronaut and next steps in space exploration
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Science & Tech
Euclid spacecraft launches into deep space
With help from Canadian scientists, this dark universe hunter aims to study why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate
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Science & Tech
The moon as you’ve never seen it
A detailed lunar map designed for a new age of space exploration
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Science & Tech
James Webb Space Telescope reveals stunning first images of deep-space
A cosmic deep dive, these photographs are the deepest and sharpest full-colour images of the universe yet
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The Essential Itinerary: Dawson City, Yukon
A three-day guide on what to do, where to stay and how to make the most of your time in the vibrant northern community of Dawson City
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The Essential Itinerary: Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Experiencing “pura vida” in one of the world’s five Blue Zones — plus surfing, yoga and the ultimate fairytale ending
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The Essential Itinerary: Canmore and Kananaskis, Alberta
Mount Engadine Lodge is the perfect base for a slew of spectacular mountain trails
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The Essential Itinerary: Pensacola, Florida
A three-day guide to exploring the diverse culture, rich history and beautiful beaches of America’s first settlement
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The Essential Itinerary: St. John’s, Newfoundland
From lavish dining to rollicking parties, here’s how to plan three memorable days in Canada’s easternmost city
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Culinary delights
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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People & Culture
Malaysian Chef Alex Chen makes Vancouver’s Michelin List
The Food Network Canada judge discusses how he found his passion for food, the backstory of his restaurant Boulevard and the key to his continued success as one of the country’s top chefs
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Travel
Feast and forage in Newfoundland
Making authentic connections with a local taste of food, culture, and nature
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People & Culture
An appetite for life: A Greek immigrant’s journey of hearty food and hospitality
The story of Peter Kontolemos’ decision to open a steak restaurant in Mackenzie, B.C., as told by his daughter
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Exploration
Canoeing across the Arctic with Dave Greene
Episode 90
Remote expeditions are no easy feat, especially by canoe, but this adventurer knows how to plan, execute and be prepared
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People & Culture
Autumn paddling and northern lakes with musician Sam Polley
Episode 89
Toronto-based musician Sam Polley shares how he gets close to nature as a “Toronto boy through and through” and why autumn is his favourite time for canoe tripping
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People & Culture
Paddling the Peel Watershed with Bobbi Rose Koe
Episode 88
With a passion for learning and a love for teaching, the Indigenous northerner talks about her experience guiding canoe trips and paddling through lands that her family has known for generations
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People & Culture
A solo canoe journey across Canada with Mike Ranta
Episode 87
The canoeing legend discusses his Canada-wide paddling adventures, connection with First Nations communities and a record-breaking feat
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Exploration
Finding Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship with John Geiger
Episode 85
The expedition leader and CEO of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society recounts the historic discovery of Quest, found hundreds of metres below the surface off the coast of the Labrador Sea
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Wildlife Wednesdays
Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: the Greenland shark’s secret to 500-year life
Plus: the mammoths of Vancouver Island, the sustainable beluga-hunting of the Inuvialuit, and how some coho salmon stay sea lice-free
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: a “slithery” slope — and how fossils are rewriting evolutionary history
Plus: Arctic walnuts from a time long past, how cicada wings are inspiring biomimicry, wild horse digestion and pesticide-tolerant frogs.
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: a new genomic tool is teaching us more about “grolar” bears (or “pizzlies”)
Plus: an epic butterfly adventure, Indigenous-led solutions to boost endangered caribou and…are plants talking to each other?
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: Pacific salmon travel warm water ‘corridors’ to enter the Canadian Arctic
Plus: the sad death of Nakoda and her cubs, the NASA satellites tracking endangered wildlife, the climate challenges facing Atlantic herring, and… sharknados?
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