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Wildlife photographer spends five years following a wild wolf pack in Canada’s Kootenay National Park
In this beautifully illustrated photography book, Canadian wildlife photographer John E. Marriott documents a grey wolf pack throughout the seasons, showcasing the daily lives of the Kootenay wolves
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People & Culture
The Canadian project working to identify nameless Indigenous people from Library and Archives Canada
Launched in 2002, Project Naming invites Canadians to engage in identifying nameless Indigenous people from Library and Archives Canada to help tell the story behind every photograph
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Wildlife
Bioacoustics: What nature’s sounds can tell us about the health of our world
Recording the soundscapes of our ecosystems is a burgeoning field that allows researchers to better decode what the Earth is saying. But are we listening?
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Places
A discovery of colossal proportions: uncovering the ichthyosaur
Almost 30 years ago, paleontologist Elizabeth “Betsy” Nicholls discovered the ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine lizard that existed millions of years ago
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People & Culture
Adam Shoalts on his latest expedition following the birds to Canada’s North
Professional explorer and best-selling author, Adam Shoalts, discusses his three-month solo canoe journey travelling bird migration routes from southern Canada to the Arctic
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The cat came back: Canada’s cougar comeback
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
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- 8 minutes

Wildlife
Punctuation’s mark: Can we save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale?
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
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Wildlife
The big bad wolf?
Exploring our love-hate relationship with the wolf
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- 10 minutes

Wildlife
Should we kill one bird to save another?
On New Brunswick’s Machias Seal Island, predatory gulls are pushing endangered Arctic tern colonies to the brink, creating a dilemma for wildlife managers
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People & Culture
For the love of pronghorns
The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future
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- 13 minutes
Commemorate Canada

People & Culture
Profile in courage: The Canadian man who dove 12 metres into the sea to try and save a friend
On Sept. 8, 1972, 15-year-old Edward Joseph Duff of St. John’s, N.L., dove into the sea near Torbay in a valiant attempt to save the life of a friend who had fallen in. He managed multiple times to pull her within reach of the rocks, but, unfortunately, was dragged back by the waves each time.
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People & Culture
Profile in courage: The Canadian man who saved his brother after a helicopter crash
Madden Sarver rescued his severely injured brother after their helicopter crashed in a remote mountainous area near Grande Cache, Alta. on Jan. 30, 2009.
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People & Culture
Profile in courage: The Canadian man who saved a woman from the jaws of a polar bear
William Ayotte risked his life to rescue a woman who was being attacked by a polar bear in Churchill, Man. Grabbing a shovel he hit the bear, distracting it long enough to allow her to escape. The bear then turned on him, attacking him until a neighbour finally scared it away by driving toward it with a truck and blaring his horn on Nov. 1, 2013.
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People & Culture
Profile in courage: The Canadian coast guard who rescued fishermen stranded in a winter storm
First Officer Leslie Palmer of the Canadian Coast Guard was awarded the Canadian Decoration for Bravery after braving a severe winter storm to rescue two fishermen stranded on the shores of the Grenville Channel, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia on Dec. 27, 2004
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People & Culture
Profile in courage: The Canadian woman who risked her life to save people in Haiti trapped beneath a collapsed schoolhouse
Marie-Claude Élie was awarded the Canadian Decoration for Bravery after bringing medical assistance to dozens of people trapped beneath the ruins of a schoolhouse that collapsed in the wake of an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Nov. 7, 2008
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A deep dive into cod

Mapping
Cod moratorium: How Newfoundland’s cod industry disappeared overnight
A bountiful cod industry is pictured on a 1920s map. Decades later, a moratorium would change everything.
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People & Culture
The cod delusion
A moratorium on cod fishing that was supposed to last two years has now lasted 30. What will it take to rebuild cod stocks — and a way of life?
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Environment
Study of 500 years of cod catch data shows collapse could have been avoided
Canada missed a chance to rebuild northern cod stocks in the 1980s, highlighting the importance of taking a long view of fisheries management, researchers say
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Environment
New film shows three-decade old cod collapse even more relevant today
The animated short film called Last Fish, First Boat recounts the 1992 cod moratorium
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Highlighting Indigenous voices

Environment
I am Mutehekau Shipu: A river’s journey to personhood in eastern Quebec
In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.
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People & Culture
Kakiniit: The art of Inuit tattooing
Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit, were once banned. Now they are worn with pride.
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People & Culture
Reclaiming Indigenous matriarchy with Sandy Ward
The latest in our Colour the Trail series
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People & Culture
In search of promised lands
Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.
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Being Canadian

People & Culture
The funniest places: Why Canadian comedy is obsessed with geography
From Letterkenny to Schitt’s Creek, Canada’s geography has become the laughing stock of television — and that shouldn’t come as a surprise
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Wildlife
Oh Canada jay! The story behind an icon-in-the-making
Largely unheralded until Canadian Geographic’s National Bird Project was held, the renamed Canada jay — formerly grey jay — has become in many minds the country’s national bird
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People & Culture
Coffee News, the tan community paper that became a Canadian curiosity
Exploring the passion of creator Jean Daum with a look behind the scenes
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Wildlife
Ours to save: the species that can only be found in Canada
A new report from Nature Conservancy Canada and NatureServe Canada is the first of its kind to compile over 300 species that are unique to Canada.
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People & Culture
Q&A: Tom Hawthorn on 1967, the year we went crazy for Canada
The author of a new book, The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country, discusses the lasting impact of Canada's Centennial year
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Canada in pictures

Wildlife
Photos: Bear witness
Celebrating a springtime ritual of polar bear cubs emerging from the dens of Manitoba's famed Wapusk National Park
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Places
Photos: The parks beneath the sea
A colourful look at the marine biodiversity of Canada’s west coast
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Places
Photos: Point Pelee National Park at 100
Established in 1918, Canada’s southernmost national park is a haven for wildlife and nature lovers alike
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Travel
Photos: Along the Fundy Footpath
This narrow, rock-strewn track along New Brunswick’s Fundy coast is recommended for only the most prepared hikers — but those who brave it are amply rewarded
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Places
Photos: A voyage through the Northwest Passage
Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
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People & Culture
Michelle Valberg on the Magic of Photographing Canada’s North
Episode 45
Award-winning Canadian wildlife photographer, Michelle Valberg joins the podcast to discuss her new appointment to the Order of Canada, philanthropic work and early days as a photographer
- 37 minutes

History
Roy MacGregor – No Canoe, No Canada
Episode 44
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Roy MacGregor discusses the history of the canoe and how it continues to capture the imaginations of people across Canada and beyond
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People & Culture
Wally Schaber and the Last of the Wild Rivers
Episode 43
Canoeing legend Wally Schaber talks about his lifelong love of the Dumoine River, the last of the wild rivers in the Ottawa river watershed
- 41 minutes

People & Culture
Training Lunar Explorers in Labrador
Episode 42
As NASA and the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the moon, geologist Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinsky helps train potential lunar explorers in remote northern Labrador on what they could find there
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People & Culture
Connie Walker – Surviving St Michael’s
Episode 41
Connie Walker discusses her late father’s experience of abuse as a First Nations child at St Michael’s Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan
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