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Collision course: Making Canada’s cities more bird-friendly
How one grassroots organization in Toronto makes our glass landscapes less deadly for birds.
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Wildlife
How one grassroots organization in Toronto makes our glass landscapes less deadly for birds.
Wildlife
Also: Climate changed restaurant menus, sandhill cranes in New Brunswick, bears waking up from their slumber — and a pesky woodpecker hits Canada where it hurts
History
From noble mountains to local elementary schools, the Queen’s reign and the bonds she’s forged with Canadians are reflected across the map of Canada
Exploration
The extreme explorer shares why his attempted winter traverse of the High Arctic island was one of his most challenging — and special — expeditions yet
Wildlife
Plus: the albatross that loved Vancouver Island, a rare butterfly comeback, PEI lobsters to take a new kind of bait and the migratory birds on a potentially fatal collision course.
History
The act was meant to formalize Canada’s national identity — and keep the peace
History
A century later, former federal politician Catherine McKenna reflects on what has changed — and how far we still need to go
History
On Nov. 8, 1946, Viola Desmond made history at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. Seventy-five years later, the building’s exterior pays tribute to her life through art.
History
Elamin Abdelmahmoud, a pop culture and political commentator with CBC and Buzzfeed, explores the tension between the idea and the practice of multiculturalism in Canada — especially if you are a public figure of colour
Science & Tech
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Places
Off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, an isolated speck of “inhospitable” land is home and sanctuary to millions of seabirds
Wildlife
The deepwater sculpin thrives in deep lakes and cold temperatures. Researchers are now sequencing its genome to unravel the genetic secrets of this iconic Canadian fish
History
Some of those gifts are undeniably odd, but they have all been chosen carefully to represent or to engage the Queen in the full panorama of the Canadian story
People & Culture
The new RCGS program supports emerging environmental storytellers
History
The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”
Environment
Research institutions from across Canada and the U.S. collaborate to collect and analyze carbon samples from the Great Lakes during peak ice coverage
Environment
One of the most complex challenges for nature conservation comes from a simple question: what must we save?
Environment
The conventional thinking around building design in the Arctic is changing to reflect the region’s geographic and cultural diversity and give northerners more agency
Environment
The Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society teamed up for two days of talks on the future of the Arctic and the “blue economy” in Norway and Canada
People & Culture
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Mapping
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Wildlife
The Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds (GLUB) will catalogue sounds from whales to fish (glub?) to boat noise
Travel
The trail started with a vision to link Canada coast to coast to coast. Now fully connected, it’s charting an ambitious course for the future.
History
During the mass Irish migration to Canada 175 years ago, some 100,000 people passed through the quarantine island — and more than 5,000 died there
People & Culture
Submit your best wildlife photos for a chance to win cash prizes and see your work published in Canadian Geographic
Wildlife
Plus: a new name for an old pest, a new fund for chimney swifts, giant sponges found on deepsea volcanoes — and the poison weighing down North America's eagles.
Wildlife
Plus: Arctic-bound beavers, New Brunswick’s rare vulture visit, Manitoba’s cougar comeback and Canada’s feistiest flora
Wildlife
Jo-Anne McArthur’s photo of a kangaroo and joey who survived the 2020 Australian bushfires is up for the 2021 People’s Choice Award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Wildlife
Project will use satellite imagery to track walrus populations and habitats and guide their conservation
Wildlife
Plus: protecting Canada’s caribou and the struggle of the black spruce
People & Culture
Eighty years after looting destroyed a storied Japanese tea house, a community is committed to redress the historical injustice
Mapping
How Canada’s rural-urban internet divide determines which communities can tap into an efficient internet network
People & Culture
The former Canadian parliamentary poet laureate feels most grounded at Three Mile Plains, N.S.
People & Culture
Photographer Peter Power shares behind-the-scenes photos of Massey Hall’s final days — and early renovations. The building recently reopened after a massive two-year renovation
History
Queen Elizabeth II’s famous horse, Burmese, is a symbol of the enduring ties between the Crown and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
History
Un siècle plus tard, l’ancienne politicienne fédérale Catherine McKenna fait le point sur ce qui a changé — et sur le chemin qu’il nous reste à parcourir.
History
Le 8 novembre 1946, Viola Desmond est entrée dans l’histoire au cinéma Roseland. Soixante-quinze ans plus tard, le site poursuit son travail de sensibilisation auprès de la communauté.
History
Cette année marque un siècle et demi depuis que les traités 1 et 2 ont été signés
History
100 years ago — on October 22, 1921 — the iconic Nova Scotian schooner was victorious in its first major race
Mapping
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic’s 2021 issues
Mapping
An Innu school board has created a map to pass on intergenerational knowledge to schoolchildren
Mapping
North America was created by ice, and its legacy covers the landscape
Mapping
Phase One of Trans Canada Trail accessibility mapping project complete thanks to para athletic power
Environment
Changes to the city’s Green Standard aimed at protecting its fragile ravine network will pose challenges and opportunities for landscapers — and could kick off a national trend
Wildlife
Plus: Toronto zoo waits for the vaccine and Fundy salmon take a big leap
People & Culture
The Latin Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter explains why moving to Smithers, B.C., was the best decision of his life
Environment
As interest in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region grows, caribou face threats on multiple fronts. New research could help chart a path to their conservation.
Science & Tech
Part 4 of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: a six-part series
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
People & Culture
Ontario Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell and artist Sylvain Voyer recognized for their contributions to making Canada's geography better known
History
Published in the New York Journal as a fanciful full-page map, Going to Klondyke encouraged everyday newspaper readers to try their luck at gold prospecting in the Yukon
Wildlife
Exploration
Meet Limiting Factor, the submersible leading us to new depths of ocean exploration
People & Culture
Born into a nomadic, caribou-hunting Cree family in northern Manitoba, acclaimed playwright and novelist Tomson Highway pays tribute to the magical world of his childhood in Permanent Astonishment
Environment
Experts say global reforestation is one of our best defences against climate change, so a Toronto-based company is developing drones that can get the job done quickly
Environment
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
Environment
80 global geography societies and organizations from 59 countries have signed a joint declaration urging the world’s leaders to protect nature and secure a liveable climate
Exploration
A son of the legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, Jon made his mark in the “Golden Age of diving” through his role in the Man-in-Sea experiment
Kids
Each of the four members of Team Canada walked away with a medal following a tough virtual competition
People & Culture
Trépanier was presented with the medal at the launch of his new book Into the Arctic: Painting Canada’s Changing North
Wildlife
And moreover, should it? Plus: Dinosaur fight club, birds about town, and tracking whale whoops
Travel
The award-winning director of The Cuban on the restorative calm of Ontario’s Lake Simcoe
People & Culture
The inaugural Gilles Gagnier Medal for Innovation in Geographic Education will be presented to an outstanding educator this fall
Wildlife
Plus: Tree species at risk, inbreeding polar bears, and a 20,000-kilometre butterfly chase
Wildlife
The predatory whale’s scientific name pays tribute to Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of death
People & Culture
Returning Home is the first feature-length documentary from director Sean Stiller and Canadian Geographic Films
Wildlife
Plus: Cross-dressing hummingbirds, tracking genetically modified animals, and Arctic “junk food”
Wildlife
Plus: Bacterial “first responders,” modelling cod and more marmots
People & Culture
The award-winning poet reflects on the power of place to heal intergenerational wounds
Travel
Filmmaker Dianne Whelan has become the first person to complete the Trans Canada Trail in its entirety. Here, she shares insights from her epic cross-country journey.
People & Culture
One year into her term as Lieutenant Governor, Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani reflects on her journey so far and her hopes for her province and country
Wildlife
Plus: Racing to find a vaccine for chronic wasting disease, narwhal “flukeprints” and tool-using polar bears
People & Culture
The former federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change was recognized for her public service and commitment to environmental conservation
Wildlife
Highlights and headlines from the world of wildlife this week
Wildlife
Researchers used chemical tracers to map the movements of an ancient woolly mammoth