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People & Culture

2016 RCGS Research Grants

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awarded four $5,000 research grants to Canadian researchers in 2016

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Kids

Calgary teen crowned Can Geo Challenge Champion

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People & Culture

Jill Heinerth named first Explorer-in-Residence

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People & Culture

An interview with GPS artist Stephen Lund

Victoria's Internet celebrity discusses what inspired him to start creating art with his GPS tracker and shares some of his favourite creations

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History

Artifacts of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment

It's been a century since nearly 800 Newfoundland soldiers lost their lives fighting in France. This new provincial gallery pays tribute to their memory.

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Mapping

Mapping the first transatlantic cable

Looking back 150 years at a watershed moment in global communication

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Mapping

Mapping Arctic corridors

The Pew Charitable Trusts suggests shipping corridors in the Arctic that could be classified by level of risk

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Environment

The growing global e-waste problem and how to deal with it

We use a lot of gold in our electrical products. But what do we do with it once the toy has died?

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People & Culture

Favourite music venues in Canada

The best places to enjoy live music, according to the editors of Canadian Geographic

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July/August 2016

Science & Tech

Surprising facts about Canadian airports

How much do you know about the places that deliver us to the sky?

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Wildlife

Kokanee salmon population bounces back in Kluane National Park

The return of over 5,000 kokanee salmon to Kluane National Park in southwest Yukon in 2015 was cause for excitement after the population was nearly declared extinct in 2009

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Environment

Oldest known pine tree fossils discovered in Nova Scotia

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Wildlife

Receding ice causing longer swims for polar bears

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Environment

Canadian researchers use tires to fight Zika-carrying mosquitoes

Old tires can easily be converted into low-cost mosquito traps, helping prevent the spread of Zika virus in developing countries

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