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Living on the edge: Becoming Toronto
A map of Toronto in 1878 shows a small city on the brink of massive expansion.
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A tradition of service
Understanding the Canadian Crown as a uniquely Canadian institution
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Marine protected areas in Canada may not be as protected as we think
Marine protected areas are widely considered to be an effective tool for ocean conservation. But are they living up to their full potential?
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Wildlife
Think like a bear: learning to coexist
Humans and bears are sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?
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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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Queen Elizabeth II’s geographical connections to Canada
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
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Celebrating Commonwealth Day: A history of heartfelt gifts from Canada to its Queen
Some of these 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
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The Queen and Canada: A Platinum Jubilee timeline
Noteworthy occasions in a lifetime of service between Queen Elizabeth II and the Commonwealth country she has visited more than any other
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The Monarch and the Mounties
Queen Elizabeth II’s famous horse, Burmese, is a symbol of the enduring ties between the Crown and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Remote paradise: The wonder of B.C.’s Triangle Island
Off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, an isolated speck of “inhospitable” land is home and sanctuary to millions of seabirds
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Environment
Space invasion: Is it too late to save the Great Lakes?
How a cocktail of invasive species and global change is altering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem
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Charlie Angus on Cobalt, Ont. and the legacy of a mining boom
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Cobalt’s silver rush in the 1900s changed how mining was carried out in Canada and internationally — and not always for the better
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