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Canadian Geographic Travel: Summer 2015
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7 cool places to learn about dinosaurs in Canada
If you’ve got a dinosaur-obsessed child — or a keen interest in paleontology yourself — add these fascinating museums and experiences to your travel bucket list
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History
Les Traités 1 et 2 : Dans les faits
Cette année marque un siècle et demi depuis que les traités 1 et 2 ont été signés
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History
Treaties 1 and 2: reflecting on the 150th anniversary
This year marks a century and a half since the first numbered treaties were signed
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People & Culture
Documentary debut! NFB world premiere of The Lake Winnipeg Project
Anishinaabe/Cree filmmaker Kevin Settee centres four short docs around the ingenuity and resilience of communities surrounding Lake Winnipeg
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5 ways to win at winter in Manitoba’s Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba’s Riding Mountain National Park is known for its summer swimming, camping and hiking, but come winter, the park kicks it up a notch
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Travel
Winnipeg’s Festival du Voyageur celebrates 50 years of winter fun
Images from the largest winter festival in Western Canada offer a glimpse at the rich cultural heritage of Manitoba
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Travel
Walking with polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba
What it’s like to come face-to-face with the apex predator of the Arctic on a safari with Churchill Wild
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Travel
Coming face-to-face with polar bears in Churchill, Man.
Photographer Dax Justin shares what it’s like to walk on the tundra with the apex predator on an Arctic safari with Churchill Wild
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Travel
World-class wine tasting in Winnipeg
With a seasonal wine list hand-picked by celebrated Canadian sommelier Véronique Rivest, The Forks Market has become a can’t-miss destination for thirsty travellers
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Manitoba
Wildlife
Among the bears
Photographer Martin Gregus recounts his summer 2020 expedition to the western coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba
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History
Le Manitoba célèbre son 150e anniversaire
Un aperçu de la formation de la province « timbre-poste », présenté par une carte de 1871
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History
Manitoba celebrates its 150th anniversary
A look at the inception of the original postage-stamp province through an 1871 map
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People & Culture
Louis Riel: Hero, heretic, nation builder
A celebration of the real Louis Riel, Métis leader and Manitoba founder, on the 150th anniversary of the Red River Resistance and the 175th of his birth
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Environment
Pimachiowin Aki is Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site
The 29,040-square-kilometre swath of boreal forest on the Manitoba-Ontario border is the first World Heritage Site in Canada to be recognized for both its cultural and natural significance
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Canada’s best spots to surf year-round
World-class waves and a growing community are quickly making Canada a top surfing destination
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Travel
RAW:churchill brings unique fine dining to northern Manitoba
RAW:churchill offers a taste of the fur trader’s existence – both literally and figuratively
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Wildlife
Previously stable population of polar bears now in decline, study finds
The number of polar bears living around southern Hudson Bay has dropped by nearly a fifth since 2011
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People & Culture
Video: The song inspired by a Manitoba town’s famous runaway bison
Penned by a Toronto-based composer, “Run Freddy Run!” tells the story of Manitoba’s unique relationship with bison
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Mapping
Beyond the boundary
How George Dawson’s seminal work for the British North American Boundary Commission did far more than simply mark the 49th parallel
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Travel
Exploring the eskers in the “Land of little sticks”
The geological formations that surround Gangler's North Seal River Lodge in northwestern Manitoba are intriguing pathways to the past
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People & Culture
Video of the Week: Thompson, Man., howls its way into the record books
Thousands gather to help Thompson break the Guinness World Record for greatest number of people howling like wolves in unison
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History
From the archives: Mapping the river city
A beautiful panoramic map offers a bird's-eye view of what Winnipeg, Manitoba would have looked like in 1881
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