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Happy Birthday! 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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Canadian high school students capture gold and silver at international geography competition
Team Canada picked up three medals at the 16th International Geography Olympiad in Hong Kong
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New research suggests intense collision formed Rocky Mountains
Before the Rockies formed, B.C. and Alberta may have been an ocean apart
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Ottawa teen crowned 2019 Canadian Geographic Challenge champion
10th-grader David Landry claims Canada’s top geography prize
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Welcome to 50 Sussex, Canada’s new Centre for Geography and Exploration
The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is transforming the way the 90-year-old organization carries out its mandate
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Eight awesome things that happened at the 2018 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
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Canadian students to compete in 2018 International Geography Olympiad
This will be the first time Canada has entered a team into the competition, which is being hosted in Quebec City next August
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Sir David Attenborough awarded Gold Medal by RCGS
Broadcasting legend honoured at Canada House in London, U.K. for lifelong contributions to advancing public awareness of geography
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10 awesome things that happened at the 2016 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Celebrating new partnerships, milestone anniversaries and a bird for Canadians on geography's biggest night
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RCGS announces the new Alex Trebek Medal for Geographic Literacy
02Young Canadian geographers win five medals at International Geography Olympiad
03Canadian students to showcase their geography knowledge at the 2018 International GeoOlympiad
04Ottawa teen crowned 2018 Can Geo Challenge champion
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Behind the Canadian Shield
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
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International GeoOlympiad kicks off in Quebec City
For the first time, four Canadian high school students are competing in the global geography competition
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Ecuador’s Mashpi Lodge: A luxury retreat in the transition zone
Between rainforest and cloud forest, a serene sanctuary awaits
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People & Culture
Paradise, a poet and promised land
Growing up black in Nova Scotia, the intense beauty of Three Mile Plains and the Annapolis Valley was, for me, a fount of emotional history
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Video of the Week: A visual celebration of Canada
A father-son photography team from B.C. set out to document Canada's landscapes, wildlife, people and traditions
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In the Supreme Court’s Peel watershed decision, signs of hope for a new land power paradigm
02The Supreme Court sides with B.C.’s Jumbo ski resort. What does that mean for sacred places in Canada?
03A huge hole in Antarctica’s sea ice could offer insight into climate change
04Exploring the eskers in the “Land of little sticks”
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10 things the RCGS has been up to this summer
It's been an exciting couple of months for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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London, Ont., student crowned Canadian Geographic Challenge champion
Grade 10 student Ben Woodward took home the nation’s top geography prize
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Can Geo Education teacher receives national teaching award
Janet Ruest has received the Prime Minister's Certificate of Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence
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