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Inside the Saskatchewan grocery store that still trades furs
Robertson Trading Co. in La Ronge is a living museum to northern Saskatchewan’s storied past
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Toward a Métis homeland
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
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Samuel de Champlain’s cartographic debt
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
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The true story of Pauline Johnson: poet, provocateur and champion of Indigenous rights
The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes
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Cobalt: Reclaiming the ancient Indigenous silver mining trade
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Behind the wires: A look back at Canada’s golden age of telegraphy
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A five-stop historical tour of Kelowna — the grizzly bear city
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Un morceau manquant: La Colombie-Britannique s’est jointe à la Confédération il y a 150 ans
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A crucial piece: B.C. joined confederation 150 years ago today.
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The maps that sparked Canada’s bicycle frenzy
Maps like the two pictured here were instrumental in opening up the countryside to urban North American bike owners
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The little-known history of Halifax’s island hoosegow
Today it’s home to a yacht club, but two centuries ago Melville Island was packed with prisoners, not boats
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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and the cartography of cod
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s 18th-century map reveals how the pursuit of the humble fish helped shape the nation
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General James Murray’s massive mapping mission
A look at the cartographic gem commissioned 250 years ago by Quebec’s military governor
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Cartographier l’histoire des pensionnats autochtones grâce à Google Earth
Première organisation canadienne à inscrire un contenu sur Google Earth Voyager, Canadian Geographic propose, en collaboration avec le Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation, une description approfondie du système des pensionnats autochtones.
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Mapping Canada’s history of residential schools with Google Earth
As the first Canadian organization to launch a story with Google Earth Voyager, Canadian Geographic, with the support of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, offers an in-depth look at the residential school system
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Canadian Geographic Education commemorates Vimy Ridge centennial in France with EF Tours
Nearly 9,000 Canadian high school students explored giant floor maps of Vimy Ridge and the western front over two days
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RCGS to bring educational resources to Vimy for 100th anniversary of battle
Replica biplanes, giant floor maps headed to France for Vimy Ridge centennial events
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Canadian War Museum acquires historic Victoria Cross
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
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A tale of two bagels
Alex Hutchinson goes inside the friendly rivalry between two titans of the Montreal-style bagel to figure out the secret of the doughy snack’s allure
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For the love of the leaf
How does a Canadian wind up wandering an ancient tea-trading route through the Himalayas? We talk to 'Tea Explorer' Jeff Fuchs about his documentary film and his ongoing journey to unlock the secrets of the leaf.
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A Canadian soldier’s “war flowers” and the resilience of the human spirit
War Flowers, a new exhibition on now at the Canadian War Museum, tells the stories of Canadians in the First World War through floriography, sculpture, scent and sound
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Exploring San Antonio, Texas’ historic treasure
Past and present blend seamlessly in this colourful cultural hub, home to missions and Tex-Mex
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La grande faucheuse
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
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Time and the war
Roaming First World War sites and cemeteries in northern France and Belgium, Stephen Smith reflects on what time heals — and what it can’t
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“That never happened:” Film reveals the hidden history of Canada’s First World War internment operations
Between 1914 and 1920, some 5,000 ethnic Ukrainians were imprisoned in Canadian internment camps. A new documentary tells their stories.
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The outbreak and its aftermath
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
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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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Q&A: Filmmaker Viveka Melki on war and the healing power of storytelling
"The point of all this is to make history intimate"
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The man who saved the Kinsol Trestle
Master carpenter Gordon Macdonald on restoring an iconic B.C. bridge, the value of heritage infrastructure, and why he's set his sights on the Antarctic
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Images of 20th-century Canada from the country’s most prolific photographer
George Hunter made it his lifelong mission to show Canadians their country. Now, his iconic images have been compiled into a book.
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Watch the first-ever Inuktitut Heritage Minute
The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada profiles Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak and is the first to be produced in three different languages
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Digging into Dawson
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New commemorative park opens at Vimy Ridge
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7 spots to explore along eastern Ontario’s Canadian Canoe Route
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Six notable moments in the Château Frontenac’s 125-year history
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Seven must-see sites for cyclists on Quebec’s Véloroute Marie-Hélène Prémont
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Jens Munk: An expedition ahead of its time
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
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Honouring “Canada’s fightingest ship”
Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy
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Five perfect pairings to enjoy in Greater Williamsburg, Virginia
Your guide to exploring the sights, tastes and history of Greater Williamsburg
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Canadian Geographic to conduct review of past issues
Magazine to look for evidence of racist language and attitudes in every issue published since 1930 and report on its findings
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Roy MacGregor on the rivers that shaped our nation
In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers
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The incredible true story of Canada’s Kon-Tiki
The Raftsmen tells the remarkable (and once nearly forgotten) story of how four French expats living in Canada became the first to cross the North Atlantic by raft
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New book introduces the unsung heroes of Arctic exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the “more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration” that the 21st century demands
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Seven iconic Canadian trees
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
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Allan Hawco on his new fur trade TV series ‘Frontier’
Discovery Canada's original drama portrays the struggle for wealth and power in 1700s Canada
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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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Throwback Thursday: Vancouver then and now
A look at how the Canadian Geographical Journal covered Vancouver’s 50th birthday
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Interview with Adrienne Clarkson
The former governor general of Canada reflects on the challenges facing Canadian women today
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