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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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Robertson Trading Co. in La Ronge is a living museum to northern Saskatchewan’s storied past
History
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
Mapping
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
People & Culture
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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History
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Science & Tech
Mapping
Maps like the two pictured here were instrumental in opening up the countryside to urban North American bike owners
Mapping
Today it’s home to a yacht club, but two centuries ago Melville Island was packed with prisoners, not boats
Mapping
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s 18th-century map reveals how the pursuit of the humble fish helped shape the nation
Mapping
A look at the cartographic gem commissioned 250 years ago by Quebec’s military governor
Places
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.
Places
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
History
Nearly 9,000 Canadian high school students explored giant floor maps of Vimy Ridge and the western front over two days
People & Culture
Replica biplanes, giant floor maps headed to France for Vimy Ridge centennial events
History
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
Travel
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
People & Culture
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.
People & Culture
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
Travel
Past and present blend seamlessly in this colourful cultural hub, home to missions and Tex-Mex
History
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
History
Roaming First World War sites and cemeteries in northern France and Belgium, Stephen Smith reflects on what time heals — and what it can’t
History
Between 1914 and 1920, some 5,000 ethnic Ukrainians were imprisoned in Canadian internment camps. A new documentary tells their stories.
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
People & Culture
The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is transforming the way the 90-year-old organization carries out its mandate
People & Culture
"The point of all this is to make history intimate"
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
George Hunter made it his lifelong mission to show Canadians their country. Now, his iconic images have been compiled into a book.
People & Culture
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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Exploration
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
History
Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy
Travel
Your guide to exploring the sights, tastes and history of Greater Williamsburg
History
Magazine to look for evidence of racist language and attitudes in every issue published since 1930 and report on its findings
Environment
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
Exploration
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
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
Environment
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
History
Discovery Canada's original drama portrays the struggle for wealth and power in 1700s Canada
History
A beautiful panoramic map offers a bird's-eye view of what Winnipeg, Manitoba would have looked like in 1881
Places
A look at how the Canadian Geographical Journal covered Vancouver’s 50th birthday
People & Culture
The former governor general of Canada reflects on the challenges facing Canadian women today