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Lessons learned from the ice storm of 1998
It plunged five million people into the dark and cold — the recovery would take years
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The hatchery crutch: How we got here
From their beginnings in the late 19th century, salmon hatcheries have gone from cure to band-aid to crutch. Now, we can’t live without manufactured fish.
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The Abbot Pass hut, an iconic mountain refuge, is dismantled — due to climate change
Built by Swiss guides high on the Continental Divide, a storied refuge will be dismantled just months ahead of its 100th birthday, a casualty of our warming planet
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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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Cobalt: Reclaiming the ancient Indigenous silver mining trade
Long before an amateur prospector struck it rich near Cobalt Lake in northern Ontario, local Indigenous nations mined and traded silver. It’s time to set the record straight on the “discovery” of Canada’s immense resource wealth.
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A sneak peek at Quebec’s newest provincial park
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Inside the Saskatchewan grocery store that still trades furs
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Ottawa landmark gets new life as temporary home for Senate of Canada
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Winnipeg’s Portage and Main: At a crossroads
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Eight Canadian places that could become UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Cartographier l’histoire des pensionnats autochtones grâce à Google Earth
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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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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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The disaster that reshaped a city
100 years after the Halifax Explosion, the city retains traces of its pre-war life
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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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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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Behind the wires: A look back at Canada’s golden age of telegraphy
On the 175th anniversary of Canada’s first telegraph message, a pioneering telegrapher recalls her exciting career
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A five-stop historical tour of Kelowna — the grizzly bear city
Beaches, peaches, silver mines and history — this B.C. city does it all with a modern, urban twist.
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Un morceau manquant: La Colombie-Britannique s’est jointe à la Confédération il y a 150 ans
La Colombie-Britannique s’est jointe à la Confédération il y a 150 ans. Mais cela a failli ne pas se produire.
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A crucial piece: B.C. joined confederation 150 years ago today.
British Columbia joined Confederation 150 years ago. But it almost didn’t happen.
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Watch: The Canadian island named after a satellite
A video by NASA’s Earth Observatory blog reveals the little-known history of tiny Landsat Island — and the Canadian woman who helped discover it
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Digging into Dawson
Seven must-do experiences in the Yukon’s Gold Rush town
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New commemorative park opens at Vimy Ridge
The Vimy Foundation Centennial Park provides a home for 100 repatriated ‘Vimy Oaks’ and is intended to be a space for reflection on the decisive battle
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7 spots to explore along eastern Ontario’s Canadian Canoe Route
Connect with Canada’s past and present on this network of waterways between Peterborough, Ont. and the nation’s capital
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Six notable moments in the Château Frontenac’s 125-year history
As Quebec's grand railway hotel turns 125, we look back at some key political and pop culture moments that happened there
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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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“Burning libraries:” The race to save Canada’s coastal archaeological sites before they’re washed away
As sea level rise and the accelerating pace of coastal erosion threaten cultural heritage around the world, Canada has a lot to lose
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Throwback Thursday: The 1919 Stanley Cup final
For the first time in history, officials were forced to cancel hockey’s biggest game as a flu pandemic continued to rage
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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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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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Canadian Geographic looks back at the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918
New multimedia project will examine the social and political impact of the flu on Canada, and how experts are preparing for the next pandemic
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New Heritage Minute reveals the secret life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
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The man who saved the Kinsol Trestle
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Images of 20th-century Canada from the country’s most prolific photographer
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RCGS to bring educational resources to Vimy for 100th anniversary of battle
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The true story of Pauline Johnson: poet, provocateur and champion of Indigenous rights
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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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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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Seven iconic Canadian trees
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
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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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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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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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Exploration
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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Honouring “Canada’s fightingest ship”
Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy
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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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Seven must-see sites for cyclists on Quebec’s Véloroute Marie-Hélène Prémont
Discover the New France of Samuel de Champlain on this scenic cycling route along the St. Lawrence River
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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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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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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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Interview with Adrienne Clarkson
The former governor general of Canada reflects on the challenges facing Canadian women today
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