People & Culture
Pandemic Perspectives: Finding peace amongst the birch
Being unplugged and on the land gave my family the chance to reset
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Pandemic Perspectives: Parked Life
When the pandemic hit, urban Canadians hit the parks. But are urban parks accessible to all?
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Placing the Pandemic in Perspective: Mothering in isolation
When my son was born, my world shrank to the size of an island
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Placing the Pandemic in Perspective: Walking at the end of the world
How a new pandemic walking route helped me process feelings around illness and isolation as a chronically ill person
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Placing the Pandemic in Perspective: Cooking up comfort on the streets of Montreal
The death of an unhoused Innu man inspired an innovative and compassionate street outreach during the nightly curfew in 2021
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Drive-in revival
A pandemic creates a new generation of fans for the outdoor screen
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Travel
A first timer’s guide to RV-ing
For those venturing out in an RV this summer, here’s some tips to get on the open road.
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Coming back to Canada: A pandemic odyssey
Canadian Geographic’s assistant editor on her journey home.
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The future of Canadian tourism is local
Federal Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly shares how the government is supporting the Canadian tourism industry, and what travel will look like in our immediate post-COVID future
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Bigfoot emerges in B.C.’s Harrison Hot Springs
As the community hunkers down at home, Sasquatch sightings are on the rise
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There’s no map to teaching in a pandemic
Across Canada, teachers are getting creative with their methods and approaches in the classroom to overcome challenges imposed by COVID-19
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The pause: A pandemic photo essay
As the country retreated to physical distancing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, our interactions with geography altered dramatically. A collection of images that captured how Canadian life changed.
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Environment
Op-ed: The Amazon fires are back — and the consequences affect us all
Bioethicist and conservationist Kerry Bowman on the 2020 Amazonian forest fires — as bad, or worse than 2019's — and why Canadians should be very concerned
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8 great virtual vacations to take from your couch
With domestic and international tourism on hold for the foreseeable future, we’ve rounded up some of the best ways to experience top Canadian and U.S. destinations without ever leaving home
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4 delicious cocktails to make at home
Bring the bar home and brush up on your mixology skills with an assist from some great Canadian hotels and cocktail bars
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Facebook group matching RVs with front line workers across Canada
A group with more than 1,600 members is helping arrange matches between RV owners and front line workers in need of a safe place to self-isolate
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Top Chef Canada Season 8 contestants share their favourite hometown restaurants
The 12 intrepid chefs from the upcoming eighth season of the popular culinary competition share their favourite hometown eats, from classic French cuisine to surprising pop-ups
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B.C. hotel chain stays open, offers special rate for healthcare workers during Covid-19
Accent Inns made the decision to keep its five properties open after receiving a panicked call from a nurse in need of a place to stay
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#VisitLater and #StayHome trending as tourism bureaus encourage postponing vacations
Estonia says come visit — but not right now
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Opinion: Nature didn’t drop this bomb. We dropped it on nature
The SARS outbreak of 2003 showed us the consequences of environmental degradation and the commodification of wild animals. Why hasn’t anything changed?
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Mapping COVID-19: How maps make us feel
Canadian Geographic cartographer Chris Brackley continues his exploration of how the world is charting the COVID-19 pandemic, this time looking at how artistic choices inform our reactions to different maps
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Mapping COVID-19 cases in Canada per capita
Canadian Geographic cartographer Chris Brackley continues his exploration of charting the coronavirus pandemic
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What are maps really saying about COVID-19 in Canada?
Canadian Geographic’s cartographer explores how media, scientists and citizens are charting the coronavirus pandemic
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