Exploration
Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out to make a documentary about invasive quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. Along the way, they found the wreck of what is likely the steamship Africa, last seen on a stormy October night in 1895.
History
A dive into the fascinating evolution of radio, starting from the first received message at Signal Hill, Newfoundland
Travel
Rocking and rolling across the Atlantic on a voyage steeped in history aboard Cunard’s iconic ocean liner
History
Un regard sur le système d’identification utilisé pour contrôler les résidents chinois, à l’occasion du 100e anniversaire de la loi sur l’exclusion des Chinois
History
On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a look at the system of IDs used to track and control Chinese residents
Science & Tech
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
Mapping
In A History of Canada in 10 Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land, Adam Shoalts delves into the fascinating stories behind the people and maps that helped shape a nation
Mapping
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
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
History
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Travel
Beaches, peaches, silver mines and history — this B.C. city does it all with a modern, urban twist.
Travel
Seven must-do experiences in the Yukon’s Gold Rush town
Travel
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
Travel
Connect with Canada’s past and present on this network of waterways between Peterborough, Ont. and the nation’s capital
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
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
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
Mapping
An interactive mapping project compiles the nation’s geographic memorials to Canada’s role in global conflicts
Mapping
How Port Moody, B.C., missed out on becoming one of the world’s great harbours
Mapping
In 1560, Italian map engraver Paolo Forlani became the first to include “Canada” on a printed map
Mapping
Early maps of the railways that shaped our country
History
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Places
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
Places
Cobalt’s silver rush in the 1900s changed how mining was carried out in Canada and internationally — and not always for the better
People & Culture
On the 175th anniversary of Canada’s first telegraph message, a pioneering telegrapher recalls her exciting career
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
As sea level rise and the accelerating pace of coastal erosion threaten cultural heritage around the world, Canada has a lot to lose
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
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
"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
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
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
Places
Opening to the public in June, Parc national d’Opémican near Temiscaming, Que. preserves a unique chapter of Ottawa River history
Places
Robertson Trading Co. in La Ronge is a living museum to northern Saskatchewan’s storied past
History
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
Environment
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
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
Travel
Past and present blend seamlessly in this colourful cultural hub, home to missions and Tex-Mex
History
Magazine to look for evidence of racist language and attitudes in every issue published since 1930 and report on its findings
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
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
History
Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy
History
Discovery Canada's original drama portrays the struggle for wealth and power in 1700s Canada
History
Photos of flying ace Joe Fall offer a rare glimpse at life during the Great War
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 former governor general of Canada reflects on the challenges facing Canadian women today
People & Culture
The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes
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