
People & Culture
Renaming places: how Canada is reexamining the map
The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces
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People & Culture
The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
Science & Tech
University of British Columbia PhD student Alex Wilson is studying the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt for clues to past climatic shifts
Environment
Follow the team of specialists diagnosing the ills of British Columbia’s Fraser River
Science & Tech
Massive oilfields, huge offshore rigs, high-tech refineries, colossal dams, sprawling wind farms — how much do you really know about BIG power in Canada?
Science & Tech
The last megathrust earthquake to strike Canada was in 1700, and the clock is ticking. How we’re preparing for the impact.
Science & Tech
For the first time, Canadian researchers working with the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) telescope have discovered a fast radio burst (FRB) that is repeating in regular 16-day intervals
Science & Tech
Navigating the the collaborative future between First Nations and the Canadian hydro industry
Science & Tech
Canada has about 160,000 megawatts of untapped hydro power. How can we access it?
Exploration
Environment
Wildlife
Environment
Wildlife
Environment
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
Exploration
2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
People & Culture
From documenting rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia to sonar-scanning B.C. waters for steam-era shipwrecks, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018
History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
Exploration
Ken Hedges of the 1968-69 British Trans Arctic Expedition reflects on the perilous and ground-breaking journey
Exploration
A century after a Canadian was instrumental in charting the world's highest peak, a fellow Canadian reflects on the magnetism of Everest
Exploration
Go deep below the Columbia Icefield in Banff National Park to “the most inaccessible place in Canada” with the 2020 Castleguard Cave Expedition
Exploration
This motor-free ocean race — with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats — is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all
Exploration
Dana Meise reflects on his seventh season of walking the Trans Canada Trail, and how it feels to be so close to completion
Wildlife
The steps being made are towards Canada’s goal of 25 per cent protection of land and ocean by 2025
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
People & Culture
'You don’t get over a fire as big as the Elephant Hill fire in a hurry.'
People & Culture
Slashburner publishes Sept. 19, 2020
People & Culture
Dr. Ken Hedges, Honourary Colonel and RCGS Fellow, recounts his amazing experience traversing the top of the world on the expedition’s anniversary
People & Culture
Following the Good River is a biography of Cecil Paul's life as one North American’s more prominent Indigenous leaders.
People & Culture
*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
Travel
Creative Director Javier Frutos puts a Columbia jacket, gloves and baselayers to the ultimate test at the end of the world
Travel
Constructed without dyes and PFCs, and made with recycled material, this Columbia rain jacket from the brand's latest Eco line is as high performance as ever.
Travel
Can Geo staff tested three styles of lightweight but warm winter boots
Travel
The Departure Point jacket and OutDry shell have you covered this season, rain or shine
Kids
The second Energy IQ tour will bring energy awareness to six schools in southern British Columbia
Wildlife
Wildlife
Warmer water caused by weather phenomenon the likely reason for the abundance of the tiny oily fish
Travel
With powerful warmth and a pretty profile, the Columbia Heatzone 1000 Turbodown may just be the perfect winter coat for the average Canadian
Wildlife
Human and bears sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Mapping
A case decided this week by the Supreme Court of British Columbia was, in essence, all about geography
Environment
With its ruling in Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has shown that Indigenous groups cannot use the Charter's freedom of religion clause to protect lands they consider sacred
Travel
Testing Columbia Sportswear's newest gear in the birthplace of mountain climbing
Wildlife
The search for these iconic Canadian birds will take you to some of the most scenic locations the country has to offer
Wildlife
Conserving at-risk species is difficult when they’re constantly crossing international borders, but digital tools are making it easier than ever to track feathered globetrotters
People & Culture
Researchers studying the history of ice sheets around northern British Columbia found that a coastal migration route may have been a pathway to North America
Wildlife
Bears could be facing a tough winter after an early berry season and a fall salmon run that was projected to be low.
Environment
A controversial proposal to reopen the seal hunt in B.C. might boost numbers of chinook salmon, but at the expense of other marine mammals, says a UBC professor
People & Culture
Eighty years after looting destroyed a storied Japanese tea house, a community is committed to redress the historical injustice
Travel
Marine Link owner Guy Adams talks about the company’s main attraction
History
Footprints found on a remote British Columbia island might be the oldest ones ever discovered in North America.
People & Culture
One year post-legalization, a look at Canada’s changing relationship with pot
People & Culture
The world has a lot of wine. Here's part of what makes Canada's product so special
Travel
The trail started with a vision to link Canada coast to coast to coast. Now fully connected, it’s charting an ambitious course for the future.
History
British Columbia joined Confederation 150 years ago. But it almost didn’t happen.
People & Culture
In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
Wildlife
Wildlife
A long-term study of white-throated sparrows in Canada found that the birds have mysteriously changed their tune
Wildlife
Wildlife
When one of the few remaining females of reproductive age in the southern resident population of North Pacific killer whales was found dead near Comox B.C. in 2014, an investigation was launched. The results highlight the challenges of protecting our most iconic marine mammals.
Wildlife
A project to bring more sockeye salmon back to Osoyoos Lake, B.C. is showing encouraging results
Wildlife
An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer
Wildlife
The goal is to help rejuvenate and restore the habitats of salmon across B.C.
Wildlife
Dozens of paralyzed ravens and crows were recently found in British Columbia — all have since died
Wildlife
Wildlife
Canadian researchers share curious insights into the history of the only monkey found in Europe
History
Canada's glaciers have been consistently retreating since 1887, and if current climate trends are any indication, they're not going to stop retreating any time soon.
History
In 1755 all Acadians who wouldn't declare allegiance to Britain were ordered to leave Nova Scotia. Here's where they went.
People & Culture
The set features photography of Canada’s bear species by Robert Postma and Can Geo Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg
Environment
Travel
British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is a chiller thriller for skiers of all stripes
Travel
300 years ago, it was the bastion of French commerce and culture in North America. Celebrating the anniversary of the Fortress of Louisbourg in words and pictures.
Travel
Travel
Senior editor Harry Wilson tries out Columbia’s Outdry Ex Diamond Down Insulated Jacket
Travel
With the majestic Bugaboo Spires as your backdrop, this August workshop with Canadian Mountain Holidays will allow you to create images that have a purpose
Travel
Brewed with water and natural ingredients, Corona wants to encourage Canadians to responsibly experience the country’s natural wonders
Travel
Here are the best items we tested for our Gear Review series in 2017
Travel
Columbia's Davenport PDX Waterproof Omni-Heat Boot and Vulc Camp 4 Winter Shoe
Travel
Editor Aaron Kylie calls the Men’s OutDry Ex Diamond Heatzone Jacket a "masterpiece"
Travel
Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours
Kids
Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth is in British Columbia this week visiting schools and talking about her experiences as a diver
Mapping