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Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
People & Culture
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
People & Culture
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut
Places
Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
Wildlife
North America now has three distinct species of flying squirrel
Wildlife
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
Wildlife
This past summer an ambitious wildlife under/overpass system broke ground in B.C. on a deadly stretch of highway just west of the Alberta border. Here’s how it happened.
Wildlife
Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?
Wildlife
Human and bears sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?
People & Culture
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
People & Culture
An interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the past, present and future of Canada's North
People & Culture
Here are a few of the ways community-led projects, government programs and other organizations are helping to feed northern populations
People & Culture
Local First Nation turned vacant land into an operational farm to provide for residents
People & Culture
Photographer Michelle Valberg discusses Project North, her not-for-profit that delivers hockey equipment to communities in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, northern Quebec and Labrador
History
On April 1, 1999, Canada’s youngest population took control of its largest territory. Here’s how Canadian Geographic covered the story.
History
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.
History
An unabridged Q&A about historic significance, benefits to the north and what the future holds
History
This year's search is about much more than underwater archaeology. The Victoria Strait Expedition will contribute to northern science and communities.
Mapping
Mapping
Mapping
Mapping
A case decided this week by the Supreme Court of British Columbia was, in essence, all about geography
Lightning storms predicted to spark more fires in North American boreal forests
02“We did this:” Is there a way out of our intertwined climate and biodiversity crises?
03Q&A: Arctic policy expert Adam Lajeunesse on the future of Canada’s north
04Rowing the Northwest Passage and bearing witness to climate change
Wildlife
After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
People & Culture
Research scientist Wayne Pollard shares insights on his work that earned him the 2019 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
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
People & Culture
A new atlas explores the delicate balance between the North and those who use its resources
Environment
The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda
Science & Tech
Environmental benefits and food sources from this low-cost form of farming might be the future
Science & Tech
In the face of climate change, the government’s long-running Northern Scientific Training Program has never been more crucial
Science & Tech
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station is set to open in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, later this year. How will it affect our understanding and appreciation of the North and the rapid change occurring there?
Science & Tech
For scientists and northern lights rubberneckers, 2013 promises to be a once-in-a-decade opportunity to experience the sun’s magnetic power at its height.
Environment
British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon sit on a fault line that is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes on the planet. A new book reveals it’s not a matter of if, but when the next “Big One” will strike.
Environment
Timber poaching has become “a problem in every national forest,” with an estimated $1 billion worth of wood poached yearly in North America
Environment
Wayne Sawchuk's latest book recounts his transformation from a logger and trapper into an ardent conservationist
Environment
New Brunswick-bred sea cucumbers and urchins could soon be used to help clean up fish farms
Environment
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
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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
Ongoing studies of fire-scarred landscapes in the Northwest Territories are revealing the surprising resilience of northern streams and lakes
History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
Wildlife
The deaths are a major blow to the vulnerable population, which is estimated at around 500 individuals
Wildlife
Salmon runs are failing and grizzlies seem to be on the move in the islands between mainland B.C. and northern Vancouver Island. What’s going on in the Broughton Archipelago?
Wildlife
At least 50 species of fish can be found in the Arctic drainage basin in Ontario
Wildlife
Measuring differences in posing behaviours could help farmers choose the best cleaners to use for sea-lice control
Wildlife
Exploring our love-hate relationship with the wolf
Wildlife
Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525
People & Culture
The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future
Science & Tech
A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
People & Culture
In this exclusive excerpt from Kenn Harper’s new book, the Arctic historian explores tales of Inuit and Christian beliefs and how these came to coexist — and sometimes clash — in the 19th and 20th centuries
People & Culture
The retired news anchor recalls the emotions he felt while sailing through the Northwest Passage
People & Culture
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station will play a central role in the future of science in Canada’s north
People & Culture
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Meet the first Canadian to navigate the treacherous Arctic sea route
History
A champion of Arctic research, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation empowers Canadian scientists in the North
History
Defining where southern Canada ends and the North begins is trickier than it seems
History
Old journals offer a glimpse of the Canadian North in the days before World War II
History
“There has been much myth making about Cook the man and Cook the navigator.”
History
Could the Franklin ship help Canada's case? Not really, argues Michael Byers
Science & Tech
From cubic farming to vegetable fermentation, these agro-enthusiasts are forging the future of farming
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
Science & Tech
Kimberlite samples retrieved from Baffin Island show the North Atlantic craton was 10 per larger than originally thought
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525
Travel
With solar activity at a peak this year, the northern lights may be visible farther south than usual. Find the best places near you to experience the aurora borealis.
Travel
Michelle LePage goes north for a better view of spectacular auroras
Travel
Get lost this fall in Canada’s top 10 corn mazes
Environment
In 2005, a federal government program aimed to convert underused farmland into forests to capture carbon dioxide. How have these ‘Forest 2020’ projects fared?
Environment
A P.E.I. farming family has become the first in Canada to heat their greenhouse operation entirely with biomass energy