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National parks beginning to reopen across the country
Not all, but many of Canada's national parks will reopen to some extent on June 1
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Not all, but many of Canada's national parks will reopen to some extent on June 1
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In Banff National Park, Alberta, as in protected areas across the country, managers find it difficult to balance the desire of people to experience wilderness with an imperative to conserve it
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Sites across Canada honouring the war
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Meet the top 20 finalists competing in the 2021 Challenge National Final
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Highlights from day two of Canada’s Coolest School Trip
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Editor-in-chief and associate publisher Aaron Kylie contributed this chapter to a compilation book about the Canada Jay
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After two years, nearly 50,000 votes and thousands of public and expert comments, the Canadian Geographic National Bird Project concludes. Meet our newest national emblem.
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From plains bison in Elk Island National Park to beluga whales in Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Parks Canada is leading the charge on these crucial wildlife recovery programs
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Despite being the originators of lacrosse, the Haudenosaunee people are facing hurdles to have their sovereignty recognized on the international sports stage
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A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
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In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.
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RCGS research grantee Erin Hanson provides context to the federal government's approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project that will traverse Tsleil-Waututh Nation territory in Vancouver
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In her quest to visit and get to know the parks, Marlis Butcher canoed, kayaked, mountain biked, backpacked, hiked, snowshoed, snorkelled, and trekked by whatever means of travel she could devise
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“Luxury” water brands were among those with the highest amounts of plastic contamination, according to a new study
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Ambitious multi-platform, Indigenous-led project will be a tool for education and reconciliation
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Beyond the rodeo and the chuckwagon races, the Calgary Stampede is one of the country’s longest-running public celebrations of Indigenous cultures
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The latest in our Colour the Trail series
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Sometimes, the people you interview puncture you and you can’t leave them behind
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Ce projet multiplateforme et ambitieux, lancé par les peuples autochtones, sera un outil d’éducation et de réconciliation.
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It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?
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The park nearly 50 years in the making has officially been established in the Northwest Territories
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How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
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The new Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories is the heart of sacred Denesǫłiné homeland and a prophesied final refuge of clean water and ecological integrity in North America
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Parks Canada wants the public to nominate Canadian places worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Here are the six sites still on the waiting list.
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The two iconic geographic societies formalize a renewed partnership
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Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
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Apprenez davantage sur la nouvelle résidence de la Société géographique royale du Canada et le Canadian Geographic
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The Society hosted a panel discussion on Indigenous languages to mark the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages
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The former Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on moving from apology to action in Canada’s 150th year
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A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
History
Our beloved red-and-white maple leaf flag was raised on Feb. 15, 1965, but not before years of angry debates and a parade of competing designs were put down
History
Federal government commits $16.9 million over five years to further research on doomed Franklin expedition
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Get to know the new home of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Canadian Geographic
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Henrietta Wilson wasn’t the first to write a love letter to Canada’s mountains, and I doubt she’ll be the last.
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Links to previous Canadian Geographic stories provide coverage and context
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Twenty students from across Canada will also get to meet Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who will be hosting the final competition
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Canada's brightest young geography stars are on their way to Ottawa, where they'll meet underwater explorer Jill Heinerth, host of the May 27 live final
Wildlife
The national park laid 1,070 charges between 2006 and 2016 — more than any other national park in the country during the same period
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Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?
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Do you want one of these four birds to become Canada’s national bird?
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Largely unheralded until Canadian Geographic’s National Bird Project was held, the renamed Canada jay — formerly grey jay — has become in many minds the country’s national bird
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The cultural site near Saskatoon is working to connect non-Indigenous and Indigenous people to 6,000 years of the region’s First Nations heritage
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Bellegarde’s appointment to the Society’s top honorary position is a further acknowledgment of the strong ties between the former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and the Society
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Part of our Colour the Trails series
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A guide to visiting the Saskatchewan National Park
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A look at the winners of the 25th annual awards
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Navigating the the collaborative future between First Nations and the Canadian hydro industry
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This map shows the national birds of other countries, according to governments and embassies around the world.
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A guide to visiting the Ontario National Park
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Thanks to everyone who cast their vote in Canadian Geographic's National Bird Project!
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Data on each province's obesity rates affects public policy. How accurate is it?
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Environmental activist and chief water commissioner for the Anishinabek Nation on the importance of protecting fresh water
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A guide to visiting the Alberta National Park
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A guide to visiting the Northwest Territories National Park Reserves
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In Canada’s high Arctic, endangered Peary caribou now have a protected home
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The origin and evolution of Can Geo Education
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*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.
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'You don’t get over a fire as big as the Elephant Hill fire in a hurry.'
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To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
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Writer Bruce Kirkby discusses his journey through Tuktut Nogait National Park
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For the former Commissioner of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 is akin to Remembrance Day