
People & Culture
Louis Riel: Hero, heretic, nation builder
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
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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
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
Travel
Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills
Travel
Exploring the distinct neighbourhoods of the Big Easy
History
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
People & Culture
Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit, were once banned. Now they are worn with pride.
Kids
The Future of Michif program aims to inspire the next generation of Métis to learn their traditional language and educate Canadians on Métis history and culture
People & Culture
The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes
People & Culture
Once a traditional way of life across Canada, trapping survives and even thrives in communities throughout the North, including Colville Lake, N.W.T.
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
As rockweed harvesting develops, so does the debate
Wildlife
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Travel
Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present
Travel
Best places in Alberta to take a hike
Places
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
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
Exploration
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2018 Expedition of the Year returns to the Bisaro Anima Cave near Fernie, B.C.
Exploration
In new memoir The Escapist, Canadian mountaineer Gabriel Filippi details his most extreme adventures and tragedies
Exploration
After inheriting her family's staggering fortune, Louise Arner Boyd organized, financed and directed seven expeditions to the Arctic — yet her contributions to polar science remain virtually unknown
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
Exploration
A team of climbers and scientists plan to summit the Yukon’s Mount Logan next spring in the name of climate change — and to re-evaluate its height with modern GPS technology
People & Culture
Louis Fortier widely known in Arctic research circles as a “pioneer”
People & Culture
Louise Maffett has been awarded a Camsell medal for her service to The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
People & Culture
National Acadian Day is celebrated in Canada each year on August 15
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History
Indigenous rights lawyer and author Jean Teillet reveals how the struggle to dominate the fur trade led to the rise of a distinct people in Canada: the Métis
History
Un aperçu de la formation de la province « timbre-poste », présenté par une carte de 1871
History
A look at the inception of the original postage-stamp province through an 1871 map
History
Une rétrospective des débuts de l’institution fondée il y a 350 ans, qui revendiquait autrefois une part importante du globe
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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.
Travel
If real solitude is what you seek, block off four or five days and head for the Front Ranges in one of Canada’s most popular parks
Travel
The Pink Palace, as it's locally known, offers stylish relaxation, a surprisingly impressive modern art collection, and a few connections to Canada
Travel
When a significant portion of B.C.’s Princess Louisa Inlet went up for sale this spring, donors raised the $3 million needed to purchase it in just three months
Travel
Castles, cash and canals on the St. Lawrence
Travel
The author and anthropologist discusses the five years of travels he undertook along Colombia’s Magdalena River
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
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.
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
People & Culture
Twitter users engage in a friendly battle to determine Canada's best outdoor skating rink.
People & Culture
Canada Post says they can often make delivery magic happen, even when address information is incomplete
Travel
Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park aims to bring history to life with new technological installation
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
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Mapping
Travel
Walk through the grand former home of Quebec politician Louis-Joseph Papineau
People & Culture
The historian and geographer filled in “a great gap” in Canadian history, from the time of Cartier to the arrival of Champlain
Wildlife
Travel
Hangings, saints, battles, natural beauty and the bones of our ancestors — a journey through history from Old Québec to the Gaspé Peninsula
History
Noteworthy occasions in a lifetime of service between Queen Elizabeth II and the Commonwealth country she has visited more than any other
People & Culture
Travel
These waterways offer more than just transportation from A to B
Mapping
Aidez-nous à remplir la carte avec des chansons sur le Canada avant le 150e anniversaire du pays
People & Culture
Showcasing this year's most-loved photos from Can Geo's Photo Club
People & Culture
The Canadian Coast Guard has been officially recognized for the role they played in the discovery of the HMS Erebus.
People & Culture
The decorated author and explorer tells stories about the life and character of Britain's legendary broadcaster and naturalist
People & Culture
Photos that bring us peace from our Can Geo Photo Club members
Kids
Congratulations to all our participating classrooms on all their energy conservation efforts!
Science & Tech
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
History
Wildlife
Science & Tech
Wildlife
Travel
Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
Science & Tech
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
Science & Tech
Physical distancing requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19 will make it difficult for researchers to visit suspected tornado sites this year, so the team behind the Northern Tornadoes Project is calling on the public to help
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
Environment
Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas.
Travel
Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city