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Manitoba celebrates its 150th anniversary
A look at the inception of the original postage-stamp province through an 1871 map
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Le Manitoba célèbre son 150e anniversaire
Un aperçu de la formation de la province « timbre-poste », présenté par une carte de 1871
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5 Manitoban water conservation projects
How people are trying to save Manitoba's waterways
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Travel
Following the Louis Riel trail from Regina to Winnipeg
One writer’s journey to explore the life of Louis Riel
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Travel
The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Snowy Manitoba gives a warm welcome to spring
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Wildlife
Wildlife
Watch Manitoba beluga whales frolic — for science
Live underwater webcam captures the antics of the lovable whales, but also provides important insight into beluga biology
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Wildlife
Tracking sea turtles
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
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Wildlife
Migration in the time of climate change
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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Wildlife
More people, more animal encounters mean more human-wildlife conflicts
Conflicts with wildlife in Canada continues to be an issue, but there are ways to keep yourself and wildlife safe
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Wildlife
Scientists solve mystery of lunge-feeding whales
Plus: Arctic-bound beavers, New Brunswick’s rare vulture visit, Manitoba’s cougar comeback and Canada’s feistiest flora
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Manitoba mosasaur declared world’s largest
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History
New exhibit celebrates Canadian women’s fight for the right to vote
Display at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa also explores the historical context of women's suffrage
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History
Operation Husky: Small-world connections in Sicily
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History
The untold story of the Hudson’s Bay Company
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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Environment
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Secret meetings held over formation of new province
Federal government ministers have held top-secret meetings for nearly a decade to discuss the merger of Ontario and Manitoba into one “super-province' called Mantario
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Mapping
Beyond the boundary
How George Dawson’s seminal work for the British North American Boundary Commission did far more than simply mark the 49th parallel
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Mapping
Best Canadian Geographic maps from 2015
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Mapping
Exploring the new Winnipeg Food Atlas
The interactive map is helping local health authorities see the city differently, including charting diabetes neighbourhood by neighbourhood
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Mapping
Emergency services using precise three-word locator system
What3Words app gives 3m squares an identifying series of words, across the world
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Manitoban diversity
Photographer David Lipnowski showcases the wide – and perhaps unexpected – diversity within Manitoba
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Travel
RAW:churchill brings unique fine dining to northern Manitoba
RAW:churchill offers a taste of the fur trader's existence – both literally and figuratively
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People & Culture
Video: The song inspired by a Manitoba town’s famous runaway bison
Penned by a Toronto-based composer, “Run Freddy Run!” tells the story of Manitoba’s unique relationship with bison
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This Manitoba class wants your postcards
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Travel
Best places to eat in Manitoba
20 eateries guaranteed to delight visiting foodies
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Science & Tech
Infographic of 10 Manitoba fossil facts
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Sharing hydroelecticity across national borders
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Following Greenland Sharks in Canada’s Arctic
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Energy use in Canada
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Aboriginal hydropower
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Les rats musqués témoignent de la coopération entre le gouvernement et les autochtones du Nord canadien
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Canadian Geographic goes ice fishing
Ice fishing during an extreme cold warning on the wind-whipped south shore of Lake Winnipeg may not sound like a fun time, but editor Aaron Kylie thinks otherwise
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Travel
Could this be the new Wolf Capital of the World?
Thompson, Manitoba is trying to gain some international wildlife recognition
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Travel
The resurrection of Upper Fort Garry
Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park aims to bring history to life with new technological installation
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Travel
Running a back-country lodge
Q&A with Paul Conchatre, the president of the Manitoba Lodge and Outfitters Association
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Path of the paddle
Inspired by age-old travelways, a new canoe route knits together the Trans Canada Trail
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Travel
The Northern Lights in Churchill, Manitoba
Churchill sees the northern lights an impressive 300 days per year. Here are some of the best ways to view them.
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Exploring the eskers in the “Land of little sticks”
The geological formations that surround Gangler's North Seal River Lodge in northwestern Manitoba are intriguing pathways to the past
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Ground Control to Earth Explorers Everywhere
At The Manitoba Museum, learn what it takes to explore the world’s wildest places
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Travel
‘Storyboot School’ brings the art of mukluk-making to Toronto
An ancient tradition heads to Canada's largest urban centre this fall
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History
Les Traités 1 et 2 : Dans les faits
Cette année marque un siècle et demi depuis que les traités 1 et 2 ont été signés
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History
Treaties 1 and 2: reflecting on the 150th anniversary
This year marks a century and a half since the first numbered treaties were signed
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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
Video of the Week: Thompson, Man., howls its way into the record books
Thousands gather to help Thompson break the Guinness World Record for greatest number of people howling like wolves in unison
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History
From the archives: Mapping the river city
A beautiful panoramic map offers a bird's-eye view of what Winnipeg, Manitoba would have looked like in 1881
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Canada’s best spots to surf year-round
World-class waves and a growing community are quickly making Canada a top surfing destination
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Wildlife
The cat came back: Canada’s cougar comeback
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
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People & Culture
Meet the winners of the 2019 Indspire Awards
Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada
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Wildlife
As deadly white-nose syndrome spreads west, bat biologists race to prepare
Disease has appeared for the first time in Manitoba, Minnesota and Wyoming
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Wildlife
Churchill’s “polar bear jail” getting crowded with inmates
The polar bear jail in Churchill, Man. is seeing more inmates than usual
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Wildlife
New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
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Wildlife
Alberta app to track moose population across the province
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Wildlife
Anishinaabe stories about the mischievous, wise gray jay
Niigaan Sinclair, author and associate professor in the University of Manitoba's department of native studies, on why the gray jay is important to the Anishinaabe people.
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Wildlife
Fabulous photos to help you identify Canadian foxes
How well do you know your fox species? These photos will help you tell them apart in the wild
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Wildlife
10 surprising facts about Canada’s wildlife
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Wildlife
Qamanirjuaq caribou are adapting to earlier spring, but that might not stop their decline
A key barren-ground caribou herd is adapting to changes in food availability caused by climate change, says new research from the University of Alberta
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Wildlife
Among the bears
Photographer Martin Gregus recounts his summer 2020 expedition to the western coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba
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History
L’histoire inédite de la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson
Une rétrospective des débuts de l’institution fondée il y a 350 ans, qui revendiquait autrefois une part importante du globe
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History
Lake Winnipeg watershed: then and now
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History
Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(2): Blankets and moccasins
Episode 18
Continuing our deep dive into the Hudson’s Bay Company archives at the Manitoba Museum, this week we look at some of the items that figured prominently in trade, including the iconic point blanket
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(1): The Royal Charter
Episode 17
Written on animal skin 350 years ago, the Royal Charter that created the Hudson’s Bay Company is both an incredible and problematic document
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People & Culture
Our land, our strength
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut
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Environment
Arctic permafrost is thawing. Here’s what that means for Canada’s North — and the world
Permafrost thaw is widespread, accelerating and irreversible. With it comes visible effects on the ecology, hydrology and landscapes, and communities of the North.
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Environment
Inside the Toronto Zoo’s bison breakthrough
For the first time ever, a Canadian zoo has successfully produced a calf from an embryo sent from another province. Here's what that could mean for species conservation.
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Environment
Guelph soil named official soil of Ontario
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Environment
Zebra mussels spell doom for Lake Winnipeg ecosystem
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Environment
Recycling Agricultural Plastics: Where we’re at in Canada
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Environment
Pimachiowin Aki faces challenges in World Heritage Site bid
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Exploration
Jens Munk: An expedition ahead of its time
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
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Travel
The Big Spruce Woods Adventure-O
Where O is for orienteering and adventure speaks for itself
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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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Places
Six sites awaiting UNESCO World Heritage status
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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Kids
And the winners of Canada’s Coolest School Trip 2019 are…
Yukon students from Khàtìnas.àxh Community School win an all-expenses-paid trip to Manitoba
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People & Culture
New comic book features Inuit illustrations, stories
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Travel
Trans Canada Trail celebrates 30 years of connecting Canadians
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.
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Travel
Churchill photo tour
Take a walk with photo editor Jessica Finn and associate editor Michela Rosano as they explore Churchill, Manitoba during polar bear season on assignment for Canadian Geographic
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People & Culture
Our Country: Jon Montgomery
The Amazing Race Canada host and Olympic gold medallist in skeleton reminisces about his grandparents’ cabin in Manitoba’s Riding Mountain National Park
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People & Culture
Photos: Young family paddles from Edmonton to new home in Montreal
The goal was simply to get home. Except, there was nothing simple about it.
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Exploration
Young explorers battle dry rivers, strong headwinds on Know the North expedition
At every turn, the RCGS-funded voyage has presented new challenges and untold wonders
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Places
Guardians of the grasslands
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
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People & Culture
Discover Canada’s regional tartans
Explore Canada's various tartans (and the stories behind them)
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Science & Tech
Canada’s hydroelectric potential
Canada has about 160,000 megawatts of untapped hydro power. How can we access it?
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Science & Tech
How muskrats are an example of co-operation between Aboriginal Peoples and government in Canada’s North
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Travel
A dozen travel-related New Year’s resolutions from Canadian Geographic
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People & Culture
10 bonus facts about Canadian people, places and society
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Kids
10 questions to test your geography knowledge
The Canadian Geographic Challenge is turning 20! To celebrate we’ve compiled a list of our favourite past quiz questions. Can you answer them correctly?
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Travel
Leader of the (Mud) Pack
When Mud Hero comes to town, everyone comes out to play
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Travel
Summer dogsledding
No snow? No problem. Meet the mushers who dogsled year-round.
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People & Culture
An architectural tour of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The building's design has provoked both admiration and confusion. Get full details from this knowledgeable tour guide.
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Kids
Canada’s Coolest School Trip kicks off in Riding Mountain National Park
Highlights from day one of Canada’s Coolest School Trip 2019
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People & Culture
Five newly digitized Indigenous archival records
Viewers can help Library and Archives Canada transcribe archival documents by clicking “Contribute” below each record
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People & Culture
Picture this! #ShotOnNikon Photo Contest winners
Showcasing the top shots in the 2021 CanGeo x Nikon #ShotOnNikon Photo Contest
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People & Culture
Photographing Toronto’s diversity
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