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How to photograph the northern lights at lower latitudes
This photog lives in southern Ontario, but still gets amazing photos of the northern lights. Here’s how.
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Why the North Pole matters: An important history of challenges and global fascination
02Lessons from the Northwest Passage: Roald Amundsen’s experiences in the Canadian Arctic
03Arctic permafrost is thawing. Here’s what that means for Canada’s North — and the world
04Excerpt from Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid
People & Culture
This photog lives in southern Ontario, but still gets amazing photos of the northern lights. Here’s how.
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An interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the past, present and future of Canada's North
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The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
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Photographer Michelle Valberg discusses Project North, her not-for-profit that delivers hockey equipment to communities in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, northern Quebec and Labrador
Environment
Future ignitions may increase carbon emissions and accelerate the boreal forest’s northern expansion
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
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
Arctic expert and legal scholar Michael Byers weighs in on how Canada can take the lead on northern issues
Environment
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
History
Could the Franklin ship help Canada's case? Not really, argues Michael Byers
History
An unabridged Q&A about historic significance, benefits to the north and what the future holds
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
On April 1, 1999, Canada’s youngest population took control of its largest territory. Here’s how Canadian Geographic covered the story.
Travel
Churchill sees the northern lights an impressive 300 days per year. Here are some of the best ways to view them.
Travel
This historic route is a must-drive for any traveller seeking the freedom of the open road with a healthy dose of amazing vistas
Travel
58 year old Canadian recalls skiing from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole
Travel
Michelle LePage goes north for a better view of spectacular auroras
Travel
RAW:churchill offers a taste of the fur trader's existence – both literally and figuratively
Mapping
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Notable works capture the danger and drama of Arctic exploration
Mapping
Mapping
Wildlife
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
Wildlife
North America now has three distinct species of flying squirrel
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
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
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.
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Science & Tech
Even Vancouver can’t wrap its head around Douglas Coupland’s latest concept
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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
Ongoing studies of fire-scarred landscapes in the Northwest Territories are revealing the surprising resilience of northern streams and lakes
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
People & Culture
Experience northern art in the south
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Here are a few of the ways community-led projects, government programs and other organizations are helping to feed northern populations
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Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes seeks to provide a fresh view on Cook's legacy from a North American perspective.
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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
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The retired news anchor recalls the emotions he felt while sailing through the Northwest Passage
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The Canadian High Arctic Research Station will play a central role in the future of science in Canada’s north
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A total of $2,566,000 was awarded to five Northern Indigenous programs at a ceremony in Whitehorse Feb. 12
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Meet the Haida carver working on the first totem pole to be raised in Gwaii Haanas, B.C. in more than a century
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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
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Whether diving in Antarctic waters, making scientific breakthroughs or summiting Everest, these remarkable women are making their mark on Canada and the world.
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In her memoir, Voice in the Wild, journalist Laurie Sarkadi shares stories from her nearly 30 years living off-grid in the Subarctic, with wolves, bears and caribou as her neighbours
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A new atlas explores the delicate balance between the North and those who use its resources
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Meet the first Canadian to navigate the treacherous Arctic sea route
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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
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How Donald Trump, Russian icebreakers and a warming climate might affect the top of the world
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Explorer Adam Shoalts, who completed his monumental 4,000-kilometre journey on September 6, speaks to Canadian Geographic about an expedition that calls to mind the likes of Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Joseph Tyrrell
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John Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister, has died at the age of 91
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Yellowknife-based photographer Pat Kane’s latest portrait project reveals how northern families are coping with self-isolation and physical distancing in the time of COVID-19
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From a solo ski and mountain-climbing expedition to the South Pole to a project that mapped portions of Devon Island’s coasts for the first time, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in late 2018
Exploration
A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history
Exploration
We aim to experience and share the vast, little-publicized wilderness of Nunavik, formerly known as Ungava
Exploration
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
Environment
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
Environment
Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime
Environment
Wayne Sawchuk's latest book recounts his transformation from a logger and trapper into an ardent conservationist
Environment
One third of North America’s native bird species are in decline, according to a report released May18th
History
Old journals offer a glimpse of the Canadian North in the days before World War II
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
“There has been much myth making about Cook the man and Cook the navigator.”
Mapping
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic's 2017 issues and special publications
Mapping
A case decided this week by the Supreme Court of British Columbia was, in essence, all about geography
Science & Tech
Kimberlite samples retrieved from Baffin Island show the North Atlantic craton was 10 per larger than originally thought
Travel
The Great Northern Arts Festival Celebrates its 25th
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
The geological formations that surround Gangler's North Seal River Lodge in northwestern Manitoba are intriguing pathways to the past
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The last megathrust earthquake to strike Canada was in 1700, and the clock is ticking. How we’re preparing for the impact.
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Wildlife
Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525
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Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525
Mapping
The staff of the Inuit Heritage Trust is racing across Canada’s North to document traditional Inuit place names before much of that knowledge passes on with the elders who hold it. Canadian Geographic sits down with lead researcher Lynn Peplinski.
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Chinese reports estimate the Northwest Passage would be 30 per cent faster than using the Panama Canal