
Travel
Journey into New Scotland’s past
Heritage sites trade on the past, but in Nova Scotia they’re helping secure and inspire the future.
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Travel
Heritage sites trade on the past, but in Nova Scotia they’re helping secure and inspire the future.
Travel
Rebuilding the grassroots environmental movement
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
Travel
Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
Travel
Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Environment
The pioneering primatologist talks about her time with chimpanzees, what inspired her to become an activist and what individuals can do to help the planet
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Environment
How a cocktail of invasive species and global change is altering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem
People & Culture
The author of the Michif Dictionary takes us on a deep dive into the history of the Michif language from its earliest roots in the fur trade up to the present day
People & Culture
One of Canada’s leading chefs and Indigenous food experts on why making traditional Métis foods, including the harvesting of local ingredients, helps contribute to the preservation of the Michif language and identity
People & Culture
Canada’s former Poet Laureate gives us a tour of the cultural geography of Black Nova Scotia
Environment
The UN Climate Change Conference taking place now in Glasgow might be the planet’s last best chance to prevent a climate and biodiversity catastrophe, according to one of the world’s foremost conservationists
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
Wildlife
In his new book The Inner Life of Animals, Peter Wohlleben offers a compassionate glimpse into the surprisingly complex emotional lives of creatures both wild and domestic
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
Wildlife
How one grassroots organization in Toronto makes our glass landscapes less deadly for birds.
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Environment
Already gaining steam before the pandemic, interest in urban farming — and hunger for hyper-local food — has soared. A look at three Canadian takes on the urban farming phenomenon
Science & Tech
Exploration
Author Angie Abdou’s novel explores parenting and marriage in a summer of unforeseen outcomes and growth
Environment
Jane Goodall sits with John Geiger, CEO of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, to talk about her global efforts to protect the great apes, the environment and the human community.
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
History
History
The story of the Canadian explorer who discovered Scott’s frozen remains in Antarctica
History
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
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
One year into her term as Lieutenant Governor, Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani reflects on her journey so far and her hopes for her province and country
People & Culture
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.
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
People & Culture
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.
Kids
Travel
It's a rollicking good time in the land of the midnight sun
Travel
Winter activities in three northern Ontario places
Travel
Snowy Manitoba gives a warm welcome to spring
Travel
Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours
Travel
National Historic site takes visitors back in time to thriving industry
Travel
While Jordan is steeped in history and culture, its stark beauty — and the customs that help protect it — should not be missed
Travel
A taste tour of the province celebrating its best fare
Travel
Hitting the trails with the Stowe Mountain Biking Club
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
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
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
In 1992, a team backed by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society became the first to accurately measure the height of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak
Wildlife
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
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.
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
Celebrated Indigenous artist Alex Janvier's new work is a circular mural inspired by the traditional lunar calendar. Here's how it came to be.
People & Culture
Harvesting the talent in Toronto, Halifax, Montréal and Vancouver
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Mapping
Interactive map/timeline combo shines light on global population trends between 1 C.E. to present, as well as the historical milestones that accompany them
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
People & Culture
The building's design has provoked both admiration and confusion. Get full details from this knowledgeable tour guide.
Environment
What do you get the country that has it all for its 150th birthday?
Kids
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
*Do your own research
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
People & Culture
Environment
The fragile sandstone coasts of the Magdalen Islands are at risk
People & Culture
People & Culture
Joe MacInnis just became the fourth person ever to receive the William Beebe Award for exceptional contributions to underwater exploration from the New York City-based Explorers Club
Science & Tech
Scientists currently have little understanding of the impacts of climate change on Arctic flora, but a group of Canadian researchers is working to change that
People & Culture
Award recognizes exemplary work in the exploration, development or description of the geography of Canada. Nomination deadline is January 15th, 2017.
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
People & Culture
Science & Tech
History
Environment
International water conservationist Alexandra Cousteau visits the Ottawa River
Science & Tech
Massive oilfields, huge offshore rigs, high-tech refineries, colossal dams, sprawling wind farms — how much do you really know about BIG power in Canada?