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Five interesting facts about the HMS Terror
The second of Sir John Franklin's doomed ships has been located in the Canadian Arctic. Here are five things you may not have known about the HMS Terror.
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The second of Sir John Franklin's doomed ships has been located in the Canadian Arctic. Here are five things you may not have known about the HMS Terror.
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On condition of anonymity, Canadian Geographic photo editor Jessica Finn caught up with the man building Terror.
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Our experts dissect the debut episodes of AMC’s new series about the Franklin Expedition
Exploration
Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Team is planning a reconnaissance mission of the HMS Erebus and will continue its search for HMS Terror at the end of August
Exploration
Archaeologists may have finally located the historic vessel that disappeared 168 years ago in Canada's north
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Travel
British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is a chiller thriller for skiers of all stripes
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The neighbourhood at the southern tip of the island is more than just Wall Street and skyscrapers
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An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
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Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
People & Culture
Our experts wrap up their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
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Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
People & Culture
Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
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Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
History
Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
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New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
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AMC's new 10-part narrative of the Franklin expedition is part high adventure, part gothic horror
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Franklin’s ships were hardened veterans of polar travel, and technological marvels of their age
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Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
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Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition
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Watch an exclusive teaser clip from next Monday's episode of The Terror
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Federal government commits $16.9 million over five years to further research on doomed Franklin expedition
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Inaugural award honours the legacy of the late Inuit historian
Exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the "more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration" that the 21st century demands
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Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships
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Why this summer’s search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition will be the biggest and most advanced ever
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AUV to be redeployed in waters it recently charted for signs of Franklin's ships
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Polar cruise company One Ocean Expeditions makes big waves — literally — to help the mission to find Franklin’s ships
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Public can join voyagers on search for the lost Franklin ships
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The Royal Canadian Geographical Society hoists its flag as a key partner in this year’s expanded search for the Franklin Expedition vessels
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At the RCGS's spring lecture on April 12, Dave Woodman and four other experts will talk about the use of Inuit traditional knowledge in locating Erebus
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This summer’s Victoria Strait Expedition will bring cutting edge technology and unprecedented resources to the search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition
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Even the leadership of a hardened northern explorer couldn’t save the Franklin Expedition
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It wasn't just men who sailed into the Arctic's unrelenting grip in 1845
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This year's search is about much more than underwater archaeology. The Victoria Strait Expedition will contribute to northern science and communities.
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
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
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.
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
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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Ships, sonar and autonomous underwater vehicles sweep the water as the Victoria Strait beckons
People & Culture
Alanna Mitchell, co-author of Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus, reflects on the renowned historian
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Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
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Prime Minister Harper announces the discovery of one of the two lost ships of the famed Franklin Expedition
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Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
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Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
History
Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships
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Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships
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With poor conditions hampering the search on the water, Parks Canada archeologists take to the ground
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The Martin Bergmann heads to a new area of Queen Maud Gulf looking for Franklin’s ships
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Plans for the still unidentified ship remain unclear
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Jim Balsillie, the co-founder of BlackBerry, has set his sights on a fresh challenge — finding the lost Franklin ships
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Parks Canada’s Ryan Harris searches for wreckage
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New study finds evidence malnutrition played a significant role in crew member's death
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The cannons that fired on September 11, 1814 set off the Battle of Plattsburgh, the last fight of the War of 1812. Two Canadians go south of the border to make things right.
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First official day of the 2014 search for Sir John Franklin’s lost ships
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First surveying trip a success, but tougher conditions beckon
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“Most successful season” of exploration since the wreck was discovered surfaces 350 artifacts from officers’ quarters
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
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Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
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Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
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A champion of Arctic research, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation empowers Canadian scientists in the North
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In summer 2014, Parks Canada will lead the largest and most technologically advanced search for the Erebus and Terror yet