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Environment
For World Rivers Day, we've compiled a list of must-read books about rivers
Environment
A conversation with filmmakers on how they captured this unique ecosystem, on screen.
Environment
In an exclusive excperpt from his new book Commanding Hope, Thomas Homer-Dixon highlights four key stresses that inhibit society's collective sense of a promising future for our planet
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?
Environment
Canada is home to one-fifth of the world's fresh water. Here's what that looks like
History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
People & Culture
For my father and me, these journeys are both personal and political
Exploration
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
Exploration
2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
Environment
In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers
Places
A look at the fascinating sites Parks Canada has proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
History
Photos of flying ace Joe Fall offer a rare glimpse at life during the Great War
Travel
Trivia nut Heather Yundt uncovers some of the lesser known, yet compelling curiosities of UNESCO's past and present global icons
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
Travel
Parks Canada's Marc Johnson discusses the public call for world heritage site nominations and how sites receive the coveted global designation
Travel
Parks Canada is seeking nominations for potential places to add to its impressive list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Here are five sites that were most recently added.
Travel
People & Culture
Taking a Break from Saving the World chronicles an activist's journey from burnout to balance
People & Culture
Despite being the originators of lacrosse, the Haudenosaunee people are facing hurdles to have their sovereignty recognized on the international sports stage
Science & Tech
From economy to ecology, J.B. MacKinnon's creative work of non-fiction explores what the world would look like if we could just stop shopping
Exploration
Ken Hedges of the 1968-69 British Trans Arctic Expedition reflects on the perilous and ground-breaking journey
People & Culture
People & Culture
Ottawa-area marathoner Steven Jackson is one of only 39 people to ever finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra
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
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
People & Culture
In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees
Exploration
This motor-free ocean race — with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats — is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all
Exploration
A century after a Canadian was instrumental in charting the world's highest peak, a fellow Canadian reflects on the magnetism of Everest
Exploration
Go deep below the Columbia Icefield in Banff National Park to “the most inaccessible place in Canada” with the 2020 Castleguard Cave Expedition
Exploration
Caving: The ultimate underground sport
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
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
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?
Environment
Cape Town narrowly avoided ‘Day Zero,’ but that doesn’t mean the city is resilient to future water shortages
Travel
The country's biggest party will be bigger than ever this year. Here's an insider's guide to navigating the fun and chaos
People & Culture
Reimagine Canada Day will give Ottawa residents the chance to reflect, learn — and reimagine — following the discovery in the past month of hundreds of children's bodies on the former sites of residential schools
Places
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
Travel
Tourism campaign to declare Niagara Falls and the surrounding region the 8th wonder of the world sparks outpouring of pride
People & Culture
A century after the first woman was elected to the Canadian Parliament, one of the most prominent figures in present-day politics shares her thoughts on how to amplify diverse voices in the Commons
People & Culture
For the former Commissioner of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 is akin to Remembrance Day
Wildlife
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
Travel
The acclaimed author discovers breathtaking scenery with a side of eggs benedict in Canada's North
People & Culture
Tour of winning images to make four Canadian stops, starting July 20 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa
Mapping
Mapping
New software allows anyone to easily create maps with open source GIS data
Mapping
Kids from around the world submit hand-drawn maps for International Cartographic Association contest
Environment
Vancouver might just be home to the greenest building in the world. Meet the geography professor who brought it to life.
Environment
Environment
From rain to snow, from high temperatures to low, 50 questions to test your weather wits
Environment
New scientific paper lays out six actions to help freshwater ecosystems recover from decades of pollution and species loss
Environment
Environment
The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?
Environment
RCGS Fellow Jacqueline Windh jumped at the opportunity to participate in a six-week cleanup along the coast of B.C.
Environment
In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.
Environment
Canada's largest cities are paving the way for more eco-conscious commuting choices
Environment
The animated short film called Last Fish, First Boat recounts the 1992 cod moratorium
People & Culture
Annual contest winners reflect a turbulent year in international affairs and the natural world
People & Culture
The authors of a provocative new book, Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline, explain why statisticians have it wrong when it comes to population trends
Travel
Capturing the spirit of the Calgary Stampede on the eve of its centennial
Wildlife
Michelle Valberg, Photographer-In-Residence, compiles some of her favourite wildlife images to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Travel
Travel
Heritage sites trade on the past, but in Nova Scotia they’re helping secure and inspire the future.
Travel
Filmmaker Dianne Whelan has become the first person to complete the Trans Canada Trail in its entirety. Here, she shares insights from her epic cross-country journey.
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Kids
The dean of the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning discusses the school's upcoming summer-semester project taking place on three rivers in the Northwest Territories
People & Culture
People & Culture
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
Kids
Places
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.
People & Culture
Mistaken Point, an important fossil repository, has become Canada's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site and the fourth in Newfoundland and Labrador
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
An exclusive Q&A with British explorer, comedian and actor Michael Palin
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
Places
Parks Canada is accepting applications for world heritage sites and seeking candidates for an advisory committee tasked with reviewing nominations
People & Culture
World-renowned maze master Adrian Fisher has designed more than 600 full-size puzzles across 30 countries – including the world’s first corn maze. Canadian Geographic’s Sabrina Doyle got in touch with Fisher to find out makes a good maze.
History
While Africa is still only a day away from Montreal, airline technology and society have certainly changed in the 58 years since October 1957.