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The story behind “Thirteen Moons,” a new work by Alex Janvier
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.
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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.
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La nouvelle œuvre du célèbre artiste autochtone Alex Janvier est une peinture murale circulaire inspirée par le calendrier lunaire traditionnel. En voici l’histoire.
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Remembering Alex Trebek's legacy through stories of his work
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Alex Trebek's involvement in the Canadian Geographic Challenge and International Geographic Olympiad inspired generations of young learners
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Fellows, explorers and past Challenge champions gathered at 50 Sussex to honour Alex Trebek and launch this year's Challenge
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Messages of support have been pouring in for the beloved television personality and Honorary President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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It was an evening of emotional tributes and reflection on what it means to be Canadian
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The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society play host to a National Capital Commission exhibition and a new work by Indigenous artist Alex Janvier
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In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees
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University of British Columbia PhD student Alex Wilson is studying the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt for clues to past climatic shifts
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The final stage of a recruitment process that began almost a year ago with 3,700+ applicants has begun
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Three finalists in this year’s Canadian Geographic Challenge enjoyed the trip of a lifetime as part of their prize, and we were there to capture the fun
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The famous champion of geographical education dished some valuable career and life advice to a gymnasium full of students at the Roberta Bondar Public School in Ottawa, Ontario
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A grade 10 student from Calgary, Alberta has been crowned Canada’s newest geography champion.
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Nearly 9,000 Canadian high school students explored giant floor maps of Vimy Ridge and the western front over two days
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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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Two famous Canada Club members who left an unforgettable mark on Canada
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Great animal sightings and the official surveying resumes
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Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
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International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
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International water conservationist Alexandra Cousteau visits the Ottawa River
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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
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With its Learn to Camp program, Parks Canada is helping urban Canadians experience the great outdoors
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Researchers from the international PoLAR-FIT team are revealing a four-million-year-old forest beautifully preserved in permafrost and peat on Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island
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The comet passed close to Earth in mid-July, giving stargazers and photographers amazing photo opportunities
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The Boreal to Barrenlands Expedition, funded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, returns from their summer slog through northern Quebec and Labrador
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In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage, author Brian Castner recounts a part of his 2016 journey retracing Alexander Mackenzie's 1789 expedition of the Mackenzie River
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The behind-the-scenes story of how Team Canada captured the silver medal in a thrilling tiebreaker at the 2013 National Geographic World Championship
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Four Canadian map entries have been recognized by the Cartography and Geographic Information Society in the 2020 Map Design Competition
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Jean Trebek and Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson join the organization as Honorary Fellows
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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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Quels sont les éléments nécessaires pour exploiter les installations scientifiques de pointe, entre autres les chambres d’étude et d’autopsie, la génomique et les laboratoires d’imagerie, dans l’Arctique canadien?
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A conversation with Drew Feustel, the most recent commander of the International Space Station and a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, who returned to Earth in October after more than six months in orbit
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As Canada's most famous trail celebrates its near completion, Esri Canada president Alex Miller discusses the ambitious trail map that is helping Canadians get outdoors
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We asked our editors to draw on a blank map of Canada. Here's what they came up with.
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Facing sea ice, the One Ocean Expedition Voyager search team debates how to access their ideal hunting grounds
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Jeopardy! host and Honorary President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society reminisced about his years in Ottawa
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Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.
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In honour of International Museum Day, Canadian Geographic's editors share their favourite museums in Canada
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Celebrating the art of cartography, a lively national bird debate and the launch of an exciting educational contest
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The Fatboy Lamzac Hangout Chair is likely very comfortable, if you can get it fully inflated
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Canadian researcher discovers how mountain goats survived glaciers
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Canadian athletes at Sochi
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Savour the state's craft beer, wine, hard cider and spirits at the top festivals this fall and winter
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Can Geo editors try out Carhartt's latest cold-weather offerings
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