Exploration
Canoeing across the Arctic with Dave Greene
Episode 90
Remote expeditions are no easy feat, especially by canoe, but this adventurer knows how to plan, execute and be prepared
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Exploration
Remote expeditions are no easy feat, especially by canoe, but this adventurer knows how to plan, execute and be prepared
Wildlife
Plus: bowhead whales spending more time in Arctic waters, Toronto Zoo’s newborn white rhino calf gets a name, bird brains are put to the test, and the pesky leafhopper that could help shed light on climate change
Wildlife
Plus: blue and fin whales are mating ‘with porpoise,’ B.C. Court ruling finds an environment minister’s statement is ‘for the birds,’ hungry crustaceans chow down on live jellyfish, and why pigs wearing clothes is not the cute story you think it is
Environment
What the collapse of the Milne ice shelf and the loss of a rare Arctic ecosystem might teach us about a changing planet
Travel
Cory Trépanier doesn’t just paint the Arctic; he makes it come alive
Travel
Seeing the Arctic in a whole new light with a new experience from Churchill Wild
Travel
The Calgary-based landscape photographer shares memorable moments in the field and his advice for aspiring photographers
Travel
Seals and narwhal and polar bears, oh my
Travel
What it’s like to come face-to-face with the apex predator of the Arctic on a safari with Churchill Wild
Wildlife Wednesday: what came first, the polar bear or the grizzly?
02Sinking or swimming? The challenges of polar bear research in a changing Arctic
03Canadian-Slovak photographer Martin Gregus wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year portfolio award
04Following the footprints of polar wildlife with photographer Paul Nicklen
People & Culture
Research scientist Wayne Pollard shares insights on his work that earned him the 2019 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
Science & Tech
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
Environment
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
Science & Tech
A new Google project zeroes in on Canada’s Devon Island, the most Mars-like environment on Earth
People & Culture
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
People & Culture
Westaway Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts shares a portion of his story from his 3,400 solo journey from Long Point on Lake Erie to Ungava Bay on the Arctic coast
Travel
Brian and Dee Keating share their incredible rafting journey in the remote Arctic tundra on a once-in-a-lifetime Canadian Geographic Adventure
Exploration
The Westaway Explorer-in-Residence discusses his newest book Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic and more!
Exploration
Souvenir d’un périple sous la glace lors de la venue du roi Charles III dans le passage du Nord-Ouest en 1975
Exploration
Remembering a 1975 journey under the ice of the Northwest Passage with King Charles III
Exploration
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
People & Culture
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
People & Culture
Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
Exploration
The Arctic researcher has a long association with the Society
Exploration
The wreck of the Nova Zembla — the first High Arctic whaling ship to be discovered — sheds light on a little-understood chapter of Canada’s past
Exploration
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
People & Culture
Fly away home, Father Goose
Exploration
"Arctic on the Edge" expedition will see the RCGS' Explorer-in-Residence document the life cycle of Arctic ice and gather Inuit testimony on climate change
Exploration
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
People & Culture
Dean Hadley was the youngest member of the crew that first navigated the Northwest Passage west to east in 1940. He passed away last Friday at the age of 98.
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
Exploration
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
Places
The Embassy of Norway has gifted Canada with the first English translation of Roald Amundsen’s Northwest Passage diaries, reaffirming a shared polar past and future
Environment
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
Science & Tech
Des experts inuits et des scientifiques d’Environnement Canada collaborent pour gérer une explosion démographique de l’oie des neiges
Places
360-degree views of the Itijjagiaq Trail, a traditional route across southern Baffin Island that is now part of The Great Trail's national trail network
Travel
The long-awaited permanent highway between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. opens next month. How will it impact the communities?
Exploration
Sunniva Sorby spent two winters living in total isolation on the Norwegian Arctic island of Svalbard to raise awareness of the massive impact climate change is having on our polar regions
Exploration
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
Exploration
From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world
Exploration
From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
Environment
Warming trends continue due to human-caused climate change
Environment
A multi-year diving expedition led by the Canadian Museum of Nature aims to learn more about the diversity and distribution of seaweed in the Arctic
Environment
Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Environment
The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
Environment
The conventional thinking around building design in the Arctic is changing to reflect the region’s geographic and cultural diversity and give northerners more agency
Exploration
How the Polarstern icebreaker accomplished the largest polar expedition in history — and what scientists learned
Exploration
Ken Hedges of the 1968-69 British Trans Arctic Expedition reflects on the perilous and ground-breaking journey
Exploration
Drones are providing new ways of tracking wildlife and mapping changes in the Arctic
Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
Exploration
After inheriting her family’s staggering fortune, Louise Arner Boyd organized, financed and directed seven expeditions to the Arctic — yet her contributions to polar science remain virtually unknown
Wildlife
What Wildlife Conservation Society Canada scientists discovered after examining a colony of thick-billed murres in Cape Parry, N.W.T.
Wildlife
Snowy owls have evolved to survive the harsh environment of the Arctic tundra, but can they survive its warming?
Wildlife
Plus: wolverine genome is sequenced for first time, Arctic fish species is found to produce antifreeze, dinosaur fossil discovered showing some skin and a pesky Canadian insect is feeling the heat
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.
Environment
Environment
Wildlife
Environment
Environment
Travel
Environment
The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda
People & Culture
A new atlas explores the delicate balance between the North and those who use its resources
People & Culture
As Arctic sea ice vanishes, new measures are needed to protect marine wildlife from increased ship traffic
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
Places
Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
Wildlife
Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water
Places
In the stillness of an Arctic midwinter night, an old church bell rang out, and I stopped breathing for a few seconds
People & Culture
The Canada C3 expedition aims to connect Canadians through arts, science, culture and education during a five-month journey around the country
Travel
Everything you need to know about driving the Northwest Territories’ new Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway
Travel
See photos that will inspire you to put Baffin Island on your list of summer getaways, and read a review of the camera equipment (provided by Vistek and Nikon Canada) used to capture them
Places
It's now possible to virtually visit the northern tip of Canada
Kids
As one of Canada's most recognizable animals, the polar bear is the largest bear in the world and the top predator in the Arctic.
Kids
Highly adapted to living in the cold, the Arctic hare has shortened ears and limbs and almost a quarter of its body is made up of fat. …
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Environment
Expedition Arctic Botany will allow curious members of the public to explore the plants of the Arctic region without leaving home, while contributing to our understanding of Arctic ecosystems
People & Culture
Ottawa-area marathoner Steven Jackson is one of only 39 people to ever finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra
Environment
Arctic expert and legal scholar Michael Byers weighs in on how Canada can take the lead on northern issues
People & Culture
“His life’s work held true:” Leona Aglukkaq, former Minister of Environment and Parks Canada, on the admired Inuit oral historian
People & Culture
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Nature unveils its newest gallery, devoted to Canada's Far North