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13+ things you didn’t know about energy
Massive oilfields, huge offshore rigs, high-tech refineries, colossal dams, sprawling wind farms — how much do you really know about BIG power in Canada?
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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?
Travel
The trail started with a vision to link Canada coast to coast to coast. Now fully connected, it’s charting an ambitious course for the future.
Wildlife
In the boreal forest, where secretive lynx depend on the snowshoe hare to survive, climate change threatens to upset this longstanding predator-prey relationship
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Environment
Canada leads the developed world in per capita production of garbage. What’s behind our nation’s wasteful ways?
People & Culture
Nous avons demandé à certains des photographes les plus remarquables du Canada d’expliquer pourquoi ils dédient leur temps à capter des images de la nature. Voici ce qu’ils ont révélé.
People & Culture
We asked some of Canada’s most accomplished photographers why they dedicate their time to capturing images of nature. Here’s what they said.
Environment
What do you get the country that has it all for its 150th birthday?
History
Noteworthy occasions in a lifetime of service between Queen Elizabeth II and the Commonwealth country she has visited more than any other
History
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
History
Soldiers, descendants of Loyalists and history buffs recreate a battle to demonstrate why the War of 1812 is still important today.
History
Omar Mouallem, auteur de Praying to the West : How Muslims Shaped the Americas (Prière vers l’Occident : comment les musulmans ont façonné les Amériques), examine pourquoi une foi inébranlable dans le projet de multiculturalisme canadien – commune à la génération d'immigrants musulmans arrivés dans les années 1970 – n'est pas toujours partagée par ceux qui ont migré au cours des 20 dernières années, et est rarement ressentie par leurs enfants
La SGRC, en partenariat avec les organismes des premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis, prévoit créer l’Atlas des peuples autochtones du Canada
02RCGS partners with First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations to create Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
03Interview: Ry Moran on truth, reconciliation and his hopes for Canada at 200
04Vanishing birdsong: How climate change is altering Canada’s soundscape
Mapping
Notable works capture the danger and drama of Arctic exploration
Mapping
Natural Resources Canada releases new Atlas of Canada
Mapping
Early maps of the railways that shaped our country
Mapping
Marine protected areas are widely considered to be an effective tool for ocean conservation. But are they living up to their full potential?
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Places
Historic accord creates a new land border between Canada and Denmark on the tiny Arctic island and the world’s longest maritime boundary
People & Culture
The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is transforming the way the 90-year-old organization carries out its mandate
People & Culture
Celebrating new partnerships, milestone anniversaries and a bird for Canadians on geography's biggest night
People & Culture
It was an evening of emotional tributes and reflection on what it means to be Canadian
Places
Summer series features three exhibitions: Compass by Hilde Lambrechts, Explore by Chris Cran, and Lessons from the Arctic, an artifact display honouring Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
Exploration
With interviews from Chris Hadfield, Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar, and more, Canadarm and Collaboration is the tale of Canada’s involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present day
Exploration
Caving: The ultimate underground sport
Exploration
2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
Exploration
A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping
People & Culture
The author of a new book, The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country, discusses the lasting impact of Canada's Centennial year
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History
Omar Mouallem, author of Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas, looks at why an unshakeable faith in Canada’s multiculturalism project — common amongst the generation of Muslim immigrants who arrived in the ’70s — is not always shared by those who have migrated in the last 20 years, and is rarely felt by their children
Travel
The tourism industry is calling on Canadians to pledge to travel in Canada once restrictions are lifted
Environment
The Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society teamed up for two days of talks on the future of the Arctic and the “blue economy” in Norway and Canada
Environment
How much do you know about Canada’s water — where it comes from and how it’s used?
Environment
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change discusses Canada's energy mix, wildlife conservation and personal carbon emissions
Environment
Environment
The Alpine Club of Canada covers everything from wildfires to watermelon snow in its recently published annual report on Canada's alpine environments
Places
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
Environment
Canada excels in UN’s global ranking on healthcare and education, but garbage habits lower country’s overall sustainability score
History
Some of these gifts are undeniably odd, but they have all been chosen carefully to represent or to engage the Queen in the full panorama of the Canadian story
History
From noble mountains to local elementary schools, the Queen’s reign and the bonds she’s forged with Canadians are reflected across the map of Canada
Mapping
Canadian Geographic cartographer Chris Brackley continues his exploration of charting the coronavirus pandemic
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
Wildlife
Advocacy group says action plans are urgently needed for the recovery of 26 dangerously depleted fish populations
Environment
Recent aquisitions in Kenauk and Lake Superior highlight the growing number of protected lands in Canada
Wildlife
Conserving at-risk species is difficult when they’re constantly crossing international borders, but digital tools are making it easier than ever to track feathered globetrotters
Wildlife
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The steps being made are towards Canada’s goal of 25 per cent protection of land and ocean by 2025
Wildlife
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Canada has about 160,000 megawatts of untapped hydro power. How can we access it?
Environment
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
History
Sites across Canada honouring the war
History
Our beloved red-and-white maple leaf flag was raised on Feb. 15, 1965, but not before years of angry debates and a parade of competing designs were put down
History
Une rétrospective des débuts de l’institution fondée il y a 350 ans, qui revendiquait autrefois une part importante du globe
History
These images from the first half of the 20th century show Canada's oldest national park when it was still young
History
History
Photos of women spanning nine decades of Canadian Geographic Magazine
History
A new book by Ken McGoogan traces the experiences of Scottish Highlanders evicted from their homes to pre-Confederation Canada
History
Highlights from the illustrious career of the original Canadarm
Kids
The behind-the-scenes story of how Team Canada captured the silver medal in a thrilling tiebreaker at the 2013 National Geographic World Championship
Kids
Four high school geography students prepare to represent Canada in a virtual global geography competition
Travel
Inspired by age-old travelways, a new canoe route knits together the Trans Canada Trail
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
People & Culture
The Dutch Royal reflects on her special connection to the Canadian Tulip Festival, which celebrates her mother’s gift of tulip bulbs to Canada 75 years ago
People & Culture
Award recipients honoured in the first virtual Annual General Meeting and Fellows Show.
People & Culture
Formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail, the Great Trail celebrates the country's natural splendour and will be nearly 24,000 kilometres when fully connected by the end of 2017
People & Culture
The highest level within the Order of Canada recognizes national pre-eminence or achievement
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
Environment
From rain to snow, from high temperatures to low, 50 questions to test your weather wits
Environment
Glaciers play a vital role in sculpting the landscape, and their retreat can bring about drastic consequences
Environment
The former astronaut also happens to be an amazing photographer, and is using her talents to raise interest in Canada's wild spaces
Environment
The final boundary for Canada’s new national marine conservation area in Canada’s North shows an area twice the size of Nova Scotia