
Science & Tech
Following Greenland Sharks in Canada’s Arctic
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Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Environment
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
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
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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
Herb Norwegian, Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations, is the recipient of this year’s Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
People & Culture
*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.
History
Une rétrospective des débuts de l’institution fondée il y a 350 ans, qui revendiquait autrefois une part importante du globe
People & Culture
The first-of-its-kind educational resource aims to share the stories and cultures of Indigenous peoples with Canadians and the world
People & Culture
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, on the idea of a Inuit-Crown relationship, Canada’s Inuit homelands and the role of Inuit in the world
People & Culture
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People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
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
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Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
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Environment
Myra Hird, a sociology professor at the School of Environmental Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., discusses why recycling isn’t a perfect solution
Environment
I’ve read statistics about the amount of plastic in our oceans, but to face the “elephant in the water” is a feeling I cannot name
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Environment
Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas.
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
Exploration
Explorer and “canoe evangelist” James Raffan reflects on the symbolic importance of the canoe to Canada and his most recent expedition in the Marshall Islands
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.
Mapping
Users can learn about the Indigenous territories, languages and treaties of the cities they live in with just a few clicks
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
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History
In his new book Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Mark Bourrie examines the larger-than-life legacy of the French-Canadian fur trader
People & Culture
Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
History
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.