Dora Nipp, CEO of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, reflects on the importance of chronicling migrant, ethnic and Indigenous stories as an essential means to understanding Canada in the 20th century and beyond

Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems 

The discovery of the 150-year-old Ts’msyen and Coast Salish garden sites — and their still-booming biodiversity — could provide fresh inspiration for both land management and food security solutions

Bioethicist and conservationist Kerry Bowman on the 2020 Amazonian forest fires — as bad, or worse than 2019's — and why Canadians should be very concerned

The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems

To many, the Yukon appears to be the vanguard of a growing Indigenous land power movement in Canada centred mostly in the North

In The Haida Gwaii Lesson: A Strategic Playbook for Indigenous Sovereignty, award-winning journalist Mark Dowie explores Haida Gwaii and the people who call it home. Below is an excerpt from the book. 

British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon sit on a fault line that is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes on the planet. A new book reveals it’s not a matter of if, but when the next “Big One” will strike.

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?

RCGS research grantee Erin Hanson provides context to the federal government's approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project that will traverse Tsleil-Waututh Nation territory in Vancouver

Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner

Plus: Montreal’s mischievous fox, the supersized goldfish invading Canada’s lakes, Arctic fungi under threat and an Indigenous-led movement to collect Canada’s seeds.

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.

Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic's 2017 issues and special publications

Noteworthy occasions in a lifetime of service between Queen Elizabeth II and the Commonwealth country she has visited more than any other

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

Award recipients honoured in the first virtual Annual General Meeting and Fellows Show.

The cultural site near Saskatoon is working to connect non-Indigenous and Indigenous people to 6,000 years of the region’s First Nations heritage

The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved

In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees

The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces

A new book remembers famed the Onondaga distance runner and explores how Canada uses sport to police Indigenous bodies and identities

Indigenous and Inuit communities are expressing concern as the threat of COVID-19 comes nearer to their communities

La tradition du patronage vice-royal avec la Société géographique royale du Canada remonte à 1929

*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.

The painter and graphic designer discusses his roots, his craft — and his new collection of artisan canoe paddles

Part of our Colour the Trails series

One year into her term as Lieutenant Governor, Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani reflects on her journey so far and her hopes for her province and country

Seven other projects also share the more than $2.4 million in prize money awarded at Ottawa event

Viewers can help Library and Archives Canada transcribe archival documents by clicking “Contribute” below each record

Matawa Learning Centre pilots a Grade 12 experiential education course that teaches indigenous youth about water safety and leadership while traveling along traditional canoe routes

In the case of what happened to the people of Délı̨nę, the Moral Awakening film calls for an awakening in the form of a call to action

'You don’t get over a fire as big as the Elephant Hill fire in a hurry.'

The former governor general of Canada recieved the award at a ceremony in Toronto March 26

The latest app from FirstVoices allows users to type, text and post to social media in more than 100 indigenous languages

Salmon runs are failing and grizzlies seem to be on the move in the islands between mainland B.C. and northern Vancouver Island. What’s going on in the Broughton Archipelago?

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

Canadian Geographic Education offers a new multimedia educational resource centred on Indigenous content