The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is transforming the way the 90-year-old organization carries out its mandate

The video is the latest in a campaign by the African Wildlife Foundation to raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks

Originally awarded in 2020 but unheralded due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Society was finally able to present the medal and fête the former PM at an event in Montreal Oct. 27

In this special bonus episode of Explore, canoe expert James Raffan introduces listeners to HBC Governor George Simpson and his unique style of “management by canoe”

We use a lot of gold in our electrical products. But what do we do with it once the toy has died?

In her quest to visit and get to know the parks, Marlis Butcher canoed, kayaked, mountain biked, backpacked, hiked, snowshoed, snorkelled, and trekked by whatever means of travel she could devise

As is often the case, it comes down to location, location, location

In 2012, the Niagara region dusts off old battle sites to commemorate the war that defined our borders

With the 100th Grey Cup set to kick off this November, the Canadian Football League and its rough-around-the-edges charm is winning converts

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

*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.

Festival turns 60; Shakespeare never gets old

In his new book, Highballer: True Tales from a Treeplanting Life, Greg Nolan recounts his rollicking, rewarding and often risky career as a tree planter in British Columbia and Alberta. 

*Do your own research

An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush

In a 1938 radio recording, Charles Camsell, the founding president of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, details what it was like growing up at an HBC fur trading post

International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation

Lead author Aaron MacNeil discusses what this means for coral ecosystems and what Canadians can do to help

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

From September to November, grizzly bears gather in the mountainous Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Traditional Territory to feast on salmon. As the temperature dips, their fur becomes coated in ice, creating an otherworldly look and spectacular photos.

Celebrating a springtime ritual of polar bear cubs emerging from the dens of Manitoba's famed Wapusk National Park

Honey bee experts say the hornets could quickly decimate a hive if they got inside

A 17th-century circumpolar map shows the early days of Arctic exploration

It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?

Part of our roundup of Canada’s 90 greatest explorers, these 15 explorers harnessed the power of storytelling to inspire others to discover and care for our world

Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers made major contributions to our understanding of Canada’s history and geography

Editor Aaron Kylie calls the Men’s OutDry Ex Diamond Heatzone Jacket a "masterpiece"

300 years ago, it was the bastion of French commerce and culture in North America. Celebrating the anniversary of the Fortress of Louisbourg in words and pictures.

Explore Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman history along the Silk Road trade route in Turkey