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Space invasion: Is it too late to save the Great Lakes?
Environment
“Treasure of the Gulf of St. Lawrence” designated a Marine Protected Area
People & Culture
Exclusive excerpt from Allenby: Making the Modern Middle East
Wildlife
Punctuation’s mark: Can we save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale?
History
Who won the War?
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Travel
Travel
Four highlights to visit along the St. Lawrence
Castles, cash and canals on the St. Lawrence
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Travel
Old Québec to Gaspé
Hangings, saints, battles, natural beauty and the bones of our ancestors — a journey through history from Old Québec to the Gaspé Peninsula
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Travel
War of 1812 tours
Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours
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Travel
Canada’s best spots to surf year-round
World-class waves and a growing community are quickly making Canada a top surfing destination
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Travel
Five Canadian canals worth visiting
These waterways offer more than just transportation from A to B
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Wildlife
North Atlantic right whales died of blunt force trauma, entanglement, necropsies confirm
Results of necropsies on six whales that died this summer in the Gulf of St. Lawrence reveal blunt force trauma and chronic entanglement as cause of death
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Wildlife
Federal government announces new measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Wildlife
Whales in the news! Are icebreakers ruining narwhals’ summer getaway?
Are icebreakers ruining narwhals’ summer getaway? Plus, Montreal’s whale-ward minkes, Canada’s first North Atlantic right whale visit of the year, a new K pod baby, and humpback and orca continue to clash
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Science & Tech
Infographic: How endangered whales’ songs could be key to their protection
How do you save an endangered species in the vastness of the open ocean? Listen for it.
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Environment
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Lobster larvae show effects of climate change
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Science & Tech
Quebec’s energy issues
An exclusive Q&A interview with Quebec Oil and Gas Association head Michael Binnion on the province’s energy issues
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Science & Tech
Titans of the Great Lakes
It’s a multi-billion-dollar business that most of us never get to see. A glimpse into what life is like aboard the freighters that ply the Great Lakes.
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Science & Tech
Cetacean seeker
Undersea drones are the newest whale protection tool
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Places
Five projects that are helping to conserve endangered species in Canada’s national parks
From plains bison in Elk Island National Park to beluga whales in Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Parks Canada is leading the charge on these crucial wildlife recovery programs
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Places
Eight Canadian places that could become UNESCO World Heritage Sites
A look at the fascinating sites Parks Canada has proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
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Wildlife
How photos and videos are changing whale research across Canada
To save whales, we first have to understand them. Here are three Canadian projects aimed at doing just that.
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Environment
Five green highlights of the latest federal budget
Budget 2018 contains some major investments in Canada's wilderness and wildlife. Here are the highlights.
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Kids
Kids
Canada’s Coolest School Trip arrives on the shores of the St. Lawrence River
Highlights from the first day of Canada's Coolest School Trip
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Kids
Kayaking on the St. Lawrence and camping in a 19th century fort
Highlights from the second day of Canada's Coolest School Trip
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Kids
The last day in Cape Breton
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Kids
Whale watching and fishing on Canada’s Coolest School Trip
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Kids
Hearts in the Ice: Weather and Climate
From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
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History
History
After a brief resupply break the Parks Canada search team resumes the hunt
History
Great conditions greet the Victoria Strait Expedition team
History
Mapping the Acadian deportations
History
Parks Canada places commemorating the First World War
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Captain’s log: Captain Noon shares his first report from the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition
History
“Serendipity” led to Franklin find
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Looking for nautical clues on land
With poor conditions hampering the search on the water, Parks Canada archeologists take to the ground
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History
Changing gear
How new equipment is helping Parks Canada hunt for the Franklin ships in shallow water
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History
Divers hope to see Franklin wreck with their own eyes this week
High winds that have hampered underwater work forecast to lighten
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History
The 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition sets course for its first search area
Discussing the potential challenges of the team’s tools en route to the hunt
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Wildlife
How a stranded beluga whale was successfully moved to St. Lawrence River
This first of its kind collaboration led to the rescue of baby beluga in Nepisiguit River
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Wildlife
Fisheries minister addresses recent spate of right whale deaths
Ten caracasses of the critically endangered whale have been found in the past two months.
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Wildlife
Environmental groups say emergency plan missing in new right whale protection measures
Only about 400 North Atlantic right whales remain in the wild
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Wildlife
Tracking sea turtles
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
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Wildlife
North Atlantic right whales ‘one step from extinction’
IUCN moves right whales to the second-last step before extinction on endangered species list
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Wildlife
Migration in the time of climate change
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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Wildlife
Should we kill one bird to save another?
On New Brunswick’s Machias Seal Island, predatory gulls are pushing endangered Arctic tern colonies to the brink, creating a dilemma for wildlife managers
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Environment
I am Mutehekau Shipu: A river’s journey to personhood in eastern Quebec
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.
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Environment
Canada announces ban on industrial activities in marine protected areas
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
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Wildlife
Small but important fish species in trouble in parts of Canada: report
World Wildlife Fund cautions that fishery management must take entire local ecosystem into account
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Environment
Kelp: The sustainable superfood coming soon to a plate near you
Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems
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Environment
“There’s no coming back from this:” Why the global ocean crisis threatens us all
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
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Environment
Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on the future of Canada’s oceans
The new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard sits down with Canadian Geographic for an exclusive interview on a range of topics, from salmon to whales to ‘last ice’
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People & Culture
Our best photos of 2018
A look back at the most awe-inspiring and thought-provoking visuals we published this year
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Articles
Places
The Mingan Archipelago: A land shaped by time
Raised from the sea, sculpted by tides and winds, the ever-changing Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve protects colossal monoliths and myriad species
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Travel
Rare birds
Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas
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Wildlife
Q & A with Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak on how satellite images calculate fish catches
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Travel
10 Fundy facts
Learn more about the Bay of Fundy's famous tides
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Environment
Underwater statues help protect Brockville-area shipwrecks from diver damage
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Water over rocks
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Gearing up to find Franklin: Equipment I brought on this summer’s Victoria Strait Expedition
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Exploration
Canada’s unsung expedition
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
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Environment
Behind the Canadian Shield
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
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Environment
Shoring up Prince Edward Island’s threatened coastline
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Environment
Geography word of the week: Gelifraction
Also know as frost shattering, frost wedging or congelifraction, gelifraction is the mechanical fracturing of rock caused by repeated freezing and thawing cycles.
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: orca, wolves, skates, hares and pronghorns
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
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Kids
Photos: Highlights from One Ocean Expeditions’ 2019 East Coast Fins and Fiddles voyage
Three finalists in this year’s Canadian Geographic Challenge enjoyed the trip of a lifetime as part of their prize, and we were there to capture the fun
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History
Land-based archaeological sites in Nunavut hold promise
Franklin related or not, experts evaluate the potential of tourism to historic sites in the territory
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History
Ice cover cooperates in Franklin search — for now
First surveying trip a success, but tougher conditions beckon
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History
The stunning illustrated maps of early cartographer Wilfrid Flood
You don't often see Canadian maps like this anymore
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History
Throwback Thursday: Paul Nicklen’s wonderful walrus photos
These old walrus photos from famed wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen are amazing
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History
Throwback Thursday: Canadian airmen on the map
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History
Forecasting the White Hurricane
Climatologist David Phillips explores the meteorological legacy of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
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Wildlife
Alberta app to track moose population across the province
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Wildlife
Giants of the Broughtons
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
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Wildlife
Q & A with Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak
Satellite images used to calculate catches
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Wildlife
Red Knot: Endangered Species
The red knot’s population crash
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Wildlife
Catch-and-release policy to remain in effect for Maritime Atlantic salmon
Conservation groups say current catch-and-release policies are a good start to helping salmon stocks recover, but don't go far enough
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Nature Conservancy protects island ‘bird hotel’ near P.E.I.
A small island off the western coast of Prince Edward Island that once housed a resort will now be a 'hotel for birds.'
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Wildlife
Calling all walrus detectives: new project seeks citizen scientists to count walrus from space
Project will use satellite imagery to track walrus populations and habitats and guide their conservation
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People & Culture
Family with toddlers concludes cross-Canada canoe trip
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