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Searching for Franklin with Ken McGoogan
Episode 81
The Arctic historian discusses his latest book and the famous expedition that set out to find the elusive Northwest Passage
- 46 minutes
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The Northwest Passage: In the wake of Larsen and the St. Roch
Episode 74
Veteran sailor and polar explorer Ken Burton discusses the story of RCMP’s Henry Larsen and his journey through the Arctic
- 45 minutes
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Our Country: Peter Mansbridge on his love for the North
The retired news anchor recalls the emotions he felt while sailing through the Northwest Passage
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Exploration
Jens Munk: An expedition ahead of its time
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
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People & Culture
From the prairies to the North Pole to NASA: Remembering Dean Hadley
Dean Hadley was the youngest member of the crew that first navigated the Northwest Passage west to east in 1940. He passed away last Friday at the age of 98.
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Les leçons du passage du Nord-Ouest : Les expériences de Roald Amundsen dans l’Arctique canadien
Un éminent spécialiste d’Amundsen partage quelques moments forts de l’expédition du célèbre explorateur norvégien au pôle Nord de 1903 à 1906.
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New book introduces the unsung heroes of Arctic exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the “more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration” that the 21st century demands
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Rowing the Northwest Passage and bearing witness to climate change
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
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Strong Ties: Canada-Norway connection celebrated at 50 Sussex
The Embassy of Norway has gifted Canada with the first English translation of Roald Amundsen’s Northwest Passage diaries, reaffirming a shared polar past and future
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Retracing a legendary Canadian expedition
In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage, author Brian Castner recounts a part of his 2016 journey retracing Alexander Mackenzie's 1789 expedition of the Mackenzie River
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