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58 year old Canadian recalls skiing from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole
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Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present
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The national junior cross-country ski team member remembers her home club
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Enjoy the victuals and vistas on the Orford Express, take in the wares of downtown and tackle the nearby ski hills of the Eastern Townships
Travel
Whistler is world-renowned for its powder, but the picturesque mountain village has plenty going on off the slopes as well
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Science & Tech
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
Wildlife
History
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
History
History
Games were started in 1970 to give northern athletes more opportunities for training and competition
History
These images from the first half of the 20th century show Canada's oldest national park when it was still young
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.
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
People & Culture
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
Exploration
Few RCGS-funded expeditions took place last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but many explorers found a way to safely head afield in 2021
Exploration
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
Exploration
Expédition AKOR, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2021 Expedition of the Year, finished their 7,600-kilometre trek on Nov. 8
Exploration
The team's thoughts on the 2020 Eco-Challenge through Fiji
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
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
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
Travel
Cozy up to the new hot tubs, cold pools, saunas and steam rooms at this Nordic-style spa minutes from Quebec's most famous ski resort
Travel
With plenty of room for you and all your gear, weekend getaways are easier in the 2018 GMC Terrain
Wildlife
Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
Travel
Coming Soon: The Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival
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Ten festivals down the road from Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage sites
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
Travel
Winter activities in three northern Ontario places
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The Winterlude Triathlon: Still a kid at 32
Environment
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
Travel
Environment
Jean-Michel Cousteau releases his new feature documentary about aquatic life, Wonders of the Sea 3D, in February
Wildlife
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.
Travel
Whitehorse’s cross-country ski club is winning big
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These urban centres really know how to heat up the chilly months
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Michelle LePage goes north for a better view of spectacular auroras
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Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
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Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
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Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
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Hitting the snowy pavement with the MEC Stride Jacket, MEC Bolt Toque and Columbia Castella Peak Striped Hoodie
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Creative Director Javier Frutos puts a Columbia jacket, gloves and baselayers to the ultimate test at the end of the world
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Beat the blues this winter with a fun, off-beat vacation in Quebec's Charlevoix region
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A guide to visiting the Nunavut National Park
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In the heart of Canada's first national park, a seasonal celebration
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Travel
Travel
The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
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Heating up for Wakefield’s chilly triathlon and run
Travel
Some of the best U.S. destinations within driving distance of the border
Kids
Twenty students from across Canada will also get to meet Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who will be hosting the final competition
Kids
Canada's brightest young geography stars will also have the opportunity to meet adventurer Mylène Paquette, who will host the live final May 28
History
The story of the Canadian explorer who discovered Scott’s frozen remains in Antarctica
Exploration
From coast to coast to coast and into the ocean as well, eight grants expand our understanding of Canada
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
People & Culture
*Do your own research
People & Culture
People & Culture
From a solo ski and mountain-climbing expedition to the South Pole to a project that mapped portions of Devon Island’s coasts for the first time, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in late 2018
People & Culture
The celebrated author talks about the background to her forthcoming book
People & Culture
The Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion trampoline gymnast reflects on her childhood summers in Muskoka, Ont.
People & Culture
One skipper’s experience in the Van Isle 360
People & Culture
People & Culture
Environment
Author Lynn Martel offers an examination of Canadian glaciers to understand their futures and the secrets they hold
Science & Tech
New device could mean the end of digging for snow samples
People & Culture
Part of our Colour the Trails series
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
Wildlife
Mapping
Exploration
Go deep below the Columbia Icefield in Banff National Park to “the most inaccessible place in Canada” with the 2020 Castleguard Cave Expedition
People & Culture
Where there’s snow, he’ll go