History
Vimy Canadian Memorial photo essay
A trip back in time to the memorial’s dedication
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The Queen and Canada: A Platinum Jubilee timeline
Noteworthy occasions in a lifetime of service between Queen Elizabeth II and the Commonwealth country she has visited more than any other
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History
Who won the War?
Soldiers, descendants of Loyalists and history buffs recreate a battle to demonstrate why the War of 1812 is still important today.
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History
Frozen in time: The remarkable legacy of Mary Vaux, amateur glaciologist
Mary Vaux’s groundbreaking 19th-century study of B.C.’s Illecillewaet Glacier created an invaluable record of the glacier’s recession
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History
Throwback Thursday: Covered bridges
Today, fewer than 200 covered bridges survive in Canada.
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Why we’re not giving up on our goal to summit Mt. Lucania in the winter
Although our expedition came to an early end this year, it was still a successful journey of exploratory learning in one of the most extreme environments in Canada
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Photos: Life as a heli-skiing guide in the Skeena Range
10,000 square kilometres of remote mountain wilderness, routine white-out conditions, avalanche-prone slopes, and just five guides: Welcome to the Skeena heli-skiing tenure
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Welcome to climbing camp
Camaraderie, conversation and conservation are key at the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual General Mountaineering Camp
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Last icy stand: Scaling Mount Logan
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
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Let the quiet have its say
There are many ways to honour those who served and died in global conflicts, such as going to memorials — but perhaps it’s best to spend time there alone
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People & Culture
The man who saved the Kinsol Trestle
Master carpenter Gordon Macdonald on restoring an iconic B.C. bridge, the value of heritage infrastructure, and why he's set his sights on the Antarctic
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People & Culture
A Canadian soldier’s “war flowers” and the resilience of the human spirit
War Flowers, a new exhibition on now at the Canadian War Museum, tells the stories of Canadians in the First World War through floriography, sculpture, scent and sound
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Environment
Roy MacGregor on the rivers that shaped our nation
In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers
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Exploration
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A bridge of ice
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The pull of Everest
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Earthquakes strand climber near summit of Mount Logan
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Photos from the field: Neil Ever Osborne in Nunavut
Exploration
Decade-long expedition reaches highest point in every province and territory
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“I was stranded on Mount Logan — and it changed my life”
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Ocean Bridge Diaries: Vanessa Fladmark
T’aalan Stl’ang: The beach that has everything
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Alex Ritz
This experience was key to developing our understanding of what citizen science is
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Jordan Bertagnolli
As I think about all that we managed to pack into those 10 days, the memories that stand out all share a common thread: North Beach
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Matthew Miller
Bridging the gap between conservation and culture
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Tracking sea turtles
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How citizen scientists solved a migration mystery
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Working with whales through Direct Action
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Key grassland habitat conserved in southern Saskatchewan
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Arctic muskox populations dropping
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Animal crossing: Reconnecting North America’s most important wildlife corridor
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Ocean Bridge Diaries: Chúk Odenigbo
We are the ocean, yet we know not who we are, so we went to people who did
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Environment
High-tech art to bring B.C.’s annual salmon run to downtown Vancouver
Uninterrupted, a digital art installation planned for Vancouver's Cambie Street Bridge, hopes to inspire conservation efforts
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Environment
“It’s at the very core of everything”: The significance of Canada’s wild rivers
Only a third of the world’s rivers longer than 1,000 kilometres remain free-flowing. In North America, 70 per cent of those are in Canada. Meet some of the people who want to keep it that way
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People & Culture
An interview with architect Julian Smith
The Canadian architect and conservator talks sustainable cities, cultural heritage and why the world is looking to Canada to lead
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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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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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How Canadian ice research is changing how offshore structures are built in the Arctic
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Tracking the Arctic char of southern Victoria Island
How a Université Laval scientist, DFO researchers and locals in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, are working together to keep these staple fish populations healthy
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Science & Tech
Étudier l’omble chevalier au sud de l’île Victoria
Découvrez comment un scientifique de l’Université Laval, des chercheurs du MPO et des habitants de Cambridge Bay, au Nunavut, travaillent ensemble afin de préserver l’état de ces populations de poissons.
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Science & Tech
New species of tyrannosaurus discovered in Alberta
Thanatotheristes — meaning “reaper of death” — is the first tyrannosaur species identified in Canada in 50 years
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Six more amazing things RCGS Fellows are up to this year
From putting the “Canada” back in an iconic species’ name to studying a massive iceberg-calving Antarctic iceshelf, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in 2018
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Exploration
Stranded climber rescued from Mount Logan
Natalia Martinez was airlifted to safety at 10:30 p.m. Thursday
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Exploration
How scientists solved the mystery of Mount Logan’s true height
In 1992, a team backed by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society became the first to accurately measure the height of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak
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Exploration
How Canada’s deepest cave, Bisaro Anima, got its name
Taking a cue from nearby Mount Bisaro, the cave and its passages pay tribute to Canada’s fallen soldiers
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Jay Matsushiba
“The Edge of the World” became a meeting place, where the edges of my world collided with another
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Jasveen Brar
I’ve read statistics about the amount of plastic in our oceans, but to face the “elephant in the water” is a feeling I cannot name
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Danielle Moore
The plastic problem on Haida Gwaii felt like witnessing a second wave of colonization
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Environment
Q&A: Ottawa’s Clare Stone on her journey to becoming an ocean conservation leader
Stone was one of the 160 young Canadians selected for the 2020 Ocean Bridge program, a program that empowers young professionals to serve their community through the lens of ocean and waterway conservation
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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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Ten things the RCGS got up to in September
Celebrating the art of cartography, a lively national bird debate and the launch of an exciting educational contest
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People & Culture
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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People & Culture
CHARS: Canada’s Arctic research hub
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station will play a central role in the future of science in Canada’s north
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People & Culture
The truth about polar bears
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
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People & Culture
In Praise of Retreat: Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World
An utterly engaging dive into our modern ways of retreat — where we go, why we’re drawn, and how it’s urgent
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Heli-hiking in B.C.’s Bugaboo Mountains
A glimpse into the world of heli-hiking in B.C.’s Bugaboo Mountains, some of the most inaccessible peaks on Earth
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Wildlife
New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
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Kids
Canada’s Coolest School Trip ends on a high note in Halifax
Highlights from a visit to the Halifax Citadel on Canada's Coolest School Trip
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History
Searching the Arctic for traces of the Sir John Franklin expedition
My great-grandmother spoke of finding mysterious objects on King William Island as a young girl. This summer, I retraced her steps.
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Captain’s log: Health care
The Wilfrid Laurier’s health officer compares notes with a colleague in Cambridge Bay
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History
Operation Husky: Reflections on a forgotten story
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Connor Garrod
Forming a connection with water brings us closer together as humans
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Environment
Exploring Nova Scotia through experiential learning
Ocean Bridge’s Learning Journeys looked a little bit different in 2020 due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions
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Science & Tech
Following Greenland Sharks in Canada’s Arctic
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Environment
Largest renewable natural gas plant set to be built in Ontario
This facility will aid in the reduction of greenhouse gases in Canada
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Kids
Canada’s Coolest School Trip winners announced
A grade eight class from Alberta's Lethbridge Christian School is heading to Nova Scotia on an all-expenses-paid field trip
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Science & Tech
Photos from the Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence Neil Ever Osborne shares his photos from the northern science hub
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Travel
Following the Louis Riel trail from Regina to Winnipeg
One writer’s journey to explore the life of Louis Riel
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People & Culture
In search of promised lands
Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.
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Travel
A versatile, easy-to-use action camera for capturing your adventures
The Nikon KeyMission 170 captures high-quality video and stills and goes anywhere you do
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Travel
The Yeti Redux
On March 2, Blue Mountain’s NordicFest welcomes the return of the Yeti
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Exploration
Excerpt from This One Wild Life: A mother-daughter wilderness memoir
Author Angie Abdou’s novel explores parenting and marriage in a summer of unforeseen outcomes and growth
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Science & Tech
Five of the strangest mountains in space
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La Station canadienne de recherche dans l’Extrême-Arctique est présente en ligne
Quels sont les éléments nécessaires pour exploiter les installations scientifiques de pointe, entre autres les chambres d’étude et d’autopsie, la génomique et les laboratoires d’imagerie, dans l’Arctique canadien?
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Science & Tech
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station comes online
What does it take to operate high-tech scientific facilities — including live-study growing chambers and necropsy, genomics and imaging labs — in Canada’s Arctic?
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Places
Guardians of the grasslands
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
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Wildlife
Alberta app to track moose population across the province
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Kids
New project features replica First World War biplanes
Wings of Courage, the second installment of the A Nations Soars trilogy, has launched
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People & Culture
10 things the RCGS has been up to this summer
It's been an exciting couple of months for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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Exploration
New insights from Canada’s deepest cave, Bisaro Anima
Resilience pays off during a challenging effort to explore new leads in Canada’s deepest cave
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