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The award-winning filmmaker explores her new documentary and her work examining buffalo restoration, Indigenous knowledge and cultural renewal
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Elbows Up! Hockey, politics and patriotism with Roy MacGregor
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The award-winning journalist explores the intersection of hockey, politics and patriotism, highlighting Canada’s 2025 4 Nations Face-Off victory over the U.S. amid tensions from Trump’s tariff war
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Searching for clues to a changing climate on a record-breaking expedition to the top of Canada’s tallest peak
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Christmas at Devil’s Portage – Charles Camsell
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Recalling a memorable Christmas along the trail to the Klondike in the 19th century with an annual reading of Charles Camsell’s Arctic explorations by podcast host David McGuffin
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Peeling back the impact of climate change on traditional birch crafts in Kitigan Zibi
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Autumn paddling and northern lakes with musician Sam Polley
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Toronto-based musician Sam Polley shares how he gets close to nature as a “Toronto boy through and through” and why autumn is his favourite time for canoe tripping
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Paddling the Peel Watershed with Bobbi Rose Koe
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With a passion for learning and a love for teaching, the Indigenous northerner talks about her experience guiding canoe trips and paddling through lands that her family has known for generations
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A solo canoe journey across Canada with Mike Ranta
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The canoeing legend discusses his Canada-wide paddling adventures, connection with First Nations communities and a record-breaking feat
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‘A visceral way of connecting with your culture’: How Isaruit Inuit Arts brings country food to urban Inuit in Ottawa
For Ottawa’s urban Inuit, weekly drop-in meals at Isaruit Inuit Arts are a taste of home in the south
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Inuktitut basketball commentary: An Olympic first
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Uncle teachings and auntie laughter
An ambitious initiative by the Rideau Hall Foundation seeks to enrich Canada’s learning landscape with 10,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis teachers, transforming education for Indigenous students
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Sacred returns: the repatriation of Indigenous heritage
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
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Nunavut’s hunt for healthy food
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Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre brings history home
Inuit Heritage Trust’s William Beveridge and Elder Sakiasie Sowdlooapik explain the importance of bringing Inuit artifacts home to Nunavut
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Sécurité alimentaire : À la chasse aux aliments sains
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On guard with thee: A rapprochement between French Quebec and English Canada
How Donald Trump sparked a new Canadian nationalism
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Manifest opportunity: Indigenous resistance in the age of Trump
Canadians could learn a thing or two about resistance from Indigenous Peoples
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The Canadian dream: Why support networks make all the difference for newcomers
Newcomers are sold a vision of a new life in Canada that doesn’t always come true
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This is Canada: A letter from the editor
Introducing Canadian Geographic’s “This is Canada” series
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Under towering red cedars, the ceremony celebrating the iconic Canadian singer was a special occasion for those in attendance on Canada Day
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High above Squamish, this Canadian woman is walking her way into the highlining record books
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Nelson, B.C. — Canada’s slice of the Summer of Love
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American draft dodgers and free-spirited young Canadians alike were drawn to B.C.’s Kootenay region in the late 60s and early 70s by cheap land and the chance to “turn on, tune in and drop out” amid the mountains and lakes
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(Here & There’s award-winning episode) Anne of Green Gables – a Japanese sensation?
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Revisiting the surprising story of how this young, freckle-faced P.E.I. protagonist took by storm on another island half a world away
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Go Habs Go — A hockey story about much more than hockey
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Hockey is more than just a game in Montreal; it’s a window to Quebec culture whether you’re a hockey fan or not
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A warning in aluminum: Guerrilla art exhibition in Toronto imagines a future Canada conquered by the U.S.
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The open road: George Stroumboulopoulos on music, motorcycles, movies and Canada
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The veteran Canadian broadcaster on what it was like interviewing the biggest names in music, why motorcycles are his favourite escape, and what it’s like living as a Canadian in the U.S. right now
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Laval St. Germain’s journey to Afghanistan’s highest mountain
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The renowned Canadian adventurer immerses readers in a thought-provoking discussion about the current state of Afghanistan and his experience on Mt. Noshaq
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Manitoba’s historic Dawson Trail with Pierrette Sherwood and Mimi Lamontagne
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Highlighting the new interpretive trail featuring a series of permanent art exhibits and 15 wayfinding markers showcasing traditional place names and the Dawson Trail’s historical legacy
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PBS interview program Canada Files has spent six years asking notable Canadians that question. This is what they had to say.
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