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Tuktoyaktuk community ice house
Carved deep into the permafrost, the 19-room underground freezer preserves food and tradition in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
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The cold edge of heaven
In the stillness of an Arctic midwinter night, an old church bell rang out, and I stopped breathing for a few seconds
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Video: Exploring Baffin Island’s Itijjagiaq Trail
360-degree views of the Itijjagiaq Trail, a traditional route across southern Baffin Island that is now part of The Great Trail's national trail network
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Canada’s northernmost national park, Quttinirpaaq, is now on Google Street View
It's now possible to virtually visit the northern tip of Canada
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Photos: A voyage through the Northwest Passage
Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
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Exploring Canada’s original place names with Google Earth
Google Earth Voyager story highlights place names and naming practices of Indigenous Peoples across Canada
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Archeologists uncover new history in Waterton Lakes National Park after 2017 wildfire
Lead archeologist Bill Perry discusses the latest findings and what they reveal about the region
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Mapping Canada’s history of residential schools with Google Earth
As the first Canadian organization to launch a story with Google Earth Voyager, Canadian Geographic, with the support of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, offers an in-depth look at the residential school system
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Cartographier l’histoire des pensionnats autochtones grâce à Google Earth
Première organisation canadienne à inscrire un contenu sur Google Earth Voyager, Canadian Geographic propose, en collaboration avec le Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation, une description approfondie du système des pensionnats autochtones.
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The Abbot Pass hut, an iconic mountain refuge, is dismantled — due to climate change
Built by Swiss guides high on the Continental Divide, a storied refuge will be dismantled just months ahead of its 100th birthday, a casualty of our warming planet
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Thaidene Nëné: Land of the ancestors
The new Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories is the heart of sacred Denesǫłiné homeland and a prophesied final refuge of clean water and ecological integrity in North America
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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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Photos: Exploring the Torngat Mountains, a place of spirits
Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence Michelle Valberg offers a glimpse at her journey to Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador
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Grosse-Île : L’île de quarantaine du Canada
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Grosse Île: Canada’s quarantine island
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Charlie Angus on Cobalt, Ont. and the legacy of a mining boom
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A sneak peek at Quebec’s newest provincial park
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Inside the Saskatchewan grocery store that still trades furs
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Ottawa landmark gets new life as temporary home for Senate of Canada
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Stanley Park: Vancouver’s iconic greenspace
Bestselling author Bill Arnott takes readers on a journey through Vancouver’s most popular park in anticipation of his new book, A Perfect Day for a Walk
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A fresh perspective: how changing the angle reveals a new face of the Canadian Rockies
Photographer Paul Zizka shares his process creating Aloft: Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography and the stories behind the shots
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The heartbreaking decline of Great Lakes ice cover
The story of two intrepid explorers crossing the Georgian Bay on foot during a freeze-up that may never return
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The new Canadian Canoe Museum with Carolyn Hyslop and Jeremy Ward
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The executive director and curator talk about canoes, kayaks and a stunning new location for The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ont.
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Snakes on a plain: Manitoba’s Narcisse Snake Dens
Each spring, a disquieting tangle of tens of thousands of gartersnakes emerges from their winter home, forming the world’s largest gathering of snakes
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Hans Island accord: Making history at 50 Sussex
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Canada, Denmark end 50-year “Whiskey War” over Hans Island
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RCGS launches 2018 Summer Exhibits series at 50 Sussex
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50 Sussex Drive officially opens to the public with two new exhibitions
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Les édifices historiques d’Ottawa sur la promenade Sussex sont maintenant accessibles grâce au Grand Sentier
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Historic Ottawa addresses on Sussex Drive now accessible via The Great Trail
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Vivek Shraya’s favourite place in Canada
Edmonton’s River Valley is a space the musician, writer and artist can go to just be herself
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Our Country: Director Sergio Navarretta’s favourite place in Canada
The award-winning director of The Cuban on the restorative calm of Ontario’s Lake Simcoe
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Johnny Canuck’s favourite place in Canada
The comic-book aviator hero recalls his first encounter with the northern lights in Eagle Plains, Yukon
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Zacharias Kunuk’s favourite place in Canada
The Inuk filmmaker recalls his memorable first visit to the archipelago of Haida Gwaii, B.C.
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Ottawa’s Pinhey sand dunes
The push to rehabilitate a remarkable ecosystem at the edge of Ottawa, the little known remnants of an ancient sea
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Uncorked: The story behind Saint John City Market’s hidden gem
How two Saint John sisters are sharing the flavours of New Brunswick in the heart of the city
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Rum-runners’ island: The fascinating story of Canada’s southernmost point
Prohibition made life in America tough, but Lake Erie’s Middle Island offered respite
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Rock, star: the fast life and tragic death of Teacup Rock
Remembering P.E.I’s iconic natural wonder after being washed away by Hurricane Fiona in the fall of 2022
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The discovery of Nova Scotia’s ancient giants
How Cape Breton’s Middle River became an unexpected treasure trove of mastodon fossils
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Our Country: Vinessa Antoine’s favourite place in Canada
The star of CBC’s Diggstown discovers Nova Scotia’s black history
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How a former cotton factory became a creative hub in Hamilton, Ont.
Art is now the hottest commodity in the city that steel built
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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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Life and death in Lancaster Sound
Blood on ice in the Arctic is not a sign of death, but an affirmation of life itself
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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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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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Gwaii Haanas set to expand protected waters
Lengthy education campaign achieved compromise between fishing industry, environmental advocates
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A discovery of colossal proportions: uncovering the ichthyosaur
Almost 30 years ago, paleontologist Elizabeth “Betsy” Nicholls discovered the ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine lizard that existed millions of years ago
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The landscapes that inspired “Anne of Green Gables”
In giving Anne Shirley her own deep love of and connection to Prince Edward Island, Lucy Maud Montgomery reveals the way place can fire the imagination
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This is what 50 Sussex looks like from orbit
Canadian NASA astronaut tweets Canada Day greetings with a photo of Ottawa
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Acknowledging Forillon National Park’s controversial beginnings
The story behind a federal government pledge of $9.8 million to restore and present the heritage houses once owned by Grande-Grave’s expropriated families
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The land holds memories
“All the mischiefs humans and the universe are capable of inflicting on an ecosystem have conspired to attack the prairies.”
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Guardians of the grasslands
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
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Remote paradise: The wonder of B.C.’s Triangle Island
Off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, an isolated speck of “inhospitable” land is home and sanctuary to millions of seabirds
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Languages of the land: Aluki Kotierk on Inunnguiniq, parenting
In the fourth part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and recently elected vice-chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, speaks to Canadian Geographic on learning to be a good human and the importance of recognizing Inuktut as an official language
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Nature’s bathtub: British Columbia’s Liard River Hot Springs
Once a stopping point for workers carving out the Alaska Highway, these warm thermal waters are an oasis in northern B.C.
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Photos: Snorkelling Vancouver Island
Exploring the wonders of the Pacific and the unique ecosystems surrounding Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands with author and photographer Sara Ellison
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Think fast: Canada Post’s newest distribution warehouse
The new Albert Jackson Processing Centre has opened in Scarborough, Ont. and honours Toronto’s first Black letter carrier
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McCallum, N.L., an outport community caught between staying and going
First settled in the 18th century, McCallum is home to just 45 people and only accessible by boat on the southern coast of Newfoundland
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Deserts in Canada? A look at some of the country’s most desert-like landscapes
From the Osoyoos Desert in British Columbia to the world’s smallest “desert” in Yukon, here are five unique Canadian landscapes that will make you feel like you’re in another country
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Seeds of change
What a small garden in Yellowknife signifies for Canada’s relationship with King Charles III
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5 reasons to visit Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Celebrating a century of outdoor entertainment, species diversity and miles of picturesque hiking trails
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How Gimli, Manitoba, became the world’s biggest Icelandic community outside Iceland
Islendingadagurinn, the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, celebrated its 133rd year in Gimli, Manitoba while recognizing Icelandic culture and heritage
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Bison uncover centuries-old petroglyphs at Saskatchewan’s Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Known as “grandfathers” by Wanuskewin Elders, these rock carvings provide a glimpse into the lives of the Indigenous Peoples that lived in the region hundreds of years ago
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Announcing the “What is home” re:Location photo competition winners
As part of our re:Location project, we saw hundreds of entries to our photo competition. Here are the top three.
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National parks beginning to reopen across the country
Not all, but many of Canada's national parks will reopen to some extent on June 1
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Four things to know about Thaidene Nëné, Canada’s newest national park reserve
The park nearly 50 years in the making has officially been established in the Northwest Territories
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Photos: The parks beneath the sea
A colourful look at the marine biodiversity of Canada’s west coast
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Winnipeg’s Portage and Main: At a crossroads
Winnipeg’s iconic Portage and Main intersection has been closed to pedestrians for 40 years. Is it time to reopen the “crossroads of Canada” to foot traffic?
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Chris Cran’s EXPLORE exhibit opens at 50 Sussex
A major portrait series by the acclaimed contemporary artist is now part of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s permanent collection
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Canada Science and Technology Museum reopens after extensive renovations
After 26 months of construction and $80 million in upgrades, the national science and innovation showcase in Ottawa promises to connect the past and the future
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Rouge Urban National Park set to expand by 17 square kilometres
Land that had been part of the park since 2015 will be federally recognized if Senate passes bill C-18
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Dechinta Rivers project to combine Indigenous land-based learning with canoeing adventure
The dean of the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning discusses the school’s upcoming summer-semester project taking place on three rivers in the Northwest Territories
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Infographic: Canada’s protected areas
Visualize all of the parks, wildlife areas, forest and marine reserves across Canada to compare how much of each province and territory has been protected
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Photos: The stunning biodiversity of Algonquin Provincial Park
Photographer Megan Lorenz shares her experience shooting in Canada's oldest provincial park
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Six sites awaiting UNESCO World Heritage status
Parks Canada wants the public to nominate Canadian places worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Here are the six sites still on the waiting list.
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A new home for the RCGS: 50 Sussex
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society announces forthcoming Canada's Centre for Geography and Exploration
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Une nouvelle résidence pour la SGRC : le 50 promenade Sussex
La Société géographique royale du Canada annonce l’ouverture de son nouveau centre de la Géographie et de l’Exploration du Canada
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5 facts about 50 Sussex Drive
Get to know the new home of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Canadian Geographic
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