Science & Tech
Findings about the disappearance of large mammals in the North could help scientists understand the potential impacts of modern climate change
Environment
How a cocktail of invasive species and global change is altering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem
Wildlife
Encountering the carcass of one of the ocean’s top predators and how studying its remains can help researchers save the living
Travel
Named after the south star, Octantis is Viking’s first expedition ship, which incorporates visits to Indigenous communities, supports environmental protection and more
Wildlife
Korean-Canadian filmmaker Sonya Lee dives deep into the world of great white sharks for the latest documentary from CBC’s The Nature of Things
History
Arctic historian Ken McGoogan takes an in-depth, contemporary perspective on the legacy of Sir John Franklin, offering a new explanation of the famous Northern mystery
Mapping
Fifty years after the landmark Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, what’s changed?
Wildlife
Plus: following a whale fall, encountering a great white shark in New Brunswick, pushing to protect the marbled murrelet, and uncovering a fossilized fight to the death
History
A century later, tales of the legendary storm that hit the Great Lakes region live on
People & Culture
“We were tired of hiding behind trees.” The ebb and flow of Métis history as it has unfolded on Ontario’s shores
History
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Science & Tech
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.
Science & Tech
Les découvertes sur la disparition des grands mammifères dans le Nord pourraient aider les chercheurs à comprendre les effets potentiels du changement climatique que nous vivons aujourd’hui
Science & Tech
It’s generally accepted that if temperatures get cold enough, water freezes. But in Nunavut’s far north, nature is challenging that convention. Wayne Pollard, a geography…
Science & Tech
There was no sign of these birds of prey in the boreal Yukon by 2007, but a long-term study is now recording small returns
Wildlife
First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal wolves living in the Great Bear Rainforest
Wildlife
The prairie bird has come close to extinction in Canada, but a captive breeding and reintroduction program is helping to halt its decline
Wildlife
By understanding why animals do what they do, we can better protect them while making people care
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
People & Culture
The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these eight explorers pushed their physical and mental limits in pursuit of knowledge and to inspire others
Exploration
Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out to make a documentary about invasive quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. Along the way, they found the wreck of what is likely the steamship Africa, last seen on a stormy October night in 1895.
Exploration
Woods Canada has opened the application process for Canada’s first ever Greatest Explorer competition. To earn the…
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping
Environment
Research institutions from across Canada and the U.S. collaborate to collect and analyze carbon samples from the Great Lakes during peak ice coverage
Environment
Network of connected trails that spans Canada from coast to coast to coast will receive cash over a four-year period
Environment
British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon sit on a fault line that is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes on the planet. A new book reveals it’s not a matter of if, but when the next “Big One” will strike.
Environment
From pollution to invasive species, this map charts the extent to which people have affected one of the world’s greatest sources of freshwater
Environment
The vast majority of B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest is now permanently off-limits to industrial logging, thanks to a landmark agreement that effectively ends decades of fighting
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Travel
A heartwarming story along one of the most spectacular urban hikes in the world with Great Canadian Trails
Travel
In a new book, journalist John Zada explores the evidence for Bigfoot and why we want to believe in the unexplained
Travel
Brewed with water and natural ingredients, Corona wants to encourage Canadians to responsibly experience the country’s natural wonders
Travel
If you're short on time but big on fun, make sure to take in one of these must-do activities in the City by the Bay
People & Culture
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
Places
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
People & Culture
Through fresh reporting and new perspectives, best-selling author John U. Bacon captures some of the best moments in Canadian sports history
People & Culture
Dr. Joe MacInnis discusses his relationship with explorer and filmmaker James Cameron as well as how the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER came to be
Kids
As the largest heron in North America, the great blue heron stands about one metre tall. …
Wildlife
Plus: the stolen 200-kilo polar bear, the bat that leapfrogs its way home, and the weird ancient tree straight out of The Lorax
Exploration
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
Environment
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
People & Culture
Cayuga Elder Norma Jacobs follows the historic path of the Messenger of Peace — an exploration and discovery of the traditional territories, her culture and herself
Kids
Despite being Manitoba’s official bird, the great grey owl can be found in nearly every Canadian province and territory. …
Kids
This spring, Parks Canada and Canadian Geographic collaborated to award a grade-eight class from Caronport, Sask.,
Mapping
As Canada's most famous trail celebrates its near completion, Esri Canada president Alex Miller discusses the ambitious trail map that is helping Canadians get outdoors
People & Culture
Explorer Adam Shoalts, who completed his monumental 4,000-kilometre journey on September 6, speaks to Canadian Geographic about an expedition that calls to mind the likes of Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Joseph Tyrrell
People & Culture
Formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail, the Great Trail celebrates the country's natural splendour and will be nearly 24,000 kilometres when fully connected by the end of 2017
People & Culture
The late summer day was coming to a close with a beautiful soft light on a small sail-equipped schooner navigating the Broughton Archipelago of the Great Bear Rainforest. Five…
People & Culture
Brandon Harvey has come a long way from snapping pictures with his hand-me-down film…
Exploration
See inside the largely hidden, multi-billion-dollar business of shipping goods through the Great Lakes
Places
Some 22,000 kilometres of cross-Canada trail is now complete, with more to come by end of 2017
Mapping
'You are getting very sleepy.'
Wildlife
An emergency order to protect Canada’s rarest bird may come too late
People & Culture
King Charles III has shown that he is prepared to listen to — and learn from — Indigenous Peoples
People & Culture
Cayuga Sub-Chief and Faithkeeper Jock Hill on how Wampum Belts came to be — and the knowledge they contain within their strands
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
Wildlife
Plus: a sea lion and an octopus fight to the death, new luminescence discovered in sea cucumbers, volcanic winters may have caused dinosaur extinction, and the white bison gene is revealed.
Exploration
On its 90th anniversary, Canadian Geographic presents the 90 most influential explorers in the nation’s recorded history
Exploration
RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth and dive partner Teddy Garlock made the first dive on the Queen of the Lakes since her resting place in Lake Ontario was confirmed in 2011
Wildlife
Nicklen marries art, science and conservation in new book Born To Ice
People & Culture
Sarah Jackson talks memories, experiences, and struggles on the trail
People & Culture
Help us populate this map with tunes about Canada in time for the nation's 150th birthday
Wildlife
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
Wildlife
Conservation group Pacific Wild hopes to raise money for hydrophone network in Great Bear Sea
Wildlife
The deepwater sculpin thrives in deep lakes and cold temperatures. Researchers are now sequencing its genome to unravel the genetic secrets of this iconic Canadian fish
Environment
Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Environment
Isolation helped the mammoths of St. Paul Island survive thousands of years longer than other populations — until they polluted their water supply
Wildlife
Dozens of paralyzed ravens and crows were recently found in British Columbia — all have since died
Wildlife
Plus: Arctic-bound beavers, New Brunswick’s rare vulture visit, Manitoba’s cougar comeback and Canada’s feistiest flora
People & Culture
Memoirs, a graphic novel and the biography of a famous ship are among Canadian Geographic's choices for the 14 best books of the year
People & Culture
'Come Walk With Us' was funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Expedition Program, but is waiting for COVID-19 restrictions to lift before they get started. Here's what they do while they wait.
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
Exploration
The final instalment in our roundup of Canada’s 90 greatest explorers, these seven explorers harnessed the power of technology — or invented their own — to break new ground
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
Part of our roundup of Canada’s greatest explorers, these nine explorers made significant crossings of land and water, often in daring or ingenious fashion
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers made major contributions to our understanding of Canada’s history and geography
People & Culture
A look back at the most awe-inspiring and thought-provoking visuals we published this year
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
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