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The untold story of the Canadian Mayflower and the birth of New Scotland
Episode 1
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The untold story of the “Canadian Mayflower:” A family roots journey in Nova Scotia
People & Culture
If Prince Harry can conquer the skeleton, you can too
Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: could traffic control for whales help prevent ship strikes?
People & Culture
Laval St. Germain: Mountains, oceans and the Arctic
Episode 78
People & Culture
Aki Kikinomakaywin: “learning on the land”
02Canadian Geographic’s Live Net Zero families take on their biggest challenge yet
03Passing the Mic, Part 3 — The students of Netsilik School, Taloyoak, Nunavut
04Inuit-developed app is helping Indigenous communities harness data to make their own decisions
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Environment
Announcing the winners of the 2023 ECOP Canada Ocean Decade Photo Competition
Canadian Geographic, ECOP Canada and SOI Foundation are proud to recognize five early career ocean professionals who captured outstanding images showcasing what it’s like to work on, in and for the ocean
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People & Culture
Announcing the winners of the 2023 Canadian Photos of the Year competition
Canadian Geographic is proud to recognize 13 outstanding photographers who captured some of the best images of 2023
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Do not disturb: Practicing ethical wildlife photography
Wildlife photographers on the thrill of the chase — and the importance of setting ethical guidelines
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Crossing Paths: New photography project takes aim at the impacts of transportation on wildlife
The debut campaign launched by the Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective brings awareness to threats to wildlife from roads, railway transit, ocean transportation and air traffic
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Wildlife Wednesday: how sea otters are helping save marshes, one crab dinner at a time
Plus: blue and fin whales are mating ‘with porpoise,’ B.C. Court ruling finds an environment minister’s statement is ‘for the birds,’ hungry crustaceans chow down on live jellyfish, and why pigs wearing clothes is not the cute story you think it is
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Wildlife Wednesday: Gabby the oldest Great Lakes piping plover makes another successful migration
Plus: the stolen 200-kilo polar bear, the bat that leapfrogs its way home, and the weird ancient tree straight out of The Lorax
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Wildlife Wednesday: avian flu kills polar bear for the first time ever
Plus: beavers and AI team up to fight wildfire, swamp rodents invade Ontario, sharks in peril, and Great Bear hunting rights bought by conservation group
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Wildlife Wednesday: revealing the life of the Coast Salish woolly dog through oral histories and ancient genomics
Plus: experience life as a Toronto raccoon, red-throated loons learn an icy lesson, and orca use icebergs to scratch their itches
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People & Culture
Passing the Mic, Part 2 — Taloyoak throat singers and hunters
Episode 76
In the second of three episodes from Taloyoak, Nunavut, podcast host David McGuffin speaks with young throat singers Joyce Ashevak and Martha Neeveacheak, as well as their classmate, hunter Roger Oleekatalik
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People & Culture
Passing the Mic, Part 1 — Nunavut’s viral TikTok Mayor Lenny Aqigiaq Panigayak
Episode 75
In the first of three episodes from Taloyoak, podcast host David McGuffin speaks with Mayor Lenny Panigayak, who shares stories about embracing traditional Inuit life, his social media platform, being out on the land and more
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Exploration
The Northwest Passage: In the wake of Larsen and the St. Roch
Episode 74
Veteran sailor and polar explorer Ken Burton discusses the story of RCMP’s Henry Larsen and his journey through the Arctic
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People & Culture
A Canadian Geographic holiday tale: Christmas at the Devil’s Portage
Episode 73
Podcast host David McGuffin reads the story of Arctic explorer Charles Camsell, recalling a memorable Christmas along the trail to the Klondike in the 19th century
Exploration
500 Days in the Wild: Walking the Trans Canada Trail with Dianne Whelan
Episode 72
The award-winning Canadian filmmaker, photographer, author and multimedia artist discusses her epic six-year journey across the world’s longest hiking trail
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March/April 2024
History
Here comes the sun: Canada’s first astronomical observatory
Fredericton, home to the William Brydone Jack Observatory, will be one of the few Canadian cities to experience the total solar eclipse that crosses North America on April 8
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Wildlife
The otter, the urchin and the Haida
As the sea otter begins its long-overdue return to Haida Gwaii, careful plans are being laid to welcome them — and to preserve a prosperous shellfish harvest
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People & Culture
Our Country: Kim Thúy
The acclaimed novelist on experiencing both kindness and lots of trips to the zoo in Granby, Que.
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Environment
“Do it like your granny did it:” Candice Batista on what it really means to live sustainably
The environmental journalist and television personality dives into the complexities of sustainable living in a new book
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November/December 2023
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Travel
Martinique: Exploring the Caribbean’s “island of flowers”
Renowned for its world-class beaches, ecotourism and historical sites, this tropical paradise exudes relaxation, making it the perfect destination to unwind and escape from everyday life
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Travel
The irony of “last chance” travel in the age of climate change
Seeing iconic landscapes before they fade away may be accelerating their demise. Can we square the circle on making these trips sustainable?
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Travel
Lodge at Bow Lake: A cozy retreat among the peaks
Recently renovated and renamed, the Lodge at Bow Lake (formerly Num-Ti-Jah Lodge) immerses guests in the history of Rocky Mountain exploration
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Travel
Creating legacies on Costa Rica’s Pacuare River
The ultimate rainforest retreat complete with eco-adventures, hands-on education and adrenaline-inducing activities amidst tropical jungle scenery
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Hiking on the Gaspé Peninsula
A five-night, four-day adventure through Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula, full of mountain peaks, sweeping landscapes and close moose encounters
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The silent migration beneath our feet
Understanding the spread of non-native earthworms in northern Canada
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Documenting the herring run
Conservation photographer Kali Wexler marvels at the annual event in the coastal waters around Vancouver Island — and explains why it is so critical to the ecosystem
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Death on the ocean floor: a great white shark mystery
Encountering the carcass of one of the ocean’s top predators and how studying its remains can help researchers save the living
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Wildlife Wednesday: 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk reveals 1,000-km Yukon-Alaska migration
Plus: The silver-haired bat that sings, the whale that lives in human-like clans, the industry that could breathe life into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the new regulations that aim to protect Canada’s most valuable fish
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Jawsome: behind the scenes of Canada’s newest great white shark documentary
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
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January/February 2024
People & Culture
Head for the hills: skiing in the Canadian Prairies
People & Culture
Our Country: Nick Kypreos
Places
Think fast: Canada Post’s newest distribution warehouse
People & Culture
Losing track: The importance of passenger rail corridors
History
Celebrating 50 years of the Little NHL
Mapping
Mapping water flow in the Peace-Athabasca Delta
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Baffin Island and Greenland: Circling the Midnight Sun
Departing Aug 5, 2025 …
Scotland, The Faroe Islands, & Iceland: North Atlantic Saga with John Geiger
Departing June 23, 2025 …
Scotland Slowly
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The Future of Michif
The Future of Michif program is a collaboration between Canadian Geographic, the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and its cross-Canada network of educators to bring the…
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People & Culture
She who holds the canoe: a ceremonial pilgrimage along the Peacemaker’s Trail
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
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Exploration
Nominations open for Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions
Now in its third year, the prize recognizes individuals who are not only exploring Earth’s polar regions, but striving to protect them
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People & Culture
Robert Bateman on life, art and mice
At 94, Canada’s venerable naturalist painter reflects on a long career making art and keeping it real
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People & Culture
Laws braided into belts: three Haudenosaunee Wampum Belts you should know
Cayuga Sub-Chief and Faithkeeper Jock Hill on how Wampum Belts came to be — and the knowledge they contain within their strands
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Guardians of the glacial past
How ‘maas ol, the spirit bear, connects us to the last glacial maximum of the Pacific Northwest
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Un rappel à notre mémoire : souligner le 70e anniversaire de l’armistice de la Guerre de Corée
Le 27 juillet 1953, un armistice a été signé, mettant fin aux effusions de sang de la guerre de Corée – mais pas à la guerre elle-même. Depuis, des questions ont été soulevées quant à la commémoration du conflit au Canada et ailleurs.
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People & Culture
Flipping the switch on household electricity consumption
Canadian Geographic’s eight Live Net Zero families explore ways to cut back on emissions related to electricity
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People & Culture
Renewed Remembrance: Marking 70 years since the Korean War Armistice
On July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed ending the bloodshed of the Korean War — if not the war itself — but questions have since been raised surrounding the conflict’s remembrance in Canada and beyond
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People & Culture
A conversation with RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth
The RCGS Explorer-in-Residence discusses the underwater world of cave diving, the risks involved, pushing boundaries and more
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People & Culture
8 awesome things that happened at the 2023 RCGS Geographica Dinner — plus photos!
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 94th annual Geographica Dinner was a celebration of the power of geography, exploration and the accomplishments of the past year
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People & Culture
Canadian Geographic’s Live Net Zero families bring the heat for challenge number three
The eight competing families explore ways to sustainably heat and cool their homes, from heat pumps to smart thermostats to geothermal systems
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People & Culture
Aviqtuuq: The world’s first Inuit-protected zone and conserved area with Jimmy Ullikatalik
Episode 71
The Inuit-run conservation zone is already being patrolled by locals and will provide important denning and winter habitat for Arctic mammals like polar bears and muskox
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People & Culture
Malaysian Chef Alex Chen makes Vancouver’s Michelin List
The Food Network Canada judge discusses how he found his passion for food, the backstory of his restaurant Boulevard and the key to his continued success as one of the country’s top chefs
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People & Culture
Biinaagami: A call to revitalize our waters
Announcing a new initiative to connect to and protect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: what pikas — and their poop — can teach us about climate change
Plus: orcas are eating a toxic diet, southern birds are moving in on northern birds thanks to climate change, North Atlantic right whale population is steadying, and red swamp crayfish are showing up unwanted in Nova Scotia
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History
Au nom de l’humanité : 75 ans depuis la proclamation de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme
Le 10 décembre 1948, les Nations unies adoptaient un document prometteur énonçant les fondements des droits de la personne et de la dignité humaine. Mais qui était le Canadien qui a contribué à la réalisation de ce document ?
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Travel
Getaways for less! Stretch your winter travel budget with FlightHub
Our top picks for winter travel, all for less than $1,000 return airfare
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Negril, Jamaica: The “trip” you need to take
Microdosing psilocybin, plus three other ways to relax and unwind by the crystal-clear waters of western Jamaica
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Spending the night in North America’s only ice hotel
An unforgettable Nordic-inspired experience where ice and snow are transformed into an enchanting overnight stay
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Six places to (ethically) volunteer with animals around the world
From South African penguins and Canadian bears to Australian wombats and Bolivian pumas, Robin Esrock introduces inspiring wildlife sanctuaries where volunteers make all the difference
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Environment
Toronto high school students are shoring up urban biodiversity, one acorn at a time
The student-led Ravine Stewardship Team at Toronto French School is providing local acorns to neighbours and nurseries to increase the city’s native tree canopy
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Travel
Experiencing Shellfish Fest on Canada’s Food Island
Oyster shucking, baskets of lobster and caesars galore, Prince Edward Island’s annual shellfish festival is the event for seafood lovers across the globe
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Wildlife
The naturalist and the wonderful, lovable, very bold jay
Canada jays thrive in the cold. The life’s work of one biologist gives us clues as to how they’ll fare in a hotter world.
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Wildlife Wednesday: can the mighty muskox survive its greatest test yet?
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.
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Travel
8 essential food and wine itineraries in Italy’s Piedmont region
Discover why Piedmont in northwestern Italy is a haven for gourmands
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History
In the Name of Humanity: Recognizing 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted an aspirational document articulating the foundations for human rights and dignity, but who was the Canadian that helped make it possible?
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Places
The 1903 Frank Slide: In the shadow of the mountain
The story of Frank, Alta., the deadliest landslide in Canadian history and a town that endures
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Travel
Fundy, marée montante
Les villes et villages situés le long de la Promenade du sentier Fundy s’associent pour donner la priorité à la communauté et à l’environnement, alors que la région partage ses paysages enchanteurs avec le monde entier.
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Travel
Fundy rising
Cities and towns along the Fundy Trail Parkway are banding together to prioritize community and the environment as they share their magical landscape with the world
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Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: How a pandemic heli-ski shutdown expanded the range of B.C. caribou
Plus: orca don’t love metal music, orangutans get new home at Toronto Zoo, Dominica protects ‘carbon heroes’ of the sea, and crickets boost acoustic efficiency in surprising ways
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Environment
First-of-its-kind project is helping Canadian cities transition to net zero
Launched by the University of Waterloo, The Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP) is developing resources to support municipalities in their climate action plans
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Science & Tech
The light stuff: Canada’s aurora borealis
Shiny auroras will fly farther south over the next 18 months
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