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Canadian Geographic July/August 2018 issue
How we chose the cover: July/August 2018 Canadian Geographic
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna to guest edit issue of Canadian Geographic
How we chose the cover: May/June 2018 Canadian Geographic
Canadian Geographic to conduct review of past issues
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Charting Change
Photo: Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria
Dramatic delivery
The wheel deal
Stopping the rot
Mukuru rising
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Community
Momo the border collie hides on a lifeguard stand in Deep Cove, B.C.
20 travelling pets you have to follow on Instagram
#CanGeoTravel: Our country in 10 photos
Cold calling: 10 wonderfully wintry images from Can Geo's Photo Club
Sunrise, sunset: 10 amazing 'golden hour' images from Can Geo's Photo Club
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Contests
Help us choose the July/August 2018 Canadian Geographic cover!
Enter the “Show Us Your Canada” photo competition!
Help us choose the May/June 2018 Canadian Geographic cover!
Announcing the winners of the 2017 Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition
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Education
These four young geographers will represent Canada on the world stage at the 2018 iGeo competition in Quebec City
Canadian students to showcase their geography knowledge at the 2018 International GeoOlympiad
Parliament Hill and historical play-acting in the nation's capital
Jones Falls to Beveridges: Exploring the Rideau Canal
Kayaking on the St. Lawrence and camping in a 19th century fort
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Energy
Canadian university students win award at Shell Eco-marathon Americas
Canadian teams win big at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas
Q&A with a team captain heading to the Shell Eco-marathon Americas
Alternative fuel sources get put to the test at Shell Eco-marathon Americas
Meet the only Canadian high school team competing at Shell Eco-marathon Americas
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Environment & Nature
Mass of floating seaweed with bits of plastic stuck in it, in the ocean
How companies and communities are fighting the problem of plastic pollution
Dehcho Grand Chief honoured for bold conservation approach
Environmental groups unite to demand a zero-plastic waste future for Canada
Climate change is transforming Canada's mountains
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Events & Exhibits
sea turtle, conservation, mexico, research, science, wildlife
People, Planet, and Protected Spaces: A Visual Storytelling Workshop
50 Sussex Drive officially opens to the public with two new exhibitions
Strong Ties: Canada-Norway connection celebrated at 50 Sussex
A new home for the RCGS: 50 Sussex
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Exploration
George Kourounis rappels into the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan
RCGS Explorer-in-Residence recognized by Guinness World Records
Photos: Tracking Arctic sea ice in Nares Strait
Trio of climbers makes first recorded ascent of B.C. peak
Canadian explorers set to depart on Mission: BRF!, a “groundbreaking” circumnavigation of the globe
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Gear Reviews
hikers in the Cariboo Mountains
The best new hiking gear for your next adventure
Gear Review: Therm-a-Rest Questar HD sleeping bag
Gear Review: Handpresso Pump
Gear Review: Columbia Heatzone 1000 Turbodown
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History
The HMCS Haida docked in Hamilton, Ontario
Honouring “Canada’s fightingest ship”
Canadian War Museum acquires historic Victoria Cross
The disaster that reshaped a city
Toward a Métis homeland
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Mapping
A screenshot of the native-land.ca map
Interactive map showcases traditional Indigenous lands across continents
Every country's top tourist attraction, mapped
The best maps Canadian Geographic published in 2017
Mapping Indigenous languages in Canada
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National & Provincial Parks
Parks Canada red Muskoka chairs on a snowy slope overlooking the Banff townsite
Parks Canada to take 'nature first' approach to managing national parks
Photos: Life in the park at the edge of the world
Back where they belong
Eight Canadian places that could become UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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People & Culture
A replica of Iron Man's suit, on display at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa
Exhibition traces the evolution of armour, from the Renaissance to Hollywood
“This is where our heart is”
Painting the Island
Our Country: Cœur de pirate shares her favourite Montreal hideaway
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RCGS
MEC is now the official outfitter of the RCGS expeditions program
Six more amazing things RCGS Fellows are up to this year
Featured Fellow: Michael Gervers
Explore the Sights and Tastes of Canada in Vancouver
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Science & Technology
a 3D hologram of a person projected into a life-sized pod
Video: See the world's first holographic communication system
Super-salty lakes under Arctic ice cap could help in the search for extraterrestrial life
How the Homeward Bound expedition program is empowering women in science
Infographic: How the three-wheeled ‘Explore’ is helping more people enjoy the backcountry
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The North
University at Buffalo PhD candidate Alia Lesnek at a sampling site on Suemez Island. Photo: Jason Briner
First North American peoples may have arrived by sea, study finds
Protecting whales in an ice-free Arctic
Retracing a legendary Canadian expedition
The big thaw
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The Polar Blog
Polar Knowledge Canada, Arctic, climate change, weather
How mobile labs are changing Arctic science
Antarctic springtail secrets
Investigating the landscape legacies of northern wildfires
How changing sea ice is also changing lives in the North
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Travel & Places
An early summer view from the Lucy Maud Montgomery Land Trust Trail, to the west of Cavendish Beach
The landscapes that inspired “Anne of Green Gables”
Alberta finally has a Nordic Spa—and its location is perfect
Five essential things to do in San Francisco
Photos: Living on Eeyou Istchee
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Wildlife
Tombstones representing each of Canada's 51 endangered caribou herds set up outside the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada in Gatineau, Que. May 1st, 2018
Quebec First Nations step in to help save Val-d'Or caribou herd
Previously stable population of polar bears now in decline, study finds
Walking away from the wild side
How the Canada jay got its name back
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