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About Can Geo
A black-and-white photo of a film maker looks through the lens of his camera
Matt LeMay is Canadian Geographic's inaugural Filmmaker-in-Residence
Announcing the winners of our Annual Photography 2020 competition
Introducing the 'What is home' re:Location photo competition winners
Top CanGeo stories of 2020
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Ocean Supercluster
A Student on Ice teacher talks to students in a small boat surrounded by ice
World Oceans Day: Building a more sustainable ocean future — one worker at a time
Small-scale energy projects aim to help northern communities
Encouraging tech innovations to safeguard ocean health
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Community
A woman dressed in fishing gear and a blue-green coat holds a fishing rod over her shoulders in a river
Colour the Trails: Taking up space with Demiesha Dennis
Renaming places: how Canada is reexamining the map
Reflecting on Canada Day
Reclaiming Indigenous matriarchy with Sandy Ward
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COVID-19
A plastic pandemic: The results of COVID-19 PPE pollution
The ants go marching one by one: Social distancing in the animal kingdom
How Arctic sea ducks develop herd immunity from avian cholera
Sewage surveillance: How scientists track and identify diseases like COVID-19 before they spread
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Education
Team Canada set to compete in the virtual 2021 International Geography Olympiad
Featured Teacher: Adam Robb
Featured Teacher: Gabrielle Rogers
Bug news! World-renowned Canadian entomologists fund Canadian Museum of Nature visiting scientist program
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Environment & Nature
An illustration of a rooftop farm
Fresh from the city: The rise of urban farming
What can birds tell us about forest fire recovery?
Countering climate change
Quickfire decision: fighting wildfires
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Mapping
Howe Sound: Erik Ringsmuth
Ocean Week: Howe Sound community creates interactive map protecting ecological, economic and cultural values
Canadian mapmakers celebrate wins at international map design competition
Mapping Nitassinan
A changing land
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People & Culture
four inuit women stand on the shore showcasing their tattoos
Kakiniit: The art of Inuit tattooing
Into the Arctic: Film trilogy launches July 17 on Youtube
Our Country: Peter Mansbridge on his love for the North
Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon receives Louie Kamookak Medal
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RCGS
Launching the Trebek Initiative!
RCGS appoints Emily Choy as its latest Explorer-in-Residence
What does an expedition do on hold?
Trudeau, Trebek and a Rear-Admiral: the Royal Canadian Geographical Society bolsters its Fellowship with three incredible leaders
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Science & Technology
The moon in shadow
Canadian rover set to land on moon within five years
Canadian company wins multi-million dollar prize for carbon-dioxide-injected concrete
Space mining is not science fiction, and Canada could figure prominently
Dark vessels and how to find them
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The North
A photo of the author side by side with the cover of his book
Excerpt from Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes
Q&A: How isolation in the remote High Arctic can have valuable lessons for our changing world
5 Polar Continental Shelf Program projects unlocking the mysteries of Canada’s North
Researchers find microplastics in nearly every sample taken in the Eastern Canadian Arctic
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Wildlife
a blue whale swims close to the surface
Wildlife Wednesday: The world’s loneliest whale, nest quest, serious suckers and “the worst” plant invasion
The cat came back: Canada's cougar comeback
Wildlife Wednesday: moth outbreak, baby ferrets and an unexpected whale visit
Ready up for National Moth Week 2021!
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