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Cover vote, July/August issue, bison, grasslands
Revealing the July/August 2019 cover of Canadian Geographic
How we chose the cover: May/June 2019 Canadian Geographic
How we chose the cover: March/April 2019 Canadian Geographic
How we chose the cover: January/February 2019 Canadian Geographic
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Charting Change
Photo: CATHALAC
Building water-stress resilience in Panama
Designed in Canada, deployed in Mozambique
A feminist approach to open government
Saving more livestock, stabilizing more lives
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Community
The RCGS announces Nikon Canada as its Official Photography Partner
Announcing the winners of the 2018 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition
Your photos: Canada weathers the snows of winter
Announcing the winners of the 33rd Annual Photo Competition
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Contests
Help us choose the cover for Best Wildlife Photography 2020
Help us choose the July/August 2019 Canadian Geographic cover!
Help us choose the May/June 2019 Canadian Geographic cover!
Help us choose the Spring/Summer 2019 Canadian Geographic Travel cover!
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Education
Canada's Coolest School Trip at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site
Stepping back in time to the 19th century with Canada’s Coolest School Trip
Bison, teepees and black bears: Canada’s Coolest School Trip takes a deeper dive into Riding Mountain National Park
Canada’s Coolest School Trip kicks off in Riding Mountain National Park
Geography teacher of the month: Charlene Bearhead
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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
Limnocorrals intalled in ELA Lake 260 for the BOREAL study.
Why we spilled oil for science
“It’s at the very core of everything”: The significance of Canada’s wild rivers
Canada to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce first ever Inuit-led climate strategy
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Events & Exhibits
Map Mondays at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa
Join us for Map Mondays at 50 Sussex
Indigenous design subject of new exhibit at Canadian Museum of History
Video: Aerial views of 50 Sussex
Introducing Carole Saad: VP of events for 50 Sussex
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Exploration
A female scuba diver holds a light up to anemones during a night dive
Canadian diver named 2019 North American Rolex Scholar
Expedition team makes record-breaking dive to bottom of Mariana Trench
How Canada’s deepest cave, Bisaro Anima, got its name
Jens Munk: An expedition ahead of its time
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Explore Podcast
Charlotte Gray David McGuffin podcast recording RCGS
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 10: Charlotte Gray
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 9: Alanna Mitchell
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 8: James Raffan
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 7: George Kourounis
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Gear Reviews
Justin Barbour pulls his canoe upstream with his dog Saku in it
Gear Review: Justin Barbour puts a MEC life jacket to the ultimate test
Gear review: MEC outfits the Nova Zembla expedition
The best new hiking gear for your next adventure
Gear Review: Therm-a-Rest Questar HD sleeping bag
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History
Throwback Thursday: The 1919 Stanley Cup final
Adventurer, turncoat, cannibal: the remarkable story of Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Flight of the Highlanders: The Making of Canada
Four flags that almost became Canada’s national flag
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Mapping
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system, shipping, cargo, anniversary
Celebrating 60 years of the St. Lawrence Seaway
Inside the intricate world of video game cartography
Meet the B.C. software developer who wants to bring back the globe
Our best maps of 2018
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National & Provincial Parks
A woman stands alone looking out over an empty prairie under a cloudy blue sky
Guardians of the grasslands
A sneak peek at Quebec’s newest provincial park
Photos: The parks beneath the sea
Archeologists uncover new history in Waterton Lakes National Park after 2017 wildfire
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People & Culture
Dr. Andrea McCrady smiles in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill
Keeping the music alive on Parliament Hill
Speaking up for the spirit bears
Touring exhibit offers a creative take on the future of food
How Canadian cities are reinventing their shopping malls
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RCGS
John Geiger, rcgs, CEO, University of Calgary, honorary degree
John Geiger receives the University of Calgary’s highest honour
Seafood chef Ned Bell works to bring sustainability into the kitchen
Princess Anne made an Honorary Fellow of the RCGS
Six awesome things that happened at the official opening of Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration
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Science & Technology
2019 Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureate Miranda Wang
Canadian molecular biologist honoured at 2019 Rolex Awards for Enterprise
Canadian Space Agency launches long-awaited satellite mission
The Canadian innovation that pulls drinking water out of thin air
Now you can virtually explore “Mars on Earth” in Google Street View
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The North
A large blue iceberg floats in the Arctic Ocean
Q&A: What does it mean to be an Arctic nation?
Sedna sculpture unveiled on Parliament Hill
Our land, our strength
Life at the Arctic floe edge
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The Polar Blog
PEARL, North, Arctic, wildfire, spectrometer
Tracking wildfire impacts at the top of the world
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station comes online
The groundbreaking program that helped make Canada an Arctic science heavyweight
Unearthing clues to the mystery of the great Pleistocene extinction in Yukon
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Travel & Places
The Great Trail Treasure Hunt is back!
Following the Louis Riel trail from Regina to Winnipeg
Welcome to climbing camp
12 photos to inspire your summer adventures
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Wildlife
A fin whale
Whales under threat in noisy Atlantic waters
10 birds to look for in Canada this summer
10 best wildlife photos from Can Geo's Instagram community
Hope grows for one of Canada’s most endangered species as greater sage-grouse are released into the wild
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