Alexandra Pope is Canadian Geographic's digital editor. Find her on Twitter and Instagram, or email [email protected].

Exploration
Johnny Issaluk in AMC's The Terror.
Featured fellow: Johnny Issaluk
Community
12 Canadian photographers share the nature they love
Environment & Nature
Kim Elmslie, Campaign Director, Oceana Canada with MP Fin Donnelly
Canada bans import and export of shark fins
Environment & Nature
Ocean Bridge participant Hannah Kosick holds colourful microplastics picked up on T’aalan Stl’ang. (Photo: Conner McDowell)
Canada to ban single-use plastics by 2021
The North
A large blue iceberg floats in the Arctic Ocean
Q&A: What does it mean to be an Arctic nation?
Education
The top five finalists in the 2019 Canadian Geographic Challenge
Ottawa teen crowned 2019 Canadian Geographic Challenge champion
RCGS
Wade Davis, Alex Trebek, Justin Trudeau, John Geiger 50 Sussex official opening
Six awesome things that happened at the official opening of Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration
History
Throwback Thursday: The 1919 Stanley Cup final
People & Culture
Simon Jackson of Ghost Bear Institute and Spirit Bear Youth Coalition
Speaking up for the spirit bears
RCGS
Phil Lind headshot with book cover of "right hand man"
Featured Fellow: Phil Lind
National & Provincial Parks
Mist rises from the Kipawa River, framed by frosty trees
A sneak peek at Quebec’s newest provincial park
Environment & Nature
Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, Nunavut
Eight facts about water in Canada
Exploration
Mountaineers Lonnie Dupre, left, and Pascale Marceau on the summit of Mt. Wood in the Yukon
Climbing duo completes first winter ascent of Yukon’s Mt. Wood
Environment & Nature
A wall of colourful sponges and anemones in the American Bank Marine Protected Area
“Treasure of the Gulf of St. Lawrence” designated a Marine Protected Area
People & Culture
Dayo, an African penguin, sits on a tabletop where actress Taylor Thorne, in character as Taylor West, is completing homework
What it was like to work with penguins on the set of Northern Rescue
Science & Technology
An amazing view of the full moon rising above a bed of clouds, as seen from the International Space Station
Canada is partnering with NASA to send humans to the moon
Community
Vertical samples of the winning images of Canadian Geographic's Annual Photo Competition
Announcing the winners of the 33rd Annual Photo Competition
RCGS
Denise Clarke of One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre
Featured Fellow: Denise Clarke
Mapping
Mark Jeffery holds one of his goodwoodglobes prototypes at his home in Rossland, B.C.
Meet the B.C. software developer who wants to bring back the globe
People & Culture
Empty highway 401 Toronto
The world’s population is probably going to decline. Here’s what that means for Canada
People & Culture
Interior view of Robertson Trading Co. in La Ronge, Saskatchewan showing a variety of items for sale, including raw furs
Inside the Saskatchewan grocery store that still trades furs
Exploration
Laval St. Germain with RCGS flag on Mount Vinson
Meet the Canadian explorer who just completed the Seven Summits
Exploration
George Kourounis inside the Marum crater of Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu
To the extreme
Travel & Places
Following an extensive renovation, the old downtown Ottawa train station has re-opened as the temporary home of the Senate of Canada. (Photo courtesy Senate of Canada)
Ottawa landmark gets new life as temporary home for Senate of Canada
Travel & Places
Vimy centennial park aerial view vimy national historic site
New commemorative park opens at Vimy Ridge
RCGS
Johnny Issaluk, Jared Harris, John Geiger
Actor Jared Harris awarded RCGS’ Louie Kamookak Medal
RCGS
National Arts Centre setup
Eight awesome things that happened at the 2018 RCGS Fellows Dinner
National & Provincial Parks
Wolf eel (anarrhichthys ocellatus) surrounded by brooding anemones, Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, Vancouver Island, B.C.
Photos: The parks beneath the sea
Science & Technology
Tagish Lake meteorite in lab at U of A
Canadian meteorite sheds light on a Martian mystery
Environment & Nature
Living in the Anthropocene, the human epoch
Travel & Places
Canmore Alberta as seen from The Great Trail
Great Trail Treasure Hunt kicks off across Canada
History
teachers tend to children sick with Spanish Flu at Collège La Salle in Thetford Mines, Que.;
Canadian Geographic looks back at the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918
Wildlife
A carpet of orange zoanthids, red coralline encrusting algae (shallow enough for algae), Stylaster sp.hydrocorals, and encrusting demosponges.
Off B.C. coast, scientists discover extinct volcanoes teeming with life
People & Culture
Scarlet ibises fly above flooded lowlands, near Bom Amigo, Amapá, Brazilian Amazon.
12 incredible images from the 2018 World Press Photo Contest
Travel & Places
A photo of Ottawa from orbit
This is what 50 Sussex looks like from orbit
RCGS
Three people looking down at a giant floor map
A celebration of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
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
Contests
Enter the “Show Us Your Canada” photo competition!
Exploration
George Kourounis rappels into the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan
RCGS Explorer-in-Residence recognized by Guinness World Records
Education
Adventurer Mylène Paquette, host of the 2018 Challenge final, celebrates with national champion William Chapman
Ottawa teen crowned 2018 Can Geo Challenge champion
Environment & Nature
Lady Slipper Orchids by Ann Love, one of 48 works of botanical art on display now at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Lady slipper orchids are a native perennial wildflower found across Canada.
Exhibition celebrates the beauty and intricacy of botanical art
RCGS
MEC is now the official outfitter of the RCGS expeditions program
Wildlife
A boreal caribou cow nurses her calf in northeastern B.C.
Critical habitat for boreal woodland caribou still unprotected six months after deadline
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
Education
Announcing the winners of the 2018 Classroom Energy Diet Challenge
Environment & Nature
Sea otters play among the kelp in Tofino, B.C.
British Columbia is developing its own law to protect species at risk
History
The Victoria Cross medal set awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie, on display in the Canadian War Museum
Canadian War Museum acquires historic Victoria Cross
RCGS
Michael Gervers in Ethiopia, where he has been studying traditional Christian churches cut into the sandstone landscape
Featured Fellow: Michael Gervers
Exploration
Pascale Marceau and Lonnie Dupre celebrate on the summit of Jeannette Peak in eastern B.C.
Trio of climbers makes first recorded ascent of B.C. peak
National & Provincial Parks
Kenzie Wakefield begins the rugged trail to Mt. St. Patrick, the highest peak in the park, as part of her first week of training and getting to know the lay of the land.
Photos: Life in the park at the edge of the world
RCGS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with new RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts
Wildlife
A small herd of mountain caribou running in Jasper national park
Maternal pen project could be last chance for tiny endangered mountain caribou herd
Environment & Nature
Woman's hands holding Starbucks mug
Starbucks announces $10 million eco-friendly cup challenge to address waste problem
Environment & Nature
Mya Chau and Eve Helman science fair project
Calgary 6th-graders petition Starbucks to make a fully recyclable cup
Mapping
Vouchercloud's map of the top tourist attraction in every country. Explore a larger version of the map here.
Every country's top tourist attraction, mapped
Contests
Startled by a passing vehicle, a herd of caribou stampede towards the camera
Announcing the winners of the 2017 Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition
People & Culture
Meghan Greeley as Lucy Maud Montgomery in Historica Canada's newest Heritage Minute
New Heritage Minute reveals the secret life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
RCGS
Students from Katie Bartlett’s Grade 4 class at Topsail Elementary in Conception Bay South, N.L., check out Can Geo Education's new Giant Floor Map of their province at Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre on March 2.
Can Geo Education unveils new Giant Floor Map of Newfoundland and Labrador
Environment & Nature
Banff National Park
Five green highlights of the latest federal budget
Wildlife
A wolf pup peers out from a den in the Yukon Territory
Q&A: Photographer Peter Mather on wolves, the wilderness and finding a purpose
Wildlife
A polar bear wades in the Arctic as snow falls
Canada must step up action to conserve polar bears: report
Wildlife
Kyle Mac as Don - Courtesy of CBC (Photo Credit: Steve Wilkie)
Q&A: Director Mike Clattenburg on "Crawford," a comedic tribute to raccoons
Travel & Places
Nighttime view of Ottawa's ByWard Market from the Andaz Ottawa
Meet me at the Andaz
Contests
Downtown Vancouver and Burrard Inlet are immersed in fog on an autumn evening. (Photo: June Szasz)
Announcing the winners of the Show Us Your Riding Photo Competition
Wildlife
North Atlantic right whale in Gulf
Federal government announces new measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
People & Culture
Viveka Melki
Q&A: Filmmaker Viveka Melki on war and the healing power of storytelling
Travel & Places
Architect’s rendering of the exterior of the Pangea Pod Hotel in Whistler
Canada’s first ‘pod hotel’ is coming to Whistler
People & Culture
a mosaic of people trying Crickstart products
This Canadian food startup wants you to eat crickets. Here’s why
Community
Cold calling: 10 wonderfully wintry images from Can Geo's Photo Club
People & Culture
Filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril on the sea ice in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
An 'Angry Inuk' defends the seal hunt, again
The North
Inuit on ATVs on the Itijjagiaq Trail on Baffin Island
Video: Exploring Baffin Island's Itijjagiaq Trail
Travel & Places
Aerial view of Seely beach and newly constructed portion of Fundy Parkway looking West
Photos: Along the Fundy Footpath
Travel & Places
Northern gannets in Gaspé
Editors' picks: Our top travel experiences of 2017
Canada 150
Clyde River, Nunavut
Video of the Week: A visual celebration of Canada
Contests
Announcing the winners of the 32nd Annual Photo Competition
Gear Reviews
2017 editors' favourite gear
Gear of the Year: Can Geo staff reveal their favourites
Wildlife
Protarctos in its environment
Ancient bear with bad teeth offers insight into modern bear ecology
Wildlife
bluefin, bluefin tuna documentary
Bluefin tuna in Atlantic Canada are no longer afraid of humans — and that’s a bad sign
About Can Geo
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's bentwood box by Luke Marston
How we chose the cover: November/December 2017
Gear Reviews
Great gear gifts for outdoor lovers
Five great gear gifts for the outdoorsy person on your list
Community
Sunrise, sunset: 10 amazing 'golden hour' images from Can Geo's Photo Club
Contests
Announcing the winners of the 2017 Great Trail Photography Competition
Wildlife
A bowhead whale in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut
New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
People & Culture
The Nokedjak from Squaxin Island in Stz’uminus waters on the 2017 Tribal Canoe Journey.
In photos: The 2017 Tribal Canoe Journey
The North
Ed O’Loughlin author photo Minds of Winter
Ed O’Loughlin’s winter mind
Wildlife
boreal caribou female with calf
Threatened boreal caribou face uncertain future in Canada
Community
composite of autumn photos canada
10 amazing photos of autumn in Canada from Can Geo's Photo Club
Wildlife
Richmond B.C. fishing fleet at sunset
Dozens of Canadian fish stocks in critical condition: report
People & Culture
Operation pumpkin drop
Video of the Week: Watch a 600-kilogram pumpkin destroy a car
People & Culture
1916 letter from George Cantlie to daughter Celia Cantlie with pressed flowers
A Canadian soldier's 'war flowers' and the resilience of the human spirit
Environment & Nature
Satellite image of Antarctica Weddell Sea with sea ice and extra-tropical cyclones from September 25, 2017
A huge hole in Antarctica’s sea ice could offer insight into climate change
National & Provincial Parks
Google Trekker at Tanquary Fiord Quttinirpaaq National Park
Canada's northernmost national park, Quttinirpaaq, is now on Google Street View
People & Culture
George Hunter, photographer
Images of 20th-century Canada from the country's most prolific photographer
RCGS
Gordon Lightfoot at Glenn Gould Studio October 6 2017
Gordon Lightfoot awarded the RCGS' Gold Medal
Wildlife
north atlantic right whale gulf of st. lawrence
North Atlantic right whales died of blunt force trauma, entanglement, necropsies confirm
Travel & Places
Broadview hotel night view queen and broadview long exposure
Inside the Broadview Hotel, east Toronto's hip, historic hot spot
Science & Technology
Dr. Mona Nemer
Canada appoints Chief Science Advisor
Exploration
Tyler McCaul Carson Storch Wade Simmons Darren Berrecloth Tatshenshini-Alsek
Mountain bikers tackle the Tatshenshini in epic new film
Canada 150
Thompson, Man., world record breaking wolf howl attempt 2017
Video of the Week: Thompson, Man., howls its way into the record books
Education
Andy Fillmore MP on CPAC Route 338 giant floor map
CPAC launches multimedia project on democracy in Canada
Wildlife
caribou in nunavut
Study finds half of Canada's vertebrate wildlife species are in decline
People & Culture
Ry Moran at 50 Sussex Drive
Interview: Ry Moran on truth, reconciliation and his hopes for Canada at 200
Environment & Nature
How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires
People & Culture
A woman smiles as she releases a paper lantern inscribed with prayers during the 2017 Taiwan Lantern Festival
Photos: Ringing in the new year, Taiwan-style
Science & Technology
Partial solar eclipse October 23 2014
How and where to see today's solar eclipse
Mapping
Interactive map tells weather forecast entirely in emojis
Science & Technology
Infographic: How endangered whales' songs could be key to their protection
Environment & Nature
Policy reforms needed to protect science from political interference, study says
The North
lake hazen ellesmere island
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan to make first official visit to the Canadian High Arctic
People & Culture
Former astronaut Julie Payette appointed Governor General of Canada
Environment & Nature
November 2016 larsen C ice rift
One trillion tonne iceberg the size of P.E.I splits from Antarctica
Science & Technology
Joshua Kutryk Jenni Sidey Canadian Space Agency astronauts
Meet Canada's newest astronauts
People & Culture
Happy Canada Day 2017 can geo
Happy Canada Day from Canadian Geographic!
Events & Exhibits
Mark Kristmanson and John Geiger cut the ribbon to officially open 50 Sussex
50 Sussex Drive officially opens to the public with two new exhibitions
RCGS
dignitaries unveil new wayfinding signage for the great trail at 50 Sussex
Historic Ottawa addresses on Sussex Drive now accessible via The Great Trail
Canada 150
grey jay sculpture Market Square Saint John by Phil Savage
Grey jay sculpture installed in Saint John, N.B. marketplace
Canada 150
Red Couch Tour launch event Ottawa Museum of Nature Ela Kinowska Mona Fortier
Red Couch Tour to collect stories of Canadians
Exploration
George Kourounis RCGS flag Piro Peak North Korea
Explorer George Kourounis completes expedition to North Korea
Education
Ellen Curtis can geo education Ben Woodward David Saint-Jacques
London, Ont., student crowned Canadian Geographic Challenge champion
Canada 150
Cover of 150 ultimate canadian instagram photos
10 iconic images of Canada from Canadian Geographic's Instagram community
Travel & Places
ROM michael lee-chin crystal toronto
10 awesome Canadian museums to visit this summer
Canada 150
Cover the year canadians lost their minds and found their country 1967 expo 67
Q&A: Tom Hawthorn on 1967, the year we went crazy for Canada
Environment & Nature
Learn to Camp Parliament Hill
Canadian students learn to camp on Parliament Hill
Exploration
James Coleridge on the summit of Mount Logan, June 3, 2008
"I was stranded on Mount Logan — and it changed my life"
Exploration
Earthquakes strand climber near summit of Mount Logan
Environment & Nature
Steve, atmospheric phenomenon
Meet the aurora chaser who named an atmospheric phenomenon "Steve"
The North
Col. Chris Hadfield in the bridge of the Soviet-era icebreaker, Capitan Khlebnikov. Canadian High Arctic.
Photos: Across the Arctic with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
Gear Reviews
Still image taken with the Nikon KeyMission 170
A versatile, easy-to-use action camera for capturing your adventures
People & Culture
Vancouver
Are you a Millennial? Consider living in one of these four Canadian cities
Education
Canadian Geographic Education's Vimy Ridge trench map in Arras
Canadian Geographic Education commemorates Vimy Ridge centennial in France with EF Tours
Environment & Nature
Demonstrators on Parliament Hill in 2012
Protest marches planned for Earth Day in defence of science-based policy
Wildlife
Still images from a livestream of a grey jay nest
Alberta livestream offers rare glimpse into a grey jay's nest
Environment & Nature
Opabinia
Canadian Museum of Nature launches virtual reality tour of ancient ocean
RCGS
David Attenborough with RCGS President Gavin Fitch
Sir David Attenborough awarded Gold Medal by RCGS
RCGS
A replica Sopwith Pup biplane is unveiled at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, B.C., June 2016
RCGS to bring educational resources to Vimy for 100th anniversary of battle
Wildlife
Leaf River caribou on the move in Nunavik, Fall 2012
Five important northern wildlife stories to watch
Travel & Places
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Recipe: Pâte à tartiner (chocolate spread)
Environment & Nature
Blue whale skeleton on display at Royal Ontario Museum
Blue whale exhibition opens at Royal Ontario Museum
The North
Adam Lajeunesse at Ulukhaktok, N.W.T.
Q&A: Arctic policy expert Adam Lajeunesse on the future of Canada's north
Wildlife
Greater sage grouse
Survey finds Canadians support limiting human activity to save endangered species — up to a point
RCGS
Rosalynn Carter, Arthur Milnes, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and RCGS CEO John Geiger
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter awarded Lawrence J. Burpee medal
Education
Charlene Bearhead
Charlene Bearhead on the role of education in truth and reconciliation
The North
The Canadian coast guard icebreaker, Des Groseilliers
Video of the week: 10 hours of "Arctic icebreaker" noise to lull you to sleep
Environment & Nature
Boreal wetland in the Northwest Territories
Canada's boreal wetlands are key to fighting climate change: report
National & Provincial Parks
How national parks are helping to conserve species
Five projects that are helping to conserve endangered species in Canada's national parks
Gear Reviews
Woman wearing winter boots on a snowy street
Putting three Columbia boots to the winter weather test
RCGS
Representatives of CPAC and the RCGS in CPAC's Ottawa studio
Royal Canadian Geographical Society, CPAC announce new partnership
Environment & Nature
A monarch butterfly on a flower
Researchers pinpoint monarch butterfly birthplaces to help conserve species
Environment & Nature
light pillars in North Bay, Ont. January 2017
Magical 'light pillars' photographed in wintry Northern Ontario sky
Mapping
map of Canada's biggest earthquakes
Mapping Canada's biggest earthquakes
Wildlife
J-2 "Granny" orca whale
'Granny,' world's oldest known killer whale, dies
Environment & Nature
A researcher samples subterranean water deep in a mine near Timmins, Ont.
Oldest water in the world discovered in Canada
Mapping
Global trading patterns in 2015
Mesmerizing map lets you visualize the flow of global trade
Travel & Places
A sign advertising the status of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk ice road
Northwest Territories promotes last chance to drive historic ice road
The Franklin Expedition
Franklin crew member John Hartnell's nails encased in resin
Thumbnail 'time machine' provides new insight into demise of Franklin expedition
Gear Reviews
Woman cross-country skiing in the Carhartt women’s Amoret Quilted Coat
Gear Review: Carhartt Women's Amoret Quilted Coat
RCGS
Gilles Gagnier, publisher of Canadian Geographic, at the RCGS Fellows Dinner
10 awesome things that happened at the 2016 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Environment & Nature
Comfort Maple in Fenwick, Ont., fall colours
Seven iconic Canadian trees
Wildlife
A humpback whale breaches off the Gaspé peninsula
How photos and videos are changing whale research across Canada
History
Fur traders in Canada, trading with Indians (1777)
Five companies that dominated the Canadian fur trade
Travel & Places
The Cotton Factory in Hamilton, Ontario
How a former cotton factory became a creative hub in Hamilton, Ont.
Mapping
A still image of The Nature Conservancy's animated 'Migrations in Motion' map
Stunning map predicts how wildlife will move to adapt to climate change
History
Allan Hawco in character for Frontier
Allan Hawco on his new fur trade TV series 'Frontier'
RCGS
Mark Kristmanson, Alex Trebek, Andrew Leslie and John Geiger at the 50 Sussex announcement
Ten things The RCGS got up to in October
Education
Vimy Ridge giant floor map is displayed at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum
New educational resources highlight Canada's role in the First World War
Environment & Nature
A display at the Ontario Science Centre's 2016-17 exhibit, Wild Weather
New Toronto exhibit explores the wilder side of weather
Exploration
Rock climber Kevin Jorgeson scales the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on October 26.
Q & A with professional rock climber Kevin Jorgeson
Gear Reviews
Gear Review: Carhartt hoodie and vest
Events & Exhibits
The exterior of 50 Sussex Drive, formerly the Canada and the World Pavilion
5 facts about 50 Sussex Drive
People & Culture
Still from the Kenojuak Ashevak Heritage Minute by Historica Canada
Watch the first-ever Inuktitut Heritage Minute
Environment & Nature
First Nations protest fracking on Parliament Hill
Inside the fight for "green rights" in Canada and around the world
Mapping
A terrain model of a portion of Northeast Greenland National Park
Satellites produce new ultra-precise topographic map of Earth
Environment & Nature
The skull of Xenoceratops foremostensis
Five fascinating specimens from the Canadian Museum of Nature’s vast collection
Exploration
Amelia Earhart; a Klondike Gold Rush poster; the Moon landing
New anthology looks at 50 expeditions that changed history
RCGS
The scene at the Canadian Museum of Nature on September 19 for the National Bird Debate
Ten things the RCGS got up to in September
Science & Technology
An example of pseudotachylite
'Marsquakes' could point the way to life on the red planet
Mapping
Entrance to the PATH system outside Toronto's City Hall
New map aims to simplify Toronto's PATH system
People & Culture
A maquette of a proposed design for a Stanley Cup monument in Ottawa
Design finalists unveiled for Stanley Cup monument in Ottawa
Travel & Places
The Canopy Tour at Haliburton Forest
Finding wolves, deep-fried wood and a submarine in Haliburton Forest
The Franklin Expedition
An engraving by George Back showing HMS Terror on its side in ice circa 1937
Five interesting facts about the HMS Terror
Environment & Nature
A controlled burn between Hay River and Yellowknife, NWT in July 2014
Report highlights 'catastrophic' loss of wilderness around the globe
Science & Technology
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lifts off
NASA launches asteroid probe — with Canadian tech on board
History
A rocket is launched at the Churchill Rocket Research Centre in an undated photo
Three Canadian contributions to the Cold War 'Space Race'
Environment & Nature
The cover and an inside panel of Angel Catbird
Margaret Atwood's new 'Angel Catbird' is a comic book with a cause
History
An 1825 watercolour of an unnamed bay on Lake Superior during a storm
Lake Superior through history, as portrayed by artists
Travel & Places
The Yosemite Falls as seen from the summit of Sentinel Dome
Three outdoor adventures to try in California
History
A1934 ad for Soviet tourism that appeared in the Canadian Geographical Journal
Photos: Selling Soviet tourism to Canadians in the Great Depression
Mapping
A map showing Greenland's actual size compared to its Mercator projection portrayal
Explore the real size of Earth's land masses with this interactive map
Wildlife
A screenshot from a video showing a humpback whale breaching at close range
Humpback whale surprises B.C. kayakers with incredibly close breach
Travel & Places
Passengers on the Niagara Hornblower snap pictures of the Niagara Falls
Niagara region lays claim to title of 8th wonder of the world
Wildlife
A screenshot from Explore.org and Polar Bears International's live underwater beluga webcam
Watch Manitoba beluga whales frolic — for science
Mapping
Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio, Gerard Mercator (1512-1594), 1613. Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library
Toronto exhibition celebrates maps as works of art
Wildlife
A researcher holds a Canada warbler that has been fitted with a tiny geolocator
Report calls for international cooperation to protect migratory birds
Environment & Nature
Poplar trees on the site of a former landfill in Salmon Arm, B.C.
Could trees be the chemical recycling centres of the future?
Science & Technology
The Curiosity Rover on Mars
Watch NASA's Curiosity Rover sing 'Happy Birthday' to itself on Mars
Travel & Places
A Cree artist from Manitoba displays a pair of mukluks she created by hand
'Storyboot School' brings the art of mukluk-making to Toronto
Wildlife
A humpback whale feeds on herring in the Johnstone Strait on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island
Small but important fish species in trouble in parts of Canada: report
Wildlife
A pod of Atlantic orcas is seen a few meters away from a fishing boat in the North Atlantic
Pod of Atlantic orcas surprises Labrador fishermen
Environment & Nature
A heron wades in the Ottawa River at dawn
Ottawa River declared heritage river
People & Culture
A humpback whale and her newborn calf swim near Roca Partida
10 incredible images from the 2016 World Press Photo Contest
Energy
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft lands in Abu Dhabi
Solar plane completes historic round-the-world flight
Education
Canadian Geographic Challenge
Watch: Full broadcast of Can Geo Challenge
Mapping
A screengrab of the PokéVision map showing Pokémon available around downtown Ottawa
Map shows Pokémon in your area
Travel & Places
Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. at sunset
Nine amazing 360-degree videos of Canada
Wildlife
A Fowler's toad
Hibernation habits of Ontario toad hold climate change clues
RCGS
Photos of projects undertaken by the RCGS in June and July 2016
10 things the RCGS has been up to this summer
People & Culture
Pokémon inspired by Arctic wildlife on an Arctic landscape photo by Robert Bergeron/Can Geo Photo Club
Seven Pokémon that would be right at home in the Canadian Arctic
Energy
Tanna Pirie-Wilson, right, participates in a session on Day 2 of the 20/20 Catalysts program
How First Nations are changing the clean energy landscape
Mapping
Child jumping into Skaha Lake, British Columbia
Map shows where to find your perfect weather, all year long
Wildlife
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Video of the week: B.C. black bear and cute white cub have a wrestling match
History
Turlington's Balsam, the 18th-century cure-all
Environment & Nature
'Ice hurricane' off Labrador coast mystifies pilots
Wildlife
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Meet the J-Pod, B.C.'s famous orca family
Wildlife
Endangered sage grouse makes small comeback in Saskatchewan and Alberta
Environment & Nature
Crucial Atlantic salmon habitat in New Brunswick now protected
Mapping
Map shows climate change is greening the Arctic
Gear Reviews
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Gear Review: Taking the XShot Pro Pole for a spin
People & Culture
Life aboard a modern-day Viking ship: A Q&A with a Canadian sailor
Science & Technology
Canada to hire two new astronauts
Mapping
Video of the week: The history of urbanization in under four minutes
Environment & Nature
Shoring up Prince Edward Island's threatened coastline
Environment & Nature
Video of the Week: Uncovering the secret of owls' silent flight
Education
Classroom Energy Diet Challenge wins Emerald Award
Environment & Nature
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada
Outdoor photography exhibit calls attention to impacts of climate change
Wildlife
Video of the week: Newfoundland 'bar for birds' welcomes new patrons
Wildlife
Movements of grizzly bear F148 map
Grizzly bear F148 continues to offer insight into human-bear relationship
Environment & Nature
Tracks of every hurricane or tropical system that has made landfall in Canada since 1866. Storms of significance are outlined in black
Map: Every Canadian hurricane landfall since 1866
Travel & Places
Handmade chocolates at Chocolats Andrée, one of many craft chocolatiers helping to build Montreal's reputation as the dessert capital of Canada
A sweet tour of Montreal, Canada's chocolate capital
Environment & Nature
Nature Canada's new campaign is aimed at preventing cats from roaming freely outdoors to help keep both cats and birds safe
Cat owners urged to keep their pets indoors to help save birds
Wildlife
An aerial view of Holman's Island in Bedeque Bay
Nature Conservancy protects island 'bird hotel' near P.E.I.
Environment & Nature
At six acres, the green roof that covers the West Building of the Vancouver Convention Centre is the largest in Canada
Five of Canada's most innovative green roofs
Travel & Places
Downtown Vancouver looking toward the North Shore Mountains circa 1936.
Throwback Thursday: Vancouver then and now
RCGS
Alex Trebek with students from Robert Bondar Public School in Ottawa, Ont. (Photo: RBPS staff)
Six awesome things that happened when Alex Trebek came to Ottawa
Environment & Nature
A still shot from the Fort McMurray International Airport webcam showing explosive development of the fire near the city on the afternoon of May 4th.
Why the Fort McMurray wildfire was a disaster waiting to happen
Environment & Nature
Real Canadian places that resemble locations from Game of Thrones
Wildlife
Before they become majestic and dangerous eating machines, bears are adorable. (Photo: Terri Shaddick/Can Geo Photo Club)
10 adorable photos of baby bears
Travel & Places
Six iconic views from 'The 6'
Mapping
Explore an interactive map of every fossil ever documented
Wildlife
11 amazing facts about Canada's bear species
Science & Technology
No image available
Video of the week: Watch the northern lights from space
People & Culture
Free 'bike library' aims to make cycling more accessible
Energy
Inside the campaign to put climate change warning labels on gas pumps
Environment & Nature
Illustration: Sydney Mohr/University of Alberta
Deceptive feathered dinosaur gets a fitting name
Wildlife
Video of the Week: Vancouver kayaker has close encounter with whale
Energy
Photo: Alexandra Pope/Canadian Geographic
Environmental organizations team up to influence federal climate strategy
Science & Technology
Ottawa company unveils climate change prediction app
People & Culture
Discover Canada's regional tartans
Mapping
Mapping an unprecedented El Niño winter
Science & Technology
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Video of the week: NASA to experiment with inflatable space habitat
History
Throwback Thursday: The pioneering photography of George T. Taylor
Environment & Nature
Dark-eyed junco
Great Backyard Bird Count sees record participation in 2016
Travel & Places
Featured Destination: Journey to the Galápagos with Lindblad Expeditions
Mapping
Mapping 40 years of Canadian urban expansion
History
Horse-drawn carriage exhibition opens at Museum of History
People & Culture
5 reasons Canadian wines are unique
RCGS
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Featured Fellow: Chris Cran
The Franklin Expedition
Erebus and Terror National Historic Site proposed for Nunavut
Environment & Nature
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Video of the week: Tech company recruits pigeons to track air quality
People & Culture
Canada's population surpasses 36 million
Environment & Nature
Honey Nut Cheerios removes mascot from boxes to raise awareness about bee loss
RCGS
Legendary Canadian explorer awarded historic medal
Wildlife
11 photos of dozing animals that speak to your sleepy soul
RCGS
RCGS to present Franklin talk in Ottawa April 12th
People & Culture
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Video of the week: A look at the 2016 Arctic Winter Games
Wildlife
Tilikum, a captive killer whale
Throwback Thursday: Dying killer whale reignites captivity debate
History
Map explores the stories of Canadian women heroines
RCGS
Giant floor map heads to Vancouver for leadership summit
People & Culture
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Video of the week: 100 years of bundling up Canadian beauty
RCGS
Dave Greene and dog Osa snowshoeing
Route Blanche expedition encounters cold weather, warm reception in Quebec
Wildlife
Canadian documentary explores worrisome disappearance of songbirds
Mapping
Mapping Canadian opinions on climate change
Travel & Places
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Environment & Nature
How much warmer than normal was your city in 2015?
Travel & Places
Hot springs return to Haida Gwaii
Environment & Nature
Eerie photos show 'steam devils' rising over Lake Ontario
People & Culture
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Video of the week: Enjoying a snow day, the Canadian way
Travel & Places
Toronto could be getting a cable car
Travel & Places
Discovering Montreal at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel
Wildlife
Famous foxes from literature and pop culture through time
Wildlife
Fabulous photos to help you identify Canadian foxes
Wildlife
El Niño could bring unusual birds to Canadian backyards
History
Canada Post's new stamp honouring the No. 2 Construction Battalion
New stamp honours black Canadian First World War battalion
Environment & Nature
Geography word of the week: butte
Environment & Nature
Seven important things to know about wetlands
People & Culture
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Video of the Week: Students create their own geography magazine
History
Photo: Library and Archives Canada
Throwback Thursday: The day Niagara Falls ran dry
RCGS
Giant floor map visits Parliament Hill for Canadian Museums Day
History
Scientists look to past earthquake to prepare for the next 'Big One'
People & Culture
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Video of the Week: Syrian children try tobogganing for the first time
Wildlife
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Mesmerizing map shows bird migrations throughout the year
Wildlife
A red squirrel helps itself to a snack in Algonquin Park
7 fascinating facts about squirrels
Travel & Places
Mapping the performance of Canadian airlines
Environment & Nature
Intriguing photos of an Alberta lake's famous bubbles
People & Culture
Canadians share their love for museums with selfies
Wildlife
Moonlight drives zooplankton migration in Arctic winter
Wildlife
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Video of the Week: Playful coyote practices hunting
Wildlife
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Film aims to raise awareness of Manitoba beluga habitat
RCGS
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Best of the 2015 RCGS medal ceremony and Fellows dinner
RCGS
Drawn to Victory launched at the Canadian War Museum
Wildlife
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Video of the Week: Snowy owl soars by Montreal traffic camera
Environment & Nature
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5 smartphone apps that help sustainability
People & Culture
Interview with Margaret Atwood
RCGS
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Margaret Atwood talks geography
Science & Technology
International Space Station to get new Canadian-made vision system
Mapping
Map: Nearly half the world's population lives in one per cent of its surface area
National & Provincial Parks
Parks Canada extends free access to national parks
Wildlife
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Canadians celebrate National Bird Day
People & Culture
This magical winter shot by a Pangnirtung, NU photographer has gone viral recently.
How a photographer captured this magical Nunavut scene
History
A full moon shines above boats decked out with holiday lights in Port de Grave, Nfld.
15 things that have happened in Canada since the last 'Christmas Moon'
The North
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Video of the week: Skating at Windy Arm, Yukon
People & Culture
5 tips for photographing lake and ocean waves
History
Snapshots of a century: Women in the pages of Canadian Geographic
Travel & Places
Real Canadian places that resemble Star Wars planets
Environment & Nature
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Video of the week: N.W.T. lake falls off a cliff
Mapping
Hypnotic animated map tracks Great Lakes currents
Mapping
Which Canadian city has the worst traffic?
Environment & Nature
Geography word of the week: Pahoehoe
Mapping
Defending the world's indigenous lands with crowdsourced map
People & Culture
Day in the life of a reindeer herder
Mapping
Mapping Canadian invasive species around the world
People & Culture
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Video of the week: 101-year-old woman stops for a snowball
People & Culture
Canadians debate best place to skate
Energy
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Energy IQ giant floor map visits Alberta legislature
Wildlife
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Video of the Week: Beautiful belugas frolic in the High Arctic
Environment & Nature
UN says 2015 likely to be hottest year on record
Mapping
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Drawn To Victory film, map unveiled in Ottawa
People & Culture
Why are Canadian households shrinking?
RCGS
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Video of the Week: Margaret Atwood sings Arrogant Worms
RCGS
7 awesome things that happened at the 2015 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Mapping
How Canadian Geographic editors see Canada
History
Students explore the historical geography of St. John's Ward
Science & Technology
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Geolocation app brings Second World War to life for students
Wildlife
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Video of the week: Teaching a pelican to fish
Environment & Nature
How sea level rise could change the world
RCGS
New rip-proof classroom map of Canada now available
Mapping
Uber vs. taxi: mapping price differences in Canada
RCGS
New exhibit features women from First and Second World Wars
Environment & Nature
Taurid meteor lights up Saskatchewan
History
John McCrae, writer of the poem 'In Flanders Fields,' sits with his dog Bonneau circa 1914.
Mapping John McCrae's life beyond the battlefield
Science & Technology
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Video of the Week: How to make a frozen soap bubble
About Can Geo
Winners of Great Places in Canada contest announced
History
Canadian Geographic's Canada from Space giant floor map is comprised of images taken by Canada’s RADARSAT-2 and is the first of its kind
Throwback Thursday: Why RADARSAT is Canada's satellite darling
Environment & Nature
Prime aurora viewing expected across Canada
Science & Technology
Meet the Canadian astronauts who have lived aboard the ISS
Environment & Nature
Huge landslide nearly goes unnoticed in Yukon
People & Culture
'Famous 5' anniversary celebrated in Ottawa
People & Culture
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Video of the Week: One of the first moving pictures ever made was a cat video
Environment & Nature
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Video of the week: Timelapse of aurora borealis