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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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Canada 150
Video of the Week: A visual celebration of Canada
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Manitoba farmer creates intricate Canada 150 corn maze
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20 travelling pets you have to follow on Instagram
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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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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Kids
Animal Facts: Arctic fox
Animal Facts: Arctic hare
Animal Facts: Atlantic Puffin
Animal Facts: Bald Eagle
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Map archive
Canada’s Arctic weather outposts
Beyond the boundary
The Renaissance-era map that introduced Canada to the world
Samuel de Champlain’s cartographic debt
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Mapping
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 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
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
A celebration of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
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
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Science & Technology
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 Franklin Expedition
“The Terror” recap: Episode 8
“The Terror” recap: Episode 7
The animals of the Franklin Expedition
“The Terror” recap: Episode 6
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The North
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
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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The Terror
“The Terror” recap: Episode 10 – Season Finale
Five questions about “The Terror”
“The Terror” recap: Episode 9
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Travel & Places
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
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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