About "COVID-19"

A collection of our reporting on the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Cheryl White created an interactive map showing which businesses in Canada have adopted mandatory masking policies. (Submitted: Cheryl White)

Submitted: Cheryl White
Mapping Canada’s mask-mandatory businesses
Industrial engineer Cheryl White uses visual problem-solving and team engagement techniques in her day job. Now she’s using them to crowdsource a national mapping project.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many provincial and territorial governments to rightly cancel the 2020 summer camp season. (Photo: Scouts Canada)

Photo: Scouts Canada
Summer camps are cancelled due to COVID-19, but getting kids out in nature still important, advocates say
The loss of their summer camp experience this year will be hard for some kids, but parents can help by encouraging outdoor play time
Alex Trebek illustrated by Robert Carter

Illustration: Robert Carter/Canadian Geographic

Illustration: Robert Carter/Canadian Geographic
A special message from Alex Trebek
There will be an important role for geography in the challenging times ahead. The RCGS needs your help to continue its work promoting geographic literacy in Canada and around the world. 
polar bear mother and her young cub

During their overwintering in Svalbard, Hilde Fålun Strøm and Sunniva Sorby observed a polar bear mother and her young cub. (Photo: Hearts in the Ice)

Photo: Hearts in the Ice
Hearts in the Ice: Biodiversity and our oceans
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic

Local Food Manitoulin member Cody Leeson, Child Nutrition Coordinator with Noojmowin Teg Health Centre, works with a student from Lakeview School in the M’Chigeeng First Nation community garden. (Photo: Robert Maxwell)

Photo: Robert Maxwell
Growing food security in First Nations communities
Gardeners dig into a history of resilience to feed people during COVID-19
Climate strike Victoria BC

Students demonstrate outside the B.C. legislature in Victoria during a school strike for action on climate change in 2019. (Photo: Jack Adamson/Can Geo Photo Club)

Photo: Jack Adamson/Can Geo Photo Club
Why Canada should recognize its citizens’ environmental rights
David Boyd, a Canadian environmental lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, reveals how recognizing the human right to a healthy environment can spur positive action for the planet
Cyclist prepares to cross bridge

A cyclist prepares to cross the Humber Bay Arch Bridge in Toronto. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada, many cities have moved to add space for safe outdoor recreation. (Photo: Jonathan Dakin/Can Geo Photo Club)

Cyclist prepares to cross bridge
How Canadian cities are adapting to COVID-19
Six urban planning experts share their views on municipal actions during COVID-19
A northern cardinal in a tree

Attracting a range of birds to your yard is easy with a few simple and inexpensive modifications. (Photo: Alexander Wywial/Can Geo Photo Club)

Photo: Alexander Wywial/Can Geo Photo Club
7 ways to enjoy birds in your backyard this summer
You’ll be amazed at the feathered friends you can attract to your yard by following these simple tips
Arctic lichen

One example of the lichen POLAR researcher Ian Hogg monitors using probes and satellite images. (Photo: POLAR)

Photo: POLAR
POLAR scientist shares insights on losing summer of Arctic research
With Canada’s North effectively closed, how are researchers changing their plans?

David Walter-Toews' updated book expands to take an interdisciplinary look at the transmission of diseases. (Photo: Jennifer Firestone)

(Photo: Jennifer Firestone)
Epidemiologist’s book on pandemics takes an interdisciplinary look at the spread of diseases
David Waltner-Toews speaks about his updated book On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus
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