In this issue

GREAT WHITE
MANAGING THEIR RETURN
TO NOVA SCOTIA
WATERS

HAND TALK
THE RACE TO SAVE
AN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE

SHIPWRECK DISCOVERY
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS
FIND LONG-LOST STEAMSHIP

BEES WITH BACKPACKS,
ON BOARD A TITANIC-ERA LINER,
CANADIAN CANOE MUSEUM RELAUNCH
AND MUCH MORE!

ANIMAL XING

THIS PAST SUMMER AN AMBITIOUS WILDLIFE UNDER/OVERPASS SYSTEM BROKE GROUND IN B.C. ON A DEADLY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY JUST WEST OF THE ALBERTA BORDER. HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENED.

10+ mins

Unearthing a giant

Almost 30 years ago, paleontologist Elizabeth “Betsy” Nicholls made a discovery of colossal proportions

4 mins

WE DID THIS

AS THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING BECOME INCREASINGLY EVIDENT, THE CONNECTIONS TO BIODIVERSITY LOSS ARE HARD TO IGNORE. CAN THIS FALL’S TWO KEY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES POINT US TO A NATURE-POSITIVE FUTURE?

10+ mins

WILD THINGS

WILD CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC PRESENTS THE WINNERS OF ITS ANNUAL CANADIAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

5 mins

INTO THE ARCTIC

CANADIAN PAINTER AND FILMMAKER CORY TRÉPANIER EXPLORES THE SUBLIME AND RAPIDLY CHANGING CANADIAN ARCTIC

4 mins

Under the ice

Until the last decade, we knew little about what lay beneath the Arctic ice. Now scientists and explorers are shedding light on this vanishing world.

3 mins

Beyond the flicker of the firelight

AN EXPLORER UNRAVELS THE STORY OF AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY HAUNTING IN THE ISOLATED FOOTHILLS OF LABRADOR’S MEALY MOUNTAINS

7 mins

YOUR SOCIETY

FEATURED FELLOW: RICHARD WIESE

3 mins

Smother nature

IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, AS IN PROTECTED AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANAGERS ARE STRUGGLING TO BALANCE THE DESIRE TO EXPERIENCE WILDERNESS WITH AN IMPERATIVE TO CONSERVE IT

10+ mins

FRESH FROM THE CITY

ALREADY GAINING STEAM BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, INTEREST IN URBAN FARMING — AND HUNGER FOR HYPER-LOCAL FOOD — HAS SOARED. A LOOK AT THREE CANADIAN TAKES ON THE URBAN FARMING PHENOMENON.

9 mins

Diabetes breakthrough

A century ago, the medical school building at the University of Toronto was the site of the groundbreaking discovery of insulin

3 mins

TREBEK INITIATIVE GIVES A HUGE BOOST TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on a planet in crisis, and spurred the emergence of the next generation of passionate leaders eager to explore our world and advocate for a healthier future.

1 min

LA ROUTE DES baleines

TADOUSSAC IS A CENTRE FOR VISITORS EAGER TO WHALE WATCH, SNORKEL AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM OF THE SAGUENAY-ST. LAWRENCE MARINE PARK

6 mins

FEATURED FELLOW: DAVID COURT

David Court, shown here enjoying a pre-pandemic hiking day in Scotland, calls it a privilege to support the Trebek Initiative.

3 mins

Catherine McKenzie

The former lawyer and now bestselling author on what made her Quebec summer camp experience unforgettable

1 min

O Canada jay!

LARGELY UNHERALDED UNTIL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC’S NATIONAL BIRD PROJECT WAS HELD, THE RENAMED CANADA JAY — FORMERLY GRAY JAY — HAS BECOME IN MANY MINDS THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL BIRD

6 mins

Emma Donoghue

The Irish-Canadian novelist muses on the parallels between the 1918 pandemic and the one happening now

2 mins

YOUR SOCIETY

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION RUNS ANTHROPOCENE SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS

2 mins

COMING UP

COMING UP

1 min

Gateway to Canada

Canada’s last active seaport immigration shed closed 50 years ago. A look back at Pier 21

3 mins

Behind the sails

THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ICONIC CANADIAN FISHING AND RACING SCHOONER BLUENOSE MAY BE AS RELEVANT TODAY AS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO WHEN THE SHIP FIRST HIT THE WATER

10+ mins

By Popular Demand

BEHIND THE SCENES AT COFFEE NEWS, THE UPBEAT CANADIAN COMMUNITY PAPER WITH STAYING POWER

7 mins

WOLVERINE TRACKING THE ELUSIVE TRICKSTER

IN INNU CULTURE, the wolverine is a trickster, the central character in many dramatic capers. Sometimes the wolverine is a hero, saving Innu families from vicious cannibals; other times he’s a scoundrel tricking both the Innu and his fellow animals. Either way, it’s guaranteed that he’s getting into mischief.

6 mins

BORDER LINES

AN EXPLORATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF CANADA’S PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES

10+ mins

A place of their own

The new Illusuak Cultural Centre in Nain, Labrador, offers a space for Labrador Inuit to celebrate their history and culture

2 mins

From farm to forest

In 2005, a federal program aimed to transform underused farmland into forests. Here's how some of those trees have fared

2 mins

Worlds APART

THE ULTIMATE B.C. ADVENTURE TAKES GUESTS FROM BUSTLING VICTORIA’S FAIRMONT EMPRESS TO INCREASINGLY REMOTE STOPS AT TOFINO’S FAMED WICKANINNISH INN AND FINALLY NIMMO BAY RESORT IN THE GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST

8 mins

Autumn Peltier

Environmental activist and chief water commissioner for the Anishinabek Nation on the importance of protecting water

3 mins

WILDLIFE

30 THAT’S THE NUMBER OF YEARS in which marine life and ocean habitats around the world could recover if significant measures are taken, according to a recent study published in the jour-nal Nature.

2 mins

The sixth extinction

THE PLANET IS IN THE MIDST OF DRASTIC BIODIVERSITY LOSS THAT SOME EXPERTS THINK MAY BE THE NEXT GREAT SPECIES DIE-OFF. HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?

10+ mins

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