Culture
Canadian Geographic
On Wellington West
"If you’ve done Ottawa’s downtown must-sees — Parliament Hill, ByWard Market and Elgin Street among them — then it’s time to head west and stroll Wellington West, an easily walkable main drag that has its fair share of the whimsical,” says Fateema Sayani, a writer who has lived in the area for 15 years. Here are her tips on how to live like a local on Wellington West.
1 min |
Fall/Winter Travel 2018
Canadian Geographic
Land Of The Second Sky
An island-hopping journey through Tahiti reveals the incredible tones and traditions of French Polynesia.
10+ min |
Fall/Winter Travel 2018
Canadian Geographic
Perfect Pairings
Ski, sip and spa on a winter tour of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
7 min |
Fall/Winter Travel 2018
Canadian Geographic
A Truly Wild Island
Bonaire is renowned as a diving and Snorkelling destination, but inland from all its surf, sand and scuba is an untamed island unlike any other in the Caribbean.
6 min |
Fall/Winter Travel 2018
Canadian Geographic
Outbreak
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we’re preparing for the next great pandemic
10+ min |
September/October 2018
Canadian Geographic
Golden Highway
How Alberta birders-turned-citizen scientists discovered a golden eagle migration route through the Rockies
2 min |
March/April 2018
Canadian Geographic
Two Tales Of Tracking Jewish Canadians
How two academics pursued very different courses in their search for information on Canada’s Jewish community
2 min |
July/August 2019
Canadian Geographic
It's Official!
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society celebrates its new headquarters with an official VIP opening
3 min |
July/August 2019
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Toxin Trackers
Atmospheric Readings In The High Arctic Shed Light On How Fires Affect Air Quality And Climate
2 min |
July/August 2019
Canadian Geographic
Hero. Heretic. Nation Builder.
A celebration of the real Louis Riel, Métis leader and Manitoba founder, on the 150th anniversary of the Red River Resistance and the 175th of his birth
9 min |
July/August 2019
Canadian Geographic
Treasured Island
New Brunswick’s Ministers Island is being restored to its former glory
2 min |
July/August 2019
Canadian Geographic
Andrea McCrady
Canada’s dominion carillonneur on keeping the bells ringing during Parliament’s renovations
3 min |
July/August 2019
Canadian Geographic
10,000 Square Kilometres Of Remote Mountain Wilderness. Routine White-out Conditions. Avalanche-prone Slopes. More Than 200 Runs. And Just Five Guides.
Heli-skiing the Skeena Tenure
8 min |
January/February 2019
Canadian Geographic
Canada's First Cold War
How Canadians went from fighting Germans in Europe to battling Bolsheviks in Russia after the First World War
2 min |
January/February 2019
Canadian Geographic
Sima Sharifi
The Arctic Inspiration Prize co-founder on celebrating Northern Canada’s achievements and creativity
2 min |
January/February 2019
Canadian Geographic
Coeur De Pirate
Béatrice Martin, the Québécoise singer-songwriter known by her stage name, reminisces about her favourite Montreal hideaway
1 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
Louie Kamookak
LOUIE KAMOOKAK, the Inuit oral historian and Honorary Vice-President of The Royal Canadian Geo graphical Society who changed the course of searches for the long-lost Sir John Franklin expedition, died on March 23, 2018. “We have lost a great friend,” says John Geiger, CEO of the RCGS. “Louie was a lovely man, the last great Franklin searcher and a teacher of incredible wisdom not only for the Inuit but for us all.” The following tribute was written by journalist and author Alanna Mitchell, who travelled on King William Island with Kamookak during one of his final expeditions.
2 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
George Kourounis
The famed adventurer and new Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer-in-Residence on his exploits
3 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
Capital Building
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the surveying of Charlottetown, when the Maritime capital’s foundations were de ned
2 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
Pen Project
How conservationists on both sides of the border are teaming up to save a tiny, vanishing mountain caribou herd
2 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
Wildfire Legacies
STUDIES OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES’ FIRE-SCARRED WATERSHEDS ARE REVEALING A SURPRISING RESILIENCE
2 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
For The Love Of Pronghorns
The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future
10+ min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
500 Days-In The Wild
I’M CURRENTLY trying to hike, paddle, mountain bike and snowshoe The Great Trail while filming a documentary and writing a book (both to be titled 500 Days in the Wild) about my adventures.
1 min |
May/June 2018
Canadian Geographic
Arctic-On The Edge
EARLY 20 YEARS AGO, I led a diving team to make the first cave dives inside the largest piece of ice ever seen on our planet.
1 min |