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FEATURED FELLOW: DAVID COURT
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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.

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May/June 2021
The CAT came BACK
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The CAT came BACK

HOW CANADA’S COUGARS ARE ON THE RISE — AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR US

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May/June 2021
Megan Leslie
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Megan Leslie

WWF Canada’s CEO on what she has learned during her 30-year commitment to environmental stewardship

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May/June 2021
Faded ink
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Faded ink

This map, “taken on the spot in the year 1768,” tells but a tiny piece of the story of Newfoundland’s bygone Beothuk

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May/June 2021
Catherine McKenzie
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Catherine McKenzie

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

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May/June 2021
O Canada jay!
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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

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March/April 2021
Picturing the mountains
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Picturing the mountains

A French-born Canadian changed the world of mapping by photographing the Rockies

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March/April 2021
Emma Donoghue
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Emma Donoghue

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

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March/April 2021
YOUR SOCIETY
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YOUR SOCIETY

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION RUNS ANTHROPOCENE SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS

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March/April 2021
PASSAGE OF TIME
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PASSAGE OF TIME

STILL LARGELY REMOTE, B.C.’S INSIDE PASSAGE OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF A WILD WORLD WHERE NATURE — FROM GRIZZLY BEARS TO HUMPBACK WHALES — RULES THE DAY

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March/April 2021
The Pull of EVEREST
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The Pull of EVEREST

A CENTURY AFTER A CANADIAN WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CHARTING THE WORLD’S HIGHEST PEAK, A FELLOW CANADIAN REFLECTS ON THE MAGNETISM OF EVEREST

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March/April 2021
COMING UP
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COMING UP

COMING UP

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March/April 2021
Gateway to Canada
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Gateway to Canada

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

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March/April 2021
Behind the sails
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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

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March/April 2021
THE PUZZLE OF PLASTIC
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THE PUZZLE OF PLASTIC

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEUR MIRANDA WANG TURNS TO SCIENCE TO SEEK PROFITABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO DO WITH OUR MOUNTAINS OF PLASTIC WASTE

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January/February 2021
Not as envisioned
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Not as envisioned

A quarter century ago, Gordon’s Indian Residential School was the last in Canada to close its doors

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January/February 2021
By Popular Demand
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By Popular Demand

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

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January/February 2021
WOLVERINE TRACKING THE ELUSIVE TRICKSTER
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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.

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January/February 2021
DEFEATING WINTER
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DEFEATING WINTER

HOW MONTREAL WAGES A $166-MILLION BATTLE AGAINST SNOW EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO KEEP ITS STREETS AND SIDEWALKS CLEAR

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January/February 2021
Alex Trebek
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Alex Trebek

Remembering the Jeopardy! host and longtime supporter of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

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January/February 2021
THE PAUSE
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THE PAUSE

AS THE COUNTRY RETREATED TO PHYSICAL DISTANCING IN THE FACE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR INTERACTIONS WITH GEOGRAPHY ALTERED DRAMATICALLY. A COLLECTION OF IMAGES THAT CAPTURED HOW CANADIAN LIFE CHANGED.

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Mario Rigby
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Mario Rigby

The explorer shares insights from his cross-Africa trek and cross-Canada cycle, and on being accepted

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Shaped by time
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Shaped by time

RAISED FROM THE SEA, SCULPTED BY TIDES AND WINDS, THE EVER-CHANGING MINGAN ARCHIPELAGO NATIONAL PARK RESERVE PROTECTS COLOSSAL MONOLITHS AND MYRIAD SPECIES

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Turning the tide
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Turning the tide

Paul Nicklen, the renowned wildlife photographer and SeaLegacy co-founder, shares stunning images from the poles in a time of climate change

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The sixth extinction
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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?

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Promised LANDS
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Promised LANDS

UPROOTED REPEATEDLY BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE OUJÉ-BOUGOUMOU CREE WANDERED BOREAL QUEBEC FOR 70 YEARS BEFORE FINDING A PERMANENT HOME. FOR SOME, THE JOURNEY CONTINUES.

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LAND OF THE ANCESTORS
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LAND OF THE ANCESTORS

THE NEW THAIDENE NËNÉ NATIONAL PARK RESERVE IN THE N.W.T. IS THE HEART OF THE SACRED DENESǪŁINÉ HOMELAND AND A PROPHESIED FINAL REFUGE OF CLEAN WATER (AND ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY) IN NORTH AMERICA

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BORDER LINES
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BORDER LINES

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

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Alex Cuba
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Alex Cuba

The singer-songwriter explains why moving to Smithers, B.C., was the best decision of his life

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A place of their own
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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

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