The song of a male red-winged blackbird takes on a visible form as it stakes out its territory on a cold spring morning. (Photo: Stanley Bysshe) Our planet has a soundtrack. There are the birds, of ...

Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish? At the turn of the 19th century, many people thought Canada’s ...

A fog bank moves in over the Milne ice shelf. On a late July morning in 2020, as the world cycled through a revolving state of lockdowns and pandemic waves , Adrienne White, an ice analyst at the ...

The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces In some ways, there aren’t many streets like Toronto’s ...

Struggle and success in Atlantic Canada, where aquaculturists strive to overcome climate change and contamination while chasing a sustainable carbon footprint In the days before Hurricane Fiona hit ...

Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts & Figures. If you enjoy trivia, ...

Trying to curb climate change is a complex and global effort. How has Canada fared in the crusade? In the June issue of Canadian Geographic, we focused on climate change, and looked back at Canada’s ...

Maps have long played a critical role in video games, whether as the main user interface, a reference guide, or both. As games become more sophisticated, so too does the cartography that underpins ...

As Siobhan Darlington approached the tangled branches of a forestry slash-pile between Rock Creek and Grand Forks, B.C., her tracking gear beeped ever faster. A six-year-old female cougar named C10 ...

Niigaan Sinclair, author and associate professor in the University of Manitoba's department of native studies, on why the gray jay is important to the Anishinaabe people. Gwiingwiishi has lived with ...

*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of ...

The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand. The South Saskatchewan River is beautiful. That’s the first thing you need to know about ...