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ON THE COVER
For this special collector's issue celebrating Canada's sovereignty, artist Robert Carter created this illustration depicting Canada's strength, unity and defiance

THE MAN ON THE HILL
The art and science of watching for wildfires from lookouts is fading away, but Bart Vanderlinde watches on
Story and photography by Paige Taylor White

THIS IS CANADA
A collection of stories and essays to explore and celebrate Canadianness including:
North Star by Wade Davis, illustrations by Kerry Hodgson
Being Canadian by Valerie Pringle
Manifest opportunity by Niigaanwewidam Sinclair
On guard with thee by Francine Pelletier
True, strong and free by Mel Woods
The Canadian Dream by Kamal Al-Solaylee, photography by Mariel Nelms

YEHEWIN ASKI: THE BREATHING LANDS
On the western shores of James and Hudson bays, a group of Omushkego Cree nations work to protectboth water and land
By Susan Nerberg with photography by Christian Fleury

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ON THE COVER
Wildlife photographer Peter Mather captured this image of Porcupine caribou near the Yukon-Alaska border. 

WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS
This breakdown of Canada-U.S. relations and the gutting of American science agencies brings uncertainty to cross-border conservation efforts. 
By Leslie Anthony

THE GREAT TURNING
Another reckoning is coming with climate change. How do we deal with our mental health — and ultimately find hope? 
By Laurie Sarkadi
With illustrations by Mary Sanche

INTO THE STORM
Alberta-based computer scientist Mark Simpson can design anything he puts his mind to. So why has he chose to chase tornadoes?
By Alanna Mitchell

"TO LEARN ALL THE GIFTS FROM NMÉ, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH HIM IN THE WATER"
How First Nations are collaborating with scientists to save sturgeon in the Great Lakes
By Susan Nerberg
With photography by Christian Fleury

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ON THE COVER
Photographer Donna Feledichuk snapped this image of a Canada lynx last summer when she glimpsed the animal along a country road in Lac La Biche, Alta. 

THE DAM, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND
An exploration of the landscape-shifting icon celebrating 50 years as Canada's national symbol: the beaver.
By Brian Banks

NATURE MEANT US ALL TO BE WILDFLOWERS
A journey of friendship, loss and healing in the footsteps of an early 20th-century mountain explorer. 
By Meghan J. Ward
With photography by Natalie Gillis

THE MAGIC IN THE MUD
An invisible fuel draws thousands of migrating sandpipers to the Roberts Bank mudflats each year.
Story and photography by Isabelle Groc

CANADIAN PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2024
Canadian Geographic presents the winners of our annual photo competition!

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ON THE COVER
Photographer Peter Mather captured this image of an ice-covered grizzly bear fishing for salmon in the Kluane region, Yukon. 

WINGS OVER NIAGARA
During the winter, it's not only humans that flock to the iconic falls. 
Story and photography by Ryan Tidman

"WE HAD ALL KINDS OF WATER"
The impact that a 30-year boil water advisory has had on Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario. 
By Brandi Morin
With photography by Sara Hylton

THE GOOD BEAR
The ice bears of Klukshu have been living with people and salmon for millennia. Is this age-old balance under threat? 
By Trina Moyles
With photography by Peter Maher

FLYING COLOURS
Photos of aurora borealis from an epic year.
Photography by the Can Geo community
With story by Elizabeth Howell

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ON THE COVER
Quest on the River Thames on August 18, 1921. The following month, the ship would embark on the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition — the last for famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

OUT OF OUR DEPTH
An ambitious project seeks to use artificial intelligence to speak with sperm whales. But is this even possible? What would we say — and would they want to speak with us? 
By Stephen Marche
With illustrations by Matthew Billington

FINDING QUEST
Inside the successful expedition that found Sir Ernest Shackleton's last ship.
By Alexandra Pope
With contributions by Jill Heinerth, Michael Crummey and Kerry Hodgson

CANADIAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
Chosen from more than 10,000 entries, the winning images of Canadian Geographic's 2024 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition showcase both the outstanding beauty of Canada's flora, fauna and fungi and the impressive range of our photography community.
By Can Geo Staff

CAN GEO TRAVEL
20-plus pages of Canadian adventures, including partying like an Acadian in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., rocking sustainable tourism at Canada's UNESCO geoparks, mapping Calgary's wintry trail network, and a snowy tour of New Brunswick featuring hiking, fat biking and dogsledding. 

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THE POLITICS OF WILD
Free-roaming horses have existed in Alberta for hundreds of years. Some say they're a nuisance, while others believe they have their own place in the landscape. 
By Monica Kidd
Photography by Sandy Sharkey

PROTECTORS OF AQVIQTUUQ
The northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise undisturbed by mining. Residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.
By Thomas Lundy
Photography by Emina Ida

REKINDLING HOPE
As wildfire seasons worsen, residents of the B.C. interior have been repeatedly evacuated. But this hasn't stopped them finding solutions.
By David Geselbracht

UNCLE TEACHINGS AND AUNTIE LAUGHTER
An ambitious initiative by the Rideau Hall Foundation aims to transform education for Indigenous students.
By Cara McKenna

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LAYERS OF MEANING
The Anthropocene is here. Canadian geology professor Francine McCarthy is the key mover and shaker behind what is possibly the biggest geological announcement of our generation.
By Alanna Mitchell
with illustrations by Colin Boyd Shafer

A HOLE IN THE TUNDRA
Their legacy persists in pop culture, storytelling, ecology, and even the controversial idea of de-extinction. Why are we so fascinated with mammoths? 
By Leslie Anthony
with illustrations by Kerry Hodgson

WILD THINGS
The winning images showcase both the awe-inspiring biodiversity of this country and the talent of our photography community. 
Canadian Geographic honours the winners of the 2023 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition

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SLEEPING GIANT
In 2016, something melted a hole through the glacier above the Mount Meager volcano. A perilous expedition ventured deep inside the cave to find out, was the volcano waking up?
By Christina Frangou

LIFEBLOOD
Impressions of water and health in Fort Chipewyan, Alta. 
Interviews and photography by Sara Hylton

THE FUTURE IS FUNGI
Exploring Canadian ventures to discover, catalogue and develop the potential of mushrooms
With contributions by Andrew Findlay, Kari Medig, Kelsey Oseid and Can Geo staff

WITH EACH STROKE, A BREATH
How a journey through the Great Lakes helped me reshape my relationship with water after the loss of my father
By Courtney Vaughan
Photography by Zack Kruzins

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CROSSING TIME
Alberta's last river ferries are enduring meeting places, shuttling people and property across this ancient landscape
By Marcello Di Cintio
Photography by Guillaume Nolet

ULTIMATE SURVIVORS
Muskoxen have roamed the tundra for millennia, but today these wooly beasts are facing a number of very modern threats to their existence
By Alanna Mitchell

ON THIN ICE
As the climate heats up, so do talks over who "owns" the Arctic. What does Canadian Arctic sovereignty look like as the ice melts?
By Stephen Smith

WINDS OF CHANGE
Tracking Canada's extreme weather events to answer the question: are storms getting worse? 
By Alexandra Pope

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KING OF CHILL
Remembering a 1975 journey under the ice of the Northwest Passage with King Charles III
By Joe MacInnis

HIDE AND SEEK
In the field with the scientists and volunteers scrambling to save the Vancouver Island marmot
By Mike Berard
Photography by Ryan Tidman

WRITTEN IN STONE
Peering into our ancient past could transform our understanding of contemporary climate change
By David Geselbracht

OUR SHARED GARDEN
In an increasingly urban world, conservation gardens can counter Canada's plummeting biodiversity
By Michela Rosano
Illustrations by Jessie Boulard

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FARMING A CHANGING SEA
Struggle and success in Atlantic Canada, where aquaculturists strive to overcome climate change and contamination while chasing a sustainable carbon footprint.
By Karen Pinchin
Photography by Matt Horseman

THE CALL OF THE LOON
These iconic birds have added magic to the soundscapes of Canada's lakes for millions of years, but will we hear them forever?
Photography by Bill Maynard
Story by Stephen Marche

PLACING THE PANDEMIC IN PERSPECTIVE
Seven reflections on how the past three years have changed individuals and communities in Canada.

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THE 2022 EXPEDITION INSIDER
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and discoveries of the passionate explorers funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

ALMOST NEARLY PERFECT
Carbon capture is big business, but its challenges fly in the face of the need to lower emissions. Can we square the circle on this technological Wild West?
By Leslie Anthony
with Illustrations by Marc Audet

SETTING THE STORY STRAIGHT
Indigenous journalists are creating spaces to investigate the crimes committed at Indian Residential Schools
By Danielle Paradis

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ON SILENT WINGS
The nomadic predators have evolved to survive the harsh environment of the Arctic tundra, but can they survive its warming? 
By Paul Gains

THE LAND HOLDS MEMORIES
"All the mischiefs humans and the universe are capable of inflicting on an ecosystem have conspired to attack the prairies." 
By Alanna Mitchell
with Illustrations by Kerry Hodgson

WILD THINGS
Canadian Geographic honours the winners of the 2022 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition.