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Telling Canada's story since 1930. Find us online at https://canadiangeographic.ca/ and wherever magazines are sold!🇨🇦 #ShareCanGeo

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · Apr 23

We’re honoured to announce the launch of Right of Passage, a new digital platform by Canadian Geographic that explores the critical role of wildlife corridors and ecological connectivity across 🇨🇦.

Explore the platform, 👀 the 🎥 + learn how you can help keep wildlife connected👉 bit.ly/cangeorighto...

Home - Right of Passage

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 52m

This prairie province grows more than half the world’s mustard seeds....
Can you name the province?

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 4h

This week’s CanGeo Editorial #ThrowbackThursday revisits “Protectors of Aqviqtuuq”, a story of one community’s efforts to preserve the land that sustains them.

➡️ Want to travel north and re-read? Click here: https://bit.ly/42Jxxon

Protectors of Aqviqtuuq

The northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise of caribou, polar bears and Arctic char as yet undisturbed by mining. The residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 1d

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 1d

Question of the day: What's your favourite childhood memory of a Canadian TV show or movie? 🎥 🤳

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 1d

CanGeo Trivia 🧠
What year did Nunavut officially become a territory? 🧐

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 2d

Have you ever tried Indian-Chinese food?

We explored how Vancouver's Indian-Chinese food scene is connecting cultures and community.

🔗: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/chasing-manchurian/

Chasing Manchurian: Finding a taste of home in Vancouver’s Indian-Chinese restaurants

From Kolkata to Kingsway, a journey through Vancouver’s Indo-Chinese restaurants reveals how food connects cultures, helping some feel at home

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 7d

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 8d

🧠 Did you know? 🐋

Beluga whales are one of the smallest whale species, growing only 4 to 5 metres long. But what really sets them apart?

Unlike most whales, belugas have unfused neck vertebrae, which means they can turn their heads in all directions!

📸: Mark Dunsmuir / Can Geo Photo Club

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 8d

In downtown Montreal, a rooftop pool became the site of one of Canada’s most credible UFO sightings.

Read now: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/area-514-the-1990-montreal-ufo-sighting/

Area 514: The 1990 Montreal UFO sighting

The night downtown Montreal’s Hotel Bonaventure became the centre of an unexplained UFO sighting

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know? About 75% of the world’s maple syrup comes from Canada, with most of it produced in Quebec. 🍁

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 10d

I’m Canada’s tallest free-standing structure. What am I?

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 10d

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“Before this challenge, I had no idea that a power consumption meter existed...⚡ Now that we have our baseline, we know where we can improve.” 🌱

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 11d

What’s the most breathtaking Canadian landscape you’ve ever seen? Drop your pics below! 📸

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 11d

Ottawa’s Inuit community is bringing Inuktut back to life — a language of healing, heritage, and pride. ✨

📖 Read the full story here:https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/inuktuusuunguvit-do-you-speak-inuktut/

#Inuktut #InuitCulture #IndigenousVoices

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 11d

Which province is home to the world’s highest tides? 🌊

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 11d

September = Larch season

Upload your #ScenicSaturday shots to the CanGeo Photo Club (https://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca/) for a chance to be featured next!

This larch moment was shot by Oscar Hui / CanGeo Photo Club

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 12d

🏡 Canadian households: Win up to $10,000 in the Live Net Zero Our Homes Challenge! Energy efficiency and home retrofits. From sealing drafts to switching appliances, these changes cut emissions and costs. Share the actions you’re taking and find out how to enter at LiveNetZero.org

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 13d

When you see the waiter bringing your food…

How would you #CaptionThis?

This photo was taken in in Churchill, Manitoba by Joe Desjardins(@JoeDesjardins.ca). Use #ShareCanGeo on your wildlife shots and vids for a chance to be featured next!

Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 13d

True or False? Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world...

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 14d

Question of the Day: What’s your go-to Canadian comfort food: poutine, butter tarts, bannock, or tourtière?

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 14d

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 14d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

– Dr. Jane Goodall

Read our memoriam for Dr. Goodall here: https://bit.ly/476kr75

In memoriam: Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned conservationist and primatologist, dies at 91

Remembering the world’s most beloved primatologist, whose groundbreaking research and tireless advocacy changed the way the world understands nature

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 15d

Canada’s longest river is 4,241 km in length...can you name it? ⬇️

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 17d

🏡 Canadian households: Win up to $10,000 in the Live Net Zero Our Homes Challenge!

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 17d

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Efficacité énergétique et rénovations résidentielles. De l'étanchéité aux courants d'air au remplacement des appareils, ces changements réduisent les émissions et les coûts.

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