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The article explores the celebration of Mi-Carême, a centuries-old Acadian tradition, in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Mi-Carême is a mumming tradition where costumed revellers go from house to house, enjoying food and drink while disguising their identities. The article highlights the cultural significance of Mi-Carême to the Acadian community and describes the festivities, including the traditional homemade wine called bagosse. It also discusses the history and geography of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, which is known for its fishing industry and connection to Acadian heritage. The article emphasizes the importance of togetherness and passing down traditions from one generation to the next. [Extracted from the article]

In 2016, a federal management plan was created for the species in Canada, encouraging the creation of public and private gardens and green spaces planted with more milkweed and other monarch-supporting plants. We're getting an idea of how different species respond to city life, but there's still very little known about how those changes impact the ways that these species interact with other species, like plants and pollinators, predators and prey", says Breitbart. GARDENS AWAKEN THE SOUL. The Garry Oak ecosystem and its associated ecosystems are some of the most biologically diverse and endangered in Canada. [Extracted from the article]

A team of researchers from the Université de Montréal has created the first-ever "social-ecological" map of Canada's lakes. The map, which includes 659 lakes, provides a comprehensive view of the health of lakes in 11 southern Canadian ecozones. The researchers analyzed the biophysical and chemical characteristics of each lake, as well as the threats to their health and how people use them recreationally. The study found that increased nitrogen and chloride from human activities, such as fertilizer runoff and road salt, were common factors in lakes that were considered "altered." The researchers hope that this map will help policymakers and the public prioritize conservation and restoration efforts. [Extracted from the article]

Tanya Talaga's latest book, "The Knowing," explores the history of Indigenous People in Canada and their knowledge of the disappearances of family and community members in residential schools, hospitals, and asylums. Talaga draws from her own family history, particularly the story of her great-great-grandmother, Annie Carpenter, to shed light on the experiences of Indigenous women and the enduring consequences of the Indian Act. She emphasizes the need for accessible records and the importance of Indigenous voices in shaping a better future. Talaga also highlights the role of non-Indigenous Canadians in recognizing and addressing historical injustices. [Extracted from the article]

Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta, Canada, is a vital ecosystem that serves as a refuge for migratory birds, animal species, and native grasses. However, the park is facing threats from industrial activities outside its boundaries, such as hydroelectric dams, mines, and wastewater dumps. These stressors, combined with a lack of environmental monitoring and Indigenous representation in park management, have led to concerns about the park's future. Canada has been given three years to address these issues or risk being included on the United Nations' list of World Heritage in Danger. [Extracted from the article]

His supplies - particularly the ammunition - and the return of the caribou and waterfowl to the landscape replenished them ahead of their culminating trek to the Arctic Ocean. DISCOVERY DISCOVERY HISTORY A SOLITARY WHITE WOLF floats across the hills surrounding Fort Enterprise. The crew of Captain John Franklin's first overland expedition to chart the Arctic coast east of the Coppermine River was about to face a brutal winter at Fort Enterprise (M là K k'e). [Extracted from the article]

Gerard LeBlanc strums an Acadian folk song on his guitar for a handful of guests sprawled in the Great Room at Nova Scotia's Trout Point Lodge. "It takes five strong women and a bag of potatoes to make rappie pie", chuckles Kara Pinkney-Crowell, as she starts my Acadian cooking class in the lodge's main kitchen. This particular recipe from Pinkney-Crowell's great grandmother combines finely ground potatoes, stock and chicken (left over from last night's dinner) in a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs casserole. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the impact of climate change on the communities, landscapes and wildlife in Canada. It cites various events that show how climate change transformed the country including the super flood that washed the southern quarter of Alberta through downtown Calgary in June 2013, the drought that plague the Prairies, and forest fires near Alberta's Kananaskis Village in 2011. It also explains the link of climate change to extreme weather, sea ice melt, and coastal erosion in Canada.

The powder-laden Monashee Range is a popular playground for outdoor adventurers looking to heli-ski down its scattered peaks and sled through its sweeping alpine valleys. But for Isobel Phoebus, Stephen Senecal and Douglas Noblet, the Monashees were home for 37 days from April to May 2022 as they traversed the entire length of the range by ski, linking together high-traffic areas and more remote sections. MAP: THE COMPLETE MONASHEE SKI TRAVERSE. [Extracted from the article]

MAP: Giants of a past time PHOTO (COLOR): A mastodon skeleton, tusks and other specimens are displayed at the Nova Scotia Museum's Age of the Mastodon exhibition. While scientists know these animals roamed throughout the continent, Nova Scotia's unique karst topography makes it one of the richest deposits of mastodon fossils. The near complete skeletons and other assorted bones are now on display at the Age of the Mastodon exhibition at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History and will begin touring across the province this winter. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Cirque Éloize as it is the Canada's most successful arts company. Author also mentions about the 25th anniversary celebration of Éloize.

New generations have grown up hearing stories about cod fishing but have never done it for themselves. North Atlantic cod stocks had been dwindling for at least three decades before the ban, as fishing technology led to unprecedented harvests that outpaced the cod's ability to regenerate. The cod moratorium was - and still is - Canada's single largest industrial layoff, affecting more than 30,000 people in Newfoundland and Labrador, from fishers to ship builders to cannery workers. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the ice-covered grizzly bears which gathered in the northern Yukon to feast on salmon spawning in the Fishing Branch River. Topics discussed include the large congregation of grizzlies in the Ni'iinlii Njik Ecological Reserve of northwestern Yukon, the protection of bears and their habitats with the territorial government, and the cultural landscape of the region.

The article offers information on the postsecondary program "Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning" held at the Blachford Lake Lodge & Wilderness Resort on Yellowknives Dene First Nation territory, Canada for student's learning. Topics include providing northern Indigenous land-based learning experiences; studying the challenges faced by the people of Northern Canada such as colonization, decolonization, and racism; and views of Erin Freeland Ballantyne, founder of Dechinta on the same.

The article offers information on the expedition conducted by Matthew Ayre and Michael Moloney of the Arctic Institute of North America in the University of Calgary where they investigates the wreckage of the Scottish whaling vessel Nova Zembla on Baffin Island in Nunavut. It mentions that the expedition was funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society to uncover the wreckage's evidence in the island which occurred on September 18, 1902.

The article profiles woman explorer Jill Heinerth, who was named as the Explorer-in-Residence by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. It describes Heinerth's character as a person and her various discoveries as a diver. It also chronicles how Heinerth's passion in diving has started and her effort of working on different documentaries, films and expeditions to improve her craft and break barriers.

The article focuses on the maple syrup production operations of former police officer and businessman Michel Gagnon in Quebec, Canada. Topics discussed include the establishment of his various operations such as La Belle Époque and Érablière La Goudrelle, the production capacity of his operation, and the production and collection of saps and taps from farms.

The article presents the opinions of the 2015 Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) award recipients, including Margaret Atwood, Graeme Gibson and Jacob Verhoef, on the importance of knowing Canada's geography, history and people. Atwood discusses the impacts of climate change, while Verhoef suggests that people should physical world they live in by mapping it and knowing its resources. They were honored at the 2015 College of Fellows Annual Dinner that was held in November.

A review is offered for the Wood Buffalo National Park located in Alberta, Canada.

The article offers information on the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Topics include the 2015 Massey Medal awarded to professor emeritus Brian Osborne of Queen's University, the scientific tests on the waters in Brandon, Manitoba which were conducted by students from Lake Winnipeg as part of their OPEN Water planning project, and the paper "Children's use of Google Earth as a knowledge enabler," by Lynn Moorman.

The article offers information on several Canadian explorers who were included in the Top 100 Canada's Great Explorers List of the journal "Canadian Geographic." Among the explorers that were mentioned include diver James Cameron, underwater archeologist Ryan Harris, and Atlantic rower Mylène Paquette. It also adds ultra-marathon runner Ray Zahab, deep sea innovator Phil Nuytten, and geneticist David Suzuki.

The article reports that seven historical maps related to the lost Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin expedition helped to find the lost ships. In 1853, the Hudson's Bay Company sent Arctic explorer John Rae to track Franklin's fate and to map the southwestern coast of the Boothia Peninsula. In the 1880, the American Geographical Society funded an expedition in 1878 commanded by Frederick Schwatka.

The article focuses on the Yukon Quest international sled dog race. Topics include a description of the Yukon Quest course, the Yukon Quest journey offered by Ontario-based travel company Jerry Van Dyke Travel Service, and details on how the Yukon Quest journey plays out for guests. Also mentioned are Yukon Quest International Association executive director Marie-Sylvestre Belanger and Yukon Quest journey manager Mark Van Dyke.

Photographs are presented which include Bern Will Brown, the missionary who founded Colville Lake in Northwest Territories and some locals such as Modeste Eddibar, and community elder Marie Kochon, who make trapping remains as a key source of income.

The article offers information on the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, which is completing 300 years of its founding in 2013. The city of Louisbourg was established as capital of Îie Royale by France. The city allowed the entry of merchants, traders, civilians and soldiers through only few gates and wharves. The Fortress of Louisbourg was attacked by the British in 1745 and their victory destroyed the town. The Fortress was restored by the Canadian government in 1961.

The article presents information on various facts about energy in Canada. The oil industry of Canada produces about 3.2 barels of oil per day but about half of oil required to power Canada's vehicles comes from overseas. Some of the major offshore oil operation of Canada include Hibernia, Terra Nova and White Rose. Solar energy makes only 1% of eenergysupply of Canada.

Several maps including Nunavut in Canada, Great Lakes in North America and Athabasca oil sands in Alberta are presented.

Two days later, Canada held its first citizenship ceremony, with Mackenzie King himself becoming the first person to receive a citizenship certificate. In 1939, Canada turned away a ship of 900 Jewish refugees, sending them back to Europe - 254 of these refugees later died in Nazi concentration camps. Residents born in Canada, naturalized immigrants and British subjects with a Canadian domicile were immediately granted citizenship. [Extracted from the article]

Several photographs of the winners of the Canadian Geographic's 24th annual photo contest including the striking image of the two sandhill cranes in flight by Lauren Nicholl, Pokaaniikapi by Ryan Heavy Head, and the village of Puvimitug by Elise Martin.

DISCOVERY DISCOVERY HISTORY "WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war … to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small." The term "United Nations" was first coined by American President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the weeks following the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which thrust the United States into the war. Today, the United Nations has grown to 193 member states representing more than 98 per cent of the world's population, while Canada has firmly planted itself as a leader in peacekeeping and diplomacy. [Extracted from the article]

DISCOVERY WHEN LOUISBOURG'S CORNERSTONE was laid in the King's Bastion 300 years ago on May 29, 1720, signifying the official start of the fortified town's 25-year construction, the French were hoping to secure their last remaining territory in Canada. Unfortunately, Louisbourg's fortifications didn't hold as well as the French had hoped, and a force of New Englanders captured the town in just 46 days. By 1760, Louisbourg's fortifications had been flattened and the settlement nearly demolished, signalling the impending end of France's colonies in Canada. [Extracted from the article]

The Gahcho Kué diamond mine, owned by De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., began production in 2017 and is the newest of three operating diamond mines in the Northwest Territories. The technology, which Dipple says is being used at mine sites around the world, could have the potential to make Gahcho Kué the world's first carbon neutral mine, or better, but that will take years. An aerial view of part of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine (opposite) where the University of British Columbia is working with miners on an innovative carbon capturing project (above). [Extracted from the article]

Valberg started Project North after a 2009 visit to Pond Inlet, Nunavut, where she saw a need for youth hockey equipment. Many years ago, I heard a photographer speak about her time in the Arctic and how she delivered hockey equipment with the Toronto Maple Leafs. PHOTO (COLOR): Youth in Hall Beach, Nunavut, try on their new gear delivered by Project North. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Heat Energy Assessment Technologies (HEAT) project by University of Calgary geography professor Geoffrey Hay, which made thermal maps of homes in northwest Calgary neighborhoods in Alberta. Details of how Hay's research team captured images of wasted heat are presented. The benefits of knowing the homeowners' HEAT Score are cited.

The article offers information on the Toronto bicycle music festival in Ontario. The event features sound equipment that's powered by a pair of energy-generating bikes, which audience members take turns pedalling. In 2011, the festival saw attendance doubled to about 250 music lovers per venue and the festival secured funding from the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council.

My job was to collect the hens' eggs, and I began asking everybody, "But where does the egg come out of the hen?" As more people around the world eat more meat, there are billions of animals in factory farms. Fossil fuel is used to get the grain to the animals, the animals to the abattoir, the meat to the table. [Extracted from the article]

When I started to do research for my character, Marcie Diggs, I learned that Nova Scotia has Canada's oldest and largest black community, North Preston in Halifax. The black community in Nova Scotia has some really sad connections as to why and how it came to be in Canada, and that brings up all sorts of feelings for me. I grew up in Scarborough, Ont., but my roots are in the Caribbean; my parents are both from Trinidad and Tobago, and my community felt very Caribbean. [Extracted from the article]

The book sparked an international dialogue on pesticide policies and eventually led the United States, Canada and Europe to ban DDT (dichloro-diphenyltrichloroethane), one of the most egregiously toxic human-made pesticides, in the 1970s. DDT's dangerous persistence was exposed yet again in a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology in summer 2019, nearly 50 years after the pesticide was banned. It found that remote lakes in New Brunswick still have toxic levels of DDT (in one lake, more than 450 times the safe level), the result of spruce budworm spraying. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with the rights activist Colleen Cardinal is presented concerning her project to map the displacement of '60s Scoop adoptees. She states that the goal of the map is to examines how Canadian policies resulted in a national Indigenous child removal system. She also states that the map will build a community for '60s Scoop adoptees across Canada and internationally.

The article presents views of Mona Nemer, chief science advisor of Canada, her priorities for creating a science strategy. Topics discussed include top priorities such as artificial intelligence and its applications with intersection of technology and society, government has committed to collaborating with scientists to develop guidelines for communicating with the public about research and reaping the benefits of studying fields such as stem cell research.

The article offers travel tips for Orlando, Florida, and includes recommendations for dining at Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen at Universal Orlando Resort's City Walk theme park; accommodation at LEGOLAND Resort Hotel; and karting at Andretti Indoor Karting and Games centre.

The article offers information on various products for outdoor use which includes denim shirt from Muttonhead, sunglasses from Gresso and gin from Georgian Bay Spirit Co.

The article offers information on the expedition of the voyageu members of Les chemins de l'or bleu of The Blue Gold Paths from Hudson, Québec, Canada to Tsiigehtchic in Northwest Territories held from April 25 to October 16, 2015. It mentions the team members including Annik Shamlian, Martin Trahan, and Simon Nadeau. Also mentioned the goal of the team to raise awareness on the fragility of waterways in Canada and preserve the natural heritage of the state.

The article presents travel-related information about Florida, including information on Casey Key, Myakka River State Park, and Lovers Key State Park.

The article profiles the former politician Sheila Copps who has spent her days exploring the Cootes Paradise Marsh in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She states that Cootes Paradise has an abundance of wildlife and is a part of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Biosphere Reserve.

An interview with Mylène Paquette is preented concerning her becoming an Explorer-in-Residence of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society; on ice canoeing's history and challenges and on protecting the St. Lawrence.