Canadian Geographic

Can Geo Story of the Day: Fishing for monsters in the Northwest Territories 🎣

At Lac La Martre, anglers can cast for everything from their first fish to a trophy catch in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Robin Esrock heads to an Indigenous-owned lodge to experience the world-class fishing and the people who make it special.

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Fishing for monsters in the Northwest Territories Lac La Martre offers world-class fishing at an Indigenous-owned lodge, whether you’re landing your first fish or chasing your next trophy

Near Whitehorse, a black-billed magpie perches on a thinhorn sheep. The two share a mutualistic relationship: magpies pick ticks and other parasites off the sheep, getting an easy meal while giving the sheep relief from irritation and health risks. Photographed by Can Geo Photo Club member Safayaat Alam.

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Can Geo Story of the Day: 9/11 in the North

The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were felt across Canada, including in communities far from the U.S. border. In Whitehorse and Yellowknife, unexpected arrivals and a major hijacking scare brought the events of that day closer to home.

Eva Holland looks back at how 9/11 unfolded in Canada’s North. Read the full story 👉

9/11 in the North: how terror touched Whitehorse and Yellowknife In the Yukon and NWT, unexpected arrivals and a major hijacking scare brought the terror attacks closer to home

"Canada as a country works," Wade Davis writes.

The line comes from his new book, which grew out of an essay he wrote for Canadian Geographic's Canada Day 2025 issue. Even then, Canada's sovereignty was already being tested by tariffs and talk of annexation. Davis, an anthropologist and one of Canada's most celebrated explorers, has spent his career writing about culture, landscape, and what shapes a people.

With a foreword by Royal Canadian Geographical Society CEO John Geiger, North Star: Reflections on Canada and being Canadian expands Davis's case for what makes this country what it is, and why that isn't up for negotiation.

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A young polar bear sits among the vibrant colours of the tundra in Churchill, Manitoba, as late-afternoon light illuminates the vegetation and its fur. Captured by Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 winner Maxime Légaré-Vézina.

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A rufous hummingbird perches for just a moment in East Kootenay, BC. Photographed by Can Geo Photo Club member Brittni Panter.

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Ah, the beautiful Atlantic coast of Canada

This shot, captured by Can Geo Photo Club member Russell Lynch (), features the Ferryland Lighthouse glowing in the sunrise.

Have you ever visited Newfoundland or anywhere along the Atlantic coast of Canada? Tell us in the comments 👇

In 2023, Canadian Geographic joined researchers in Nunavut as they investigated the disappearance of the Milne Fiord epishelf lake, the last known lake of its kind in the Canadian Arctic.

The lake had drained after the Milne Ice Shelf broke apart in 2020. Researchers were still working to understand exactly what had happened.

Using more than a decade of observations, new research from the University of British Columbia has confirmed that the lake’s freshwater layer disappeared within months of the ice-shelf collapse and has not recovered.

The research offers a detailed recording of this loss, and a glimpse at how quickly a changing landscape can reshape the waters beneath it.

Read our 2023 feature Last Bastion of Ice written by Dustin Patar here: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/last-bastion-of-ice/

📸 : Dustin Patar