Our best stories of 2023

This year, Canadian Geographic published more than 250 stories covering the importance of native plants in Canada’s ecosystems to lunar maps designed for a new age of space exploration. We ventured to different corners of the world, from the base of Mount Everest to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea and even into the depths of one of Canada’s most active volcanoes, Mount Meager. To finish the year, our editors have compiled a list of our best and most-read stories, highlighting the incredible work of our storytellers and our commitment to sharing knowledge of Canada and the world. Enjoy!

Best of Wildlife

The fright of a lifetime: Accidentally encountering a great white shark in Canada
Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark shares his experience coming face-to-face with one of the ocean’s top predators while scuba diving near Halifax, N.S.
By Chris Harvey-Clark

Best of People & Culture

Crossing time: Alberta’s last river ferries
The province's remaining river ferries are enduring meeting places, shuttling people and property across this ancient landscape
By Marcello Di Cintio with photography by Guillaume Nolet

Best of Environment

The truth about carbon capture

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

- Written in stone: What fossils can tell us about the future

- Layers of meaning: Francine McCarthy on the Anthropocene
- Sleeping giant: Inside the Mount Meager volcano
- Hide and seek: The race to save the Vancouver Island Marmot
- New photography project takes aim at the impacts of transportation on wildlife

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