Canada | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/canada/RSS feed for CanadaenThu, 22 Oct 2026 15:30:38 +0000The Canadian Artist Jean Paul Riopelle Was 'Completely Absorbed by the Act of Painting.' His Abstract Works Finally Have Their Own Home in a Quebec Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-canadian-artist-jean-paul-riopelle-was-completely-absorbed-by-the-act-of-painting-his-abstract-works-finally-have-their-own-home-in-a-quebec-museum-180989735/Home to the world’s largest public collection of his artworks, a new pavilion at Quebec's Musée National des Beaux-Arts showcases the more than 50-year career of Riopelle, who was a key member of the avant-garde Automatistes movementThu, 22 Oct 2026 15:30:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-canadian-artist-jean-paul-riopelle-was-completely-absorbed-by-the-act-of-painting-his-abstract-works-finally-have-their-own-home-in-a-quebec-museum-180989735/Canadian Poet Anne Carson Brings Ancient Wisdom to Modern Audiences. Now, She's a Nobel Laureate in Literaturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/canadian-poet-anne-carson-brings-ancient-wisdom-to-modern-audiences-now-shes-a-nobel-laureate-in-literature-180989655/The 76-year-old poet, translator and essayist is renowned for her "bold and inventive" approach to blending poetry, prose and everything in between, leading to what the Swedish Academy calls "new forms for contemporary literature"Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:23:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/canadian-poet-anne-carson-brings-ancient-wisdom-to-modern-audiences-now-shes-a-nobel-laureate-in-literature-180989655/Scientists Discover Two New Species of Sea Spider in the Pacific Northwest—and They Look Like They Came Straight Out of a Horror Moviehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-two-new-species-of-sea-spider-in-the-pacific-northwest-and-they-look-like-they-came-straight-out-of-a-horror-movie-180989598/You don't need to worry about the critters coming after you, since they're only a fraction of an inch across. They join the roughly 1,400 known species of ocean-dwelling spidersFri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-two-new-species-of-sea-spider-in-the-pacific-northwest-and-they-look-like-they-came-straight-out-of-a-horror-movie-180989598/Four Beluga Whales Died Weeks After Being Rescued From a Defunct Marine Park in Canada. Were the Animals Too Sick to Be Moved?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/four-beluga-whales-died-weeks-after-being-rescued-from-a-defunct-marine-park-in-canada-were-the-animals-too-sick-to-be-moved-180989597/They were among 30 whales transferred from the facility over the summer. It had faced multiple allegations of animal neglect and cruelty before closing in 2024Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:34:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/four-beluga-whales-died-weeks-after-being-rescued-from-a-defunct-marine-park-in-canada-were-the-animals-too-sick-to-be-moved-180989597/'The Icebergs' Is One of Frederic Edwin Church's Most Spectacular Paintings. For Decades, No One Knew Where It Washttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-icebergs-is-one-of-frederic-edwin-churchs-most-spectacular-paintings-for-decades-no-one-knew-where-it-was-180989587/In the 1970s, the administrator of a boys' home in England wound up finding the missing 19th-century piece and bringing it back into the spotlightTue, 29 Sep 2026 17:40:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-icebergs-is-one-of-frederic-edwin-churchs-most-spectacular-paintings-for-decades-no-one-knew-where-it-was-180989587/A Lake in Canada Got a Mysterious New Island. Then, It Disappeared—and Now It's Backhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-lake-in-canada-got-a-mysterious-new-island-then-it-disappeared-and-now-its-back-180989442/The floating forest appeared in a well-mapped reservoir in British Columbia. Its presence and vanishing act have puzzled locals and officials at the power utility that operates the lake, but other similar islands exist elsewhereThu, 03 Sep 2026 19:15:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-lake-in-canada-got-a-mysterious-new-island-then-it-disappeared-and-now-its-back-180989442/