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1 Feb

Department of Finance Canada

Information about how Finance Canada operates, how it regulates and manages the economy, and monitors and helps Canadian financial institutions. The site offers informations in these categories: “Budget info,” “economic […]

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1 Feb

The Bank of Canada

Canada’s central bank is a Crown corporation responsible for monetary policy, bank notes, the financial system and funds management. Their mission is to “promote the economic and financial welfare of […]

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31 Jan

Babel Fish: free translation of text and web sites

Babel Fish translates words, sentences, blocks of text, and websites. The tool translates from Chinese, English, Dutch, French, German, Greek and Italian into various languages.

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31 Jan

Wikileaks website for posting government secrets

The Wikileaks website is envisioned as a resource for the anonymous leaking of confidential government documents on a global scale. As of January 2007, the site boasted over 1.2 million […]

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16 Jan

Immigration pathfinder

HISTORY http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/legacy/chap-2.html#chap2-1 This site provides a history of immigration in Canada from the first wave of European immigrants to immigration of several ethnic groups to the present day immigration. It […]

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15 Jan

Aboriginal issues pathfinder

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED Aboriginal Canada Portal http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca A Canadian government web portal in cooperation with various First Nations associations and organizations. Information available in both English and French. Contains information on […]

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15 Jan

Nutrition pathfinder

HEALTHY EATING/GENERAL NUTRITION GUIDELINES http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/fg_rainbow-arc_en_ciel_ga_e.html This is Health Canada’s food guide to healthy eating. The site includes the food rainbow and recommended serving sizes (you can access it in larger […]

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8 Jan

Environment pathfinder

EDUCATION Canada’s Aquatic Environmentshttp://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/ A well-organized, user-friendly site offering general information on all aspects of Canada’s aquatic environments. Intended for use in the classroom but useful for journalists seeking backgrounders […]

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16 Nov

FactCheck.org: monitoring U.S. politics

Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.

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16 Nov

A worldwide listing of online newspapers and magazines

The database boasts 4,500 magazines and 3,000 newspapers and is compiled and maintained by Metagrid in Germany. Magazines are organized by subject, newspapers are organized by region and country. In […]

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