10X10 http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html
Current events at the global level are updated hourly on this visual
grid of words and pictures that highlights leading international news.
Click on a thumbnail photo to read the related story. More compelling
than a scan of the daily headlines, this ever-changing, unbiased site
would be an excellent addition to a daily discussion of world events.
Google
News Search (Beta) http://news.google.com/ Google introduces a news search engine. The database is refreshed
with new content every hour and contains material from over 100 English-language
sources. Give it a try-- you will be pleased with the news items that
you call up. e.g., Canada trade
CBC
News http://cbc.ca/news/ Get the latest news from across Canada and around the world. Look
for on-line quizzes suitable for intermediate and senior grade.
Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/14/
For more than a century, newspapers have produced special colour supplements
to markimportant events. This site presents
a selection of these special items from the collection of the National
Library of Canada.
ABYZ
News Links http://www.abyznewslinks.com/ Newspapers, news media, news sources categorized from around the
world. A a lood at difference newspapers from around the world to see
what is reported on the same day. What is the headline story? Report
back to your class.
Victoria
Newspapers 1858-1921
This index contains four integrated collections, drawn from a number
of newspapers published in Victoria between 1858 and 1921. - A rich
source of social history of the area.
