Geography
"Canada is pristine and absolutely gorgeous." - Julie Payette
Online Research Options
Passwords required for home use
Useful Sites
Provincial Tourism Sites
Atlas and Factbooks
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Canada's Resources and Industries
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Forests (Natural Resources Canada)
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Mining - Minerals (Natural Resources Canada)
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Energy (Natural Resources Canada)
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Water (Natural Resources Canada)
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Water and the Environment (Gov. Canada)
 
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Liveable Communities
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Changing Populations
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Physical Geography
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Maps and Geography from Statistics Canada
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ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute)
 
Parks and Ecozones
Endangered Species
Canada and Global Connections
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Country Studies (Library of Congress)
 
Energy
Travel and Tourism
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Country Insights (Centre for Intercultural Learning by Canada. Foreign Affairs & Int'l Trade)
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Travel Reports & Warnings (Canada Foreign Affairs & Int'l Trade)
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Canadian Consular Publications including
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Bon Voyage, But ...
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Advice for Cruise Travellers
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Her Own Way: A Woman's Safe Travel Guide
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Hurricane Season Travel Tips
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Registration of Canadians Abroad
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Retirement Abroad
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Travel Documentation for Canadians
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Working Abroad
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Well on Your Way: A Canadian's Guide to Healthy Travel Abroad
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International Child Abductions: A Manual for Parents
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Child Sex Tourism: It's a Crime
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Drugs & Travel: Do's and Don'ts
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Traveller's Checklist
 
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Periodicals
FNMI Resources
(First Nations, Métis, Inuit)
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Aboriginals, Treaties & Relations (Canada in the Making)
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First Peoples of Canada (Canadian Museum of History)
 
Online News Sources
from google apps
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select google news
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at left side bar select "Manage Sections"
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type in an search term such as "climate change emissions"
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Use the back arrow to return you to the headlines
 
As you look at your tabbed options you can open each one to see your results
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AND
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go to Online Research Options
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select EBSCO Databases
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select Canadian Points of View
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type your search term (general term such as climate ontario is better than climate change ontario)
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select newspapers or magazines from sidebar
 
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In google enter the following search term and vary it by regional newspaper. Example: find articles climate change canada vancouver sun
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The Star (Toronto)
The Citizen (Ottawa)
Vancouver
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