Databases for Research: News & Current Events

Off-Campus Access
- contains a significant amount of Canadian content
- no login required (open access)

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AP Images (Accunet / Associated Press) AccuNet/Associated Press Images contains over one million photographs dating back to 1845. More Info

C.P.I.Q. (Canadian Periodical Index) (Gale Group) Provides access to a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, biographies, and other reference sources. Includes selected Globe and Mail coverage. More Info

Canadian Newsstand (Micromedia ProQuest) Provides full-text access to 18 Canadian news sources. More Info

Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO Publishing) Provides access to Canadian and international magazines, newspapers, newswires, reference books and company information. More Info

CBCA Reference and Current Events (ProQuest Information and Learning) Provides access to a wide diversity of Canadian periodicals, ranging from academic titles to special interest publications to general magazines and news. More Info

Eureka.cc (CEDROM) (Cedrom SNI) Provides access to French-language newspapers and news services, First Nations newspapers, and other Canadian news publications. More Info

Gale Custom Newspapers (Gale Group) Full-text articles from international English-language newspapers and news agencies. More Info

LexisNexis Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Provides access to a large database of over 18,000 sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works. More Info

Toronto Star (Pages of the Past) (Micromedia Proquest) Provides archival access to the Toronto Star, including all news stories, images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, birth, and death notices. More Info

War and Terrorism eCollection (Gale Group) Provides access to articles covering current events, international affairs and foreign policy. More Info

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