LibGuides: Broadcasting and Journalism: News & Current Events

News Resources

Canadian Newsstream (formerly Canadian Major Dailies) This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. Canadian Newsstream provides access to 700 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers, including the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. This full-text database includes electronic compilations from most newspapers, providing access to articles, columns, editorials, and special publications from each. Some compilations date from the late 70s.
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Gale OneFile News (formerly Infotrac Newsstand) This link opens in a new window
(Gale) A database of over 2500 full-text newspapers, newswire services, and news program transcripts from Canada, U.S. and abroad.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
(LexisNexis) A large multi-tiered database of thousands of sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works.
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Global Breaking Newswires This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. Access to international newswire content for the modern researcher, as well as a growing archive of indexed news.
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International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. International Newsstream provides access to the latest news content from outside the United States and Canada, including archives of decades of coverage from newspapers, news agencies, and full-text websites. Information from over 660 major newspapers in the world including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring collection of publications.
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US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. US Newstream provides users with the ability to search current top US press content, as well as archives dating back to the 1980s including newspapers, news agencies, blogs, and active full-text web pages. Exclusive access is offered to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. US Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers.
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CPI.Q. (Canadian Periodical Index) This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, biographies, and other reference sources. Includes selected Globe and Mail coverage.
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QP Briefing This link opens in a new window
(Toronto Star Newspapers) A news service monitoring political activity at Queen's Park and throughout the province of Ontario.
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War and Terrorism Collection This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to articles covering current events, international affairs and foreign policy.
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Can-Core Academic Video This link opens in a new window
(McIntyre Media) Canadian video collection with content from CTV, BBC Learning, Blue Ant Media, Good Earth Productions, Passion River Films, and more.
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Curio.ca (including CBC News in Review) This link opens in a new window
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)) Educational videos from CBC and Radio-Canada: documentaries from television and radio, news reports, archival material, stock shots and more. Our subscription includes selected, not complete, News in Review content only.

- Faculty: For the ability to add videos to a playlist, you must set up a separate Curio account. Please e-mail librarians@senecapolytechnic.ca from your Seneca faculty e-mail account for instructions.
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Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
(Films Media Group / Infobase Learning) The Master Academic and Technical Education collections of educational and news films from Films Media Group and Infobase covering a wide range of subject matter. Studios represented include PBS, BBC, Films For Humanities & Sciences, National Geographic, TED, and others.

- Users who wish to create Playlists, Favorites, and Preferences must set up their own Films on Demand account (separate from their Seneca User Name and Password) by clicking "Your Profile" and then "Sign up".
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NFB.ca (National Film Board of Canada) This link opens in a new window
(National Film Board of Canada) Public performance rights to selected films produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Documentaries, animations, alternative dramas, trailers, and interactive productions on the Web.

- Faculty: To access certain CAMPUS titles and added features for instructors within this database, you must set up a separate NFB CAMPUS account. Please e-mail librarians@senecapolytechnic.ca from your Seneca faculty e-mail account for instructions.
- Videos in this platform labelled "PARTNER" and "CANADA SCREENS" are not part of the academic subscription licence offered by NFB. When in the database, to see only those titles to which we have access, change "Availability" to "Campus" or "Free".
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The resources below focus on current social issues and present both sides of an issue as well as link to supporting evidence in other publications.

Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to Canadian content including biographies, news, essays and podcasts.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to a comprehensive resource offering differing points of view on current social issues with pro and con articles, topic overviews and biographies of social activists.
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Canadian Points of View This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) Provides access to essays with differing points of view on current issues. Essays include an overview, arguments, counter arguments and a guide to Critical Thinking.
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The Associated Press
Not-for-profit cooperative providing news, photos, graphics, audio and video to daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers. Also available online (select coverage 1977 to present).
Canadian NewsWire
Time-critical news and information from more than 10,000 sources coast to coast and around the world.
CBC
Canada's national public broadcaster provides news, sports, entertainment and radio programming in English and French.
Reuters
Global information and news service.
The Canadian Press
Independent national news agency.

Media Names and Numbers This link opens in a new window
(Sources) This online resource gives instant access to up-to-date contact information for print and broadcast media outlets across Canada, searchable by media type, subject, geography, language, ownership, and spokesperson expertise.

- Our subscription is for up to 50 simultaneous users only.
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The Tyee
An independent, online news magazine from B.C. devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens the Canadian democratic conversation.

Media Bias / Fact Check
An independent website that has promoted awareness of media bias and misinformation by rating the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources, large and small.
All Sides Bias Ratings
Analysis of U.S. media news outlets.
FactCheck.org
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Snopes
A fact-checking resource focused primarily on U.S. media news resources.