Canada

IV: Here and Now

What's New in Canada?

Introduction:
Canada's proximity to the United States does not mean that people in the U.S. have much understanding of life or current events there. The two countries share many interests and concerns, ranging from economic to environmental, from sports to politics.

Resources:
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This is only a beginning. Web searches will turn up more Canadian magazines, papers, radio stations, television stations, etc., than are listed here. You should be critical of all sites and try to find multiple sources to confirm information that seems less credible.

Newspapers and Magazines

The two main national newspapers in English are The Globe and Mail and The National Post.

The following sites have links to the Web sites of newspapers and magazines (and sometimes TV and radio stations) in the province of Québec and wider Canada. Some are published in French, some in English. In most cases there are also links to lists of media from other provinces, should students or teachers want to broaden or change the focus of this lesson.

Refdesk.com lists dozens of Canadian papers.

ABYZ News Links has a good list. It gives helpful information about the category of each paper. Has print and broadcast media.

Paperboy lists some 350 newspapers in Canada. The list can be sorted by city, province or language.

Newspaper-world.com

Onlinenewspapers.com

World-newspapers.com (only English language publications)

Broadcast

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is Canada's national radio and television broadcaster. In addition to national coverage, it has links to provincial and regional divisions, such as coverage of the far north. Students should not overlook CBC radio, many of whose programs are available online, and some of which are available as podcasts.

Radio-Canada is the French language side of the CBC (there is also a link to Television de Radio-Canada)

Canadian Weather