Access the full text of nearly 300 national and regional Canadian newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, Burnaby Now, Burnaby News Leader, Vancouver Sun and Province. Includes the complete available electronic backfile for most newspapers, providing full access to the articles, columns, editorials and features. Some backfiles date as far back as the late 1970s and 1980s. Canadian Newsstream content is updated daily.
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This comprehensive and interactive career guidance site provides information about career choices for people from 6th grade to adulthood. Career Cruising offers a "career matchmaker" skills assessment tool, occupational profiles, an extensive listing of post-secondary programs (including financial aid information), thousands of job listings and tips for all part of the job search process. Create a "My Plan" account to track your progress, save relevant information and build a personalized resume.
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Full-text of more than 1,500 Chinese-language humanities journals and popular magazines from mainland China, in both traditional and simplified characters. The collection includes titles focused on current affairs, politics, financial management, literature and art, history and society, science education, family life, sports, health, fashion and leisure.
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Full text of Consumer Reports magazine, from 1985 to the present. Consumer Reports is a non-profit organization that conducts rigorous, independent testing and research to review and rate products, including appliances, cars, electronics, household items and more. The magazine also features articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and legal issues that affect consumers.
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Full text of the Consumer Reports Buying Guide, from 1999 to present. Consumer Reports is a non-profit organization that conducts rigorous, independent testing and research to review and rate products. The Buying Guide includes the results of tests on products ranging from major purchases such as automobiles & appliances to everyday items such as food & cleaning products.
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In the library and at home with your library card.