History Sites

The Economist Online
The Economist Group is an authoritative source of information and opinion on international business and politics. The core of the Group is its flagship newspaper, The Economist, a weekly magazine of international news and business. Founded in 1843, The Economist has established its reputation as one of the most respected periodicals in the world. It reports and analyses world affairs, politics and government, business and finance, economics, science and technology, the arts and multimedia. To access; username: mcilib, password: library

About Canada
This is the Canadian Government’s official Canada facts web site. The site has information on facts and history of Canada, Canadian symbols, visiting Canada, the government, and much more.

Canadian Government Online (CGOL)
In 1995, the governments of Canada, the Provinces and Territories, and representatives of local governments across Canada joined forces to initiate the Canadian Governments On-Line (CGOL) project. The CGOL initiative is a collaborative effort of government managers at all levels of government. Its activities aim at leveraging the expertise and technological solutions in each government to improve services to the public and avoid duplicate efforts.

The Canajun Notebook
This website is a compilation of everything you would ever need to know about Canada. The site contains a bounty of information and is divided into different categories. Some of the categories include: current events, favourite places, news Canadian web sites, history, and much more.

The Great Canadian History Page
This site was developed by a teacher in Saskatchewan. The site has links to many different Canadian web sites. The page has links to web sites related to Canadian Studies and to Canada in general. There are many different history links as well.

The Heritage Minutes
The Heritage Project is a long-term educational program developed to raise greater interest in and awareness of Canada's past. By linking what children see at home, on television and on computer screens to their studies, the Project aims to actively engage all Canadians in the sharing of their stories with each other, and with the world.

OH CANADA, The All Canadian Web Site
Oh Canada is the all-Canadian web site. Throughout this great site you will find links to some of the finest sites Canada has to offer. All you have to do is pick the topic you’d like to examine and just go on from there.

Teaching and Learning About Canada
This web site has information and links dealing with Canadian Geography, History, Politics, Society, Culture and Wildlife, Time Zones, Graphs and Tables and much more. The site is very thorough and informative.

SchoolNet
Established in 1993, Canada's SchoolNet is designed to promote the effective use of information technology amongst Canadians by helping Canadian schools and public libraries connect to the Internet. Through its partnerships with provincial and territorial ministries of education, library authorities, education and library associations and the private sector, Industry Canada's SchoolNet has successfully made Canada the first nation in the world to connect its schools and libraries to the Information Highway.

Canadian Resource Page
This web site has information on virtually any topic to do with Canada thought possible. The links are divided into categories which include: contents, news and information, media, facts and figures, travel and tourism, government, politics and history, science and education, technology and commerce, and other general resources.

TransCanada Trail
The Trans Canada Trail will wind its way through every province and territory linking thousands of communities along its route. It will be the longest trail in the world - a shared-use trail accommodating five potential activities: walking, cycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling (where possible/desired). The web site contains information on the Trail and many aspects of it.

Council for Canadian Unity
This web site promotes Canadian unity. The Council for Canadian Unity was founded in 1964 with a mandate to "conduct research and studies for the purpose of educating and informing all persons generally in Canada in a better understanding of the legal and fiscal structures and the cultural and political nature of Canada, its provinces and its other civic and government bodies; and to promulgate the findings and results of such studies and research through public assemblies, literature and other means of communication throughout the whole of Canada."

UNICEF
Founded in 1946, UNICEF advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. The UNICEF Executive Board reaffirmed this mandate in January 1996, when it adopted a statement on the mission of UNICEF saying that UNICEF "is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children."