Agriculture
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - The federal government web page for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Contains a variety of information relating to agriculture, e.g. regulations, inspections, etc.
Canada Agriculture Online - This site has new updates throughout the day, as well as market and weather information.
Books, Reading and Literature Amazon.com - This site is very helpful for finding out if a particular book is still in print or finding out the author name if you have the title of the book, or vise versa. You can search by title, author, ISBN or subject.
Author Directories - Contains links to authors biographies addresses, contests and it also contains an author search engine.
Books On-Line: AUTHORS - Allows one to see if their favorite author has a written work that can be read on-line.
Index to Children's Books: Authors & Illustrators - This site provides links to either personal or fan pages of authors/illustrators.
Literary Resources on the Net - A good starting point for literature assignments. Includes some Canadian content.
PubList.com - Find out what type of magazines are out there. There is also contact information and other information so you can subscribe to the magazine if you think it is what you are looking for. This is an easy to navigate site with an easy to use search engine.
Shakespeare Texts and Notes - Offers not only the full text of each play, but includes many annotations regarding characters, plots, etc.
Whodunit Canada - This site is all about mystery books. It contains booklists, news and book search capabilities.
Business Business News
Business Wire - World business news is only a click away on one of the Web's biggest business news wires.
PR Newswire Home Page - Up to date news from corporations world wide.
Business Reference Sources
The Universal Currency Converter - The Universal Currency Converter allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet.
Company Information
Industry Canada Strategis - Strategis is Canada's largest business information Web site. Strategis provides information on everything from business opportunities, competition, corporate profiles, patents and bankruptcy.
Consumer Protection
Market Place on CBC TV - Market Place has been providing Canadians with quality consumer affairs broadcasting for over 25 years.
Strategis - Consumer Information - Your one-stop on-line source for consumer information from Canada and beyond.
Strategis - Marketplace Service - Programs and services of the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy and bankruptcy statistics.
Government Information
Government of Canada business sources - Programs and services offered by the Government of Canada to the business community.
Investment Information
The Screaming Capitalist - Good advice, and just good fun!
Statistics and Demographics
Statistics Canada - The comprehensive source for Canadian statistics.
Careers and Jobs
Manitoba Work InfoNet - Information on jobs, training, occupations and financial help.
Job Bank - Canada - Job Bank provides a listing of job orders placed by employers with Human Resources Development Canada. Search by keyword, job title or National Occupational Classification. You are able to define the geographical regions in which jobs are desired.
Children/Young Adult Links Children's Literature WWW Guide - An informative site with links to an awards page listing different awards that books can win and which authors/titles have won these awards. It also contains biographies, on-line stories and more.
Joan Irvine's Site - Joan Irvine is a children's author. This site contains her address, contests, her biography as well as how to make pop-ups.
Scholastics for Kids - Read up on your favorite scholastics series like the Baby Sitters Club or Goosebumps or look at other cool stuff.
Consumer Information Consumer World - Provides links to more than 1500 sites -- best starting point for consumer information on the Internet.
Dr. Toy's Guide - This is an online magazine for toy information.
US Consumer Gateway - This site is provided by six US Government agencies to provide one-stop shopping for consumer information (US based in content). Much of the consumer oriented information is of use to all consumers, US or Canadian. Provides information about product recalls and scams.
Education CollegeNET - Contact information for colleges and universities in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Information about financial aid, scholarships, online applications, and standardized tests is available. Links are available to those colleges and universities with Web sites.
Community Learning Network - Educational resources for K-12 arranged by category with over 1,200 links. Includes links to Home Pages of schools around the world.
Red River College - Homepage of Red River College
University of Manitoba - U of M's homepage
University of Winnipeg - U of W's homepage
Brandon University - Brandon University's homepage
Gardening Gardening.com - This web site has a garden encyclopedia, a garden sites directory as well as a magazine rack.
The WWW Virtual Library for Gardening - This site has a gardening search engine and a glossary of botanical terms! There is also a list of gardening books, magazines, nurseries and catalogs.
Genealogy National Archives of Canada
Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
Government Canadian Federal Government Page - Includes information on government departments, organizations, programmes and services.
Manitoba Provincial Government Page - Information of programs, departments, services; as well as business links and economic information.
Health Canadian Health Network - Information on maintaining good health as well as coping with ill-health. Links to sites for various diseases and conditions.
CancerHelp - Comprehensive Cancer Resources On The Internet - Provides access to all of the cancer Usenet newsgroups and links to a number of new cancer and medical sites.
HealthWeb - Healthweb is a project designed to provide access to health-related Internet resources organized by subject. It is jointly sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Internet Public Library (IPL) Health Page - Links to professional as well as layperson information.
Medscape - Includes huge database of journal citations and abstracts. Site also includes large amount of information of relevance to consumers as well as healthcare staff.
QuackWatch Home Page - QuackWatch is your online guide to 'Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decision making'. You can't trust all the health information you read on the Internet. Available in English, French and German.
History Canadian Museum of Civilization - This site contains information on Canada's history. It has information on the first people, archaeology and much more.
Internet Internet - Citing Sites
Citing Electronic Resources - Provided by Internet Public Library, this site has links to a wide variety of sites which offer standards for citing electronic resources.
Internet - Locating Resources
Canadian Information by Subject - Over 1,400 links to sites that provide information about Canada. This site is maintained by the National Library of Canada and is of high quality.
Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL - Very detailed information on how and how not to search the World Wide Web. This is a very indepth page and takes a while to go through, but it's worth it!
The Internet Public Library (IPL) Reference Collection - Arranged by subject in increasingly detailed subject tables with links.
Suite101.com - Suite101.com is a Web guide that is by a community of over 220 dedicated editors who each specialize in an a specific area of interest. Each editor spends hours looking for the "best" resources on their topic and created editorial text to assist you in your search through the subject.
WebRing's Subject Directory - Browse the subject directory or search by keyword to locate one of over 45,000 Web Rings on the topic of your choice.
Internet - Safety
Safe Kids Home Page - This page is set so it is easy to use. It contains internet safety information for kids and parents. It is a good site for both parents and children to visit together.
Laws Manitoba Statutes On-line - This web site makes your access to publications easier by offering most of Manitoba's statutes on-line.
Libraries Calgary Public Library
Internet Public Library
National Library of Canada
Regina Public Library
Toronto Public Library
Vancouver Public Library
Westman Regional Library
Winnipeg Public Library
Motion Pictures Internet Movie Database - Currently covers over 100,000 movies. Search for films by actor, director, writer, composer, character name, genre, etc., etc., ... Provides links to other sites with information about the film located.
Music General Music Reference Site - Look here for an overview of music links.
International Lyrics Server - Find the lyrics to over 76,000 songs!
News Sources Canoe - Canoe stands for CANadian Online Explorer. This site provides access to up to the minute Canadian news.
CBC Newsworld - CBC Newsworld online. Provides a link to CBC TV.
Southam Canada - Pulls from eleven daily newspapers in Canada. Major stories have links to other sites for background information.
Reference - Quick Ref. Breeds Of Livestock - Find information on different breeds of livestock ranging from Pigs to Llamas.
Cat Fanciers: Cat Breed Description - Read about your favorite breed of cat and view a picture of it.
Dog Lovers Page - This site has information and pictures of your favorite breed of dog.
Canadian Encyclopedia Online
The Embassy Page - Provides indexing and links to consulates and embassies throughout the world that have a presence on the Web.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names - This site lists nearly a million places -- from the Amazon River to Zimbabwe.
Library DeskRef - This comprises quick reference links to resources to answer frequently asked reference queries.
Newspaper Index - A good online resource containing links to US and International newspapers, college newspapers and media resources.
Neill Online - Contains many mailing list that one can join on a wide variety of subjects from Cancer to Law. There is also an online mall, and many other things.
Reference Desk - A virtual encyclopedia, almanac, and news headlines from many major newspapers can be found here.
World Factbook - Lists all of the countries of the world with information concerning the government, the climate, area, people, economy, etc.
Search Engines Canadian Search Engines
Canada.com
Yahoo! Canada
Other Search Engines
Altavista
Dogpile
Excite
Google
Hotbot
Infoseek
Yahoo
Yahooligans - A search engine for kids!
Sports Canadian Curling Association - This site has information on tournaments and championships, contact information and an extensive set of curling links.
Canadian Football League Official Site - Find all about CFL standings, schedules, stats, records, rules, players and more. There is also a image gallery.
National Hockey League Official Home Page - This is the official Web site of the NHL. It provides links to each of the teams' home pages and to news, schedules, statistics and scores.
The Official site of the NBA - This site has news features, player and team information, scores and stats. As well as an NBA store and theater. This site also has an interactive section as well.
Statistics Government Agencies
Welcome To Statistics Canada - The comprehensive source for Canadian statistics and demographics.
Chief Electoral Officer - Results of the 36th General Election and by-election for 1998-99.
Department of Justice Research and Statistics - This site features fact sheets, research reports and statistical reports.
Statistics on Natural Resources - This site provides access to Natural Resources Canada statistics. There are also links to provincial agencies that produce statistics on natural resources. Topographic information and a national forestry database are also available and much more.
Government of Canada Information Search - Links to the Government of Canada search form, as well as search forms from other federal government agencies.
Non-Governmental Agencies
Canadian Council for Social Development - A voluntary, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote policies inspired by social justice, equality and the empowerment of individuals and communities. The "free statistics" section of the website provides information on poverty rates, minimum wage rates, voter turnouts and cost of raising a child.
Telephone Directories Canada 411 - Features a database of phone numbers and addresses for residents and businesses, Canada-wide.
Reverse Directory
Travel Canadian Travel Page - Includes links for each province and territory.
Hostelling Association Canada - Information on hostels in Canada. Links to International Hostels, as well.
Hotels and Travel in Canada - This is a very good travel site on all of Canada. It has tourist information, maps, local and country-wide hotels. The information is given to you for each province so it is quicker for you to find the information.
Preview Travel Destination Guides - Destination guides to 87 cities around the world, with content provided by travel publisher Fodor's. Each guide contains sections on attractions, accommodations, restaurants, and getting around. Visitors can opt to build an interactive, personalized mini-guide to the city of their choice. Each destination contains a small photo gallery. |