CBC News - up-to-the minute world news, including videos and in-depth articles. Crosswords and Sudoku too. Ideal for the senior student.(skills: RT, N, TS, CL)

Link up to national and world news, videos, and articles by topic from a Canadian perspective. (skills: TS, CL)

A collaborative encyclopedia that features full-length articles on a large range of topics as well as daily news and facts. (skills: RT, TS, CL)

LesPlan Educational Services Ltd. is a Canadian-owned and operated company that has been providing teachers across the country with current events resources since 1990. Our goal is to help teachers develop students' understanding of and ability to critically assess current issues and events by providing quality, up-to-date, affordable, ready-to-use resources. Many free samples are available. (skills: RT, W, TS, CL)

A free online publication with daily news articles and commentaries and quizzes aimed at the high-school level student. (skills: RT, TS, CL)

Updated frequently, the site is packed with student info. In addition to news updates, it offers maps, one-page information sheets, and a chance to share life stories and photos. (skills: RT, W, TS, CL)

News for students covering all aspects of student life: current events, broadcasts, great games, and much more. (skills: RT, TS, CL)

This site provides up-to-date news summaries for students, in addition to quizzes, links to a dictionary and atlas to better understand the articles, and other information of interest to students. (skills: RT, TS, CL)