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CBC Corner

CBC Corner - Discover the best Canadian shows, stories & more. This one-of-a-kind digital portal allows you to access a wide variety of content including trusted news, local stories, entertaining TV and radio shows, award-winning podcasts, educational kids content, innovative podcasts, a free English and French language learning app, news in foreign languages and much more! Available Online

L’espace Radio-Canada vous permet de découvrir le meilleur du contenu canadien. Ce portail numérique offre un accès direct à de l’information digne de confiance, des émissions de radio et des reportages locaux, des émissions de télévision divertissantes, des documentaires, films et balados primés, des contenus éducatifs pour enfants, les derniers résultats sportifs, ou encore une application d’apprentissage linguistique pour améliorer son français ou son anglais! Disponible en ligne

EXPLORA Canada

For students in Grades 7–12. Provides access to articles, magazines, newspapers, and reference books on Canadian history, current events, science, and global issues. Includes topic browsing and citation tools. Great for supporting research projects and assignments.

Available Online

New York Times

NYTimes.com is a multi-platform news tool that provides full access to New York Times and International New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos and more. Also available in Chinese and Spanish.

Access from Library Computers or Library WI-FI

Create an account with your personal email address, or “Log In” if you already have a New York Times account
You now have unlimited access to New York Times articles

Out-of-Library Access

Log in with your library card number and PIN
Click ‘REDEEM’
Create an account with your personal email address, or “Log In” if you already have a New York Times account
You now have 72 hours out-of-library unlimited access to New York Times articles

OverDrive Digital Magazines

OverDrive offers full colour, interactive digital magazines for your enjoyment. Browse from VPL's collection of popular titles with no holds, and no limit to the number of magazines you can download.

RBdigital is now acquired by OverDrive and the platform transfer has completed. Over 3,000 magazine titles are now available in OverDrive and the Libby app.

Available Online

PressReader

Instant access to 4000 newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages! The newspapers appear in their original format and original languages. Newspapers are often available before they hit the newsstands in their respective countries. PressReader features archived issues up to two weeks, a magnifying lens / zoom option, bookmarks, and full-text search. Newspapers are organized by country, by language, and alphabetically. Note: The Globe and Mail is only accessible from using PressReader mobile app in the library using library WiFi. Mobile users can install the PressReader app, visit the library, connect to library WiFi, and download The Globe and Mail to the app, and then they can read the newspaper at home or on the go. Available Online

The Economist

Provides authoritative reporting and detailed analysis on international affairs, economics, and current events. A valuable resource for research and informed learning. Available Online

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