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Intrigued by the Wikileaks story?  Want to know what those cables really say?  CBC News has created a searchable database of more than 2,000 Wikileaks cables that originated in Canada.  Database: Canadian Cables in Wikileakscan be searched by date or by tags indicating the topics discussed in the cable.  Note that so far Wikileaks has released the full text of only a f

Shop online much?  Join the club!  According to Statistics Canada, Canadians spent $15 billion online in 2009.  See E-commerce: Shopping on the Internet for more detaills on online shopping, and the Canadian Internet Use Survey  to find out what else Canadians are doing online.

One of the Library's most-requested books (right up there with the latest Twilight novel!) is the Ontario Driver's Handbook.  Obviously it's a must-read item for anyone preparing for a driving test.  You can find copies to borrow in our catalogue under the title Official Driver's Handbook, but did you know you can also study it online?  The

The federal government's decision to make major changes to the collection of data for the upcoming 2011 Census reaises concerns for both businesses and genealogists.  In previous censuses, 80% of Canadian households received a short questionnaire consisting of 8 questions, and 20% of households received a long questionnaire with 53 additional questions covering topics such as place of birth, education, employment, income, etc.  Both the short and long census forms were required to be completed by law.  For the 2011 Census, the long form has been eliminated, and all households

Getting tangled up in your family tree and confused about how all those people are actually related to you?  The search engine WolframAlpha will calculate family relationships for you.  For example, entering "father's cousin's daughter" gives the result "second cousin", accompanied by a genealogic tree diagram illustrating the relationship.  Read about this feature on the WolframAlpha Blog and try it out on the