Helpful Resources on the Web

Looking for some websites to catch up on the latest news and gossip, find a school or plan a career? We've compiled some popular sites on the Internet for you to do just that.

News

CBC or Radio-Canada
www.cbc.ca or www.radio-canada.ca

The place to go for breaking Canadian and world news.
Watch selected broadcasts.
Listen to streaming radio from CBC Radio 1 and 2.
Read the latest headlines throughout the day.

Education and Careers

What Can I Do With a Major In...?
www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/

Great for connecting college and university majors with real-world careers.
This site lists hundreds of career options and even includes reasons why certain jobs are suited for selected majors.
This website is great for gaining professional insight.

HRDC Job Bank
www.jobbank.gc.ca

The Job Bank allows users to search for hundreds of job opportunities.
The site gets updated daily.
Search for jobs in specific geographical zones.

Monster or MonsterTRAK
www.monster.ca or www.monstertrak.ca

Connect with employers using one of Canada's top job search portals.
Search for national and international job positions by posting your resumé online.
Monster® also delivers new job postings right to your inbox.
Post-secondary students can sign up at MonsterTRAK® to access job postings that are directed solely to students and graduates.

Workopolis
www.workopolis.com

Looking for a job in media or healthcare? Workopolis lets you browse job listings by industry.
Read career and industry-oriented articles from local and national newspapers.
Ask the career advisor questions.
Research specific industries and find out what salary you should be making.

Music

MuchMusic or MusiquePlus
www.muchmusic.com or www.musiqueplus.com

Check out the latest program listings.
Download video clips of your favourite videos.
Get all the gossip on your favourite stars.

Movies

Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com

The Internet Movie Database site may not be the slickest there is, but it gets thumbs up for amazing content.
Find out what topped the box office this week and what movies are in the works.
Read up on the bios of your favourite actors and all the films they never worked on.

Fashion

Fashion Television
www.fashiontelevision.com

Can't keep up with what's hot on the catwalk? Jeanne Beker takes her hit show online.
Photo essays and galleries of up-and-coming models and trends to watch out for.
"Ask Jeanne" answers all your style questions from the couture chick herself.

Discussion

Metafilter
www.metafilter.com

A great site to keep you busy all day.
A community of people who love to talk about everything from religion to war to cartoons, this blog (short for Weblog) allows users to post articles and comments.
Taking chat rooms to a higher level, you will definitely learn something new everyday.

Sportsfilter
www.sportsfilter.com

In the same blogger tradition as Metafilter, Sportsfilter is the ultimate place for those who live and breathe sports.
Get rare news about your favourite team and learn about things that aren't covered regularly by the mass media, like cricket.

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