15 November 2020

Sunday Sundries

 Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Canada’s health care expensive and lagging behind OECD countries - based on a report from the Fraser Institute, so treat with caution.

How to search newspaper articles (and more) at BAnQ - a blog post by Dianne Nolin

Kelowna Courier: the paper, from its founding in 1904 until 1949, is now digitized and fully searchable.

Our Migration Story. An education-oriented website dealing with migration into the UK. 

The Ten Equations That Rule The World And How You Can Use Them Too - a podcast from the LSE.

Five CWGC Videos. Exploring the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its role in caring for the 1.7 million men and women who lost their lives during the two world wars.

The following two items make one ask ... why not in Canada?

Australia's National Archives signs $4.4m contract to digitise World War II service records

Australian Defence Force turns a page on its paper archives with mammoth digitisation project


Take 4:15: From the Canadian Brass.

Thanks to this week's contributors: Anonymous, BT,  S4Ottawa, Unknown, and Documentary Heritage News.

1 comment:

G.B. said...

Read the Fraser report with caution, as recommended. Noted the sixth paragraph states our medical system is "expansive". I think 'expensive' was meant. So thanks for the caution.

G.B.