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	PCensus Paid for by VPL PCensus provides access to detailed demographic information. Find population, income, and spending levels for all of Canada, by province, city, or postal code. Useful for doing market research for small business Access: Central Library level 4 only
	Politics and Government eBooks Paid for by VPL Encyclopedias and other reference works covering politics, government, political protest, human rights and espionage. There is a separate History ebook collection. A subcollection of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Access Now [opens in new window]
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	PressDisplay Paid for by VPL Delivers full-page images of newspapers from 92 countries, before they appear on the newsstands. Carries today's paper including archives up to 60 days. This database has a limited number of simultaneous users. If you have trouble accessing or receive an error message please try again later. Tutorial Access Now [opens in new window]
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