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Chester

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-


Melanie Watt is NOT the author of this book and Mouse is NOT the star of this story- at least not after Chester, Melanie's plump calico cat is finished with his big red editing marker. Mouse is sent on vacation: "Hasta la vista, Mousie!" as Chester uses the power of the pen to create a perfectly Chester-filled day for himself. Can Chester be tamed? A delightful author/hero sure to elicit giggles. He's even conveniently marked a place on the cover of his book for an award sticker!
Date Published:2007

Melanie Watt is NOT the author of this book and Mouse is NOT the star of this story- at least not after Chester, Melanie's plump calico cat is finished with his big red editing marker. Mouse is sent on vacation: "Hasta la vista, Mousie!" as Chester uses the power of the pen to create a perfectly Chester-filled day for himself. Can Chester be tamed? A delightful author/hero sure to elicit giggles. He's even conveniently marked a place on the cover of his book for an award sticker!

Date Published:2007

Chyyah - NuChaNulth Nation, BC


Chyyah is an 8-year-old girl from the NuChaNulth Nation, in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Chyyah loves arts and crafts; she shows us some of the beautiful projects she's made. She participates in a school assembly where all the kids learn about their culture and honour the salmon, an important food for her community.
Date Published:2018

Mother Bruce

Higgins, Ryan T.,


Title appears on cover and title page as "Mother Goose" where the word Goose is crossed out and replaced with Bruce. Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.
Date Published:2015

Le silence se glisse près de toi

Hughes, Alison, 1966-


Traduction de: The silence slips in. Dans cet album, un jeune enfant trouve du réconfort dans le silence quand le monde devient trop bruyant.
Date Published:2019

Hiding Edith : a true story

Kacer, Kathy, 1954-


Hiding Edith tells the true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl sent to live in a safe house after the Nazi invasion of France.
Date Published:2006

Toxic clothing


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. If you buy cheap fast fashion from online retailers, you might be exposing yourself to potentially toxic chemicals. The Marketplace team bought clothing and accessories from AliExpress, Boohoo, Fashion Nova, Shein, Zulily and Zaful and asked researchers at the University of Toronto to test for toxic chemicals. The investigation found that out of 38 samples, 20 per cent had elevated levels of chemicals - including lead, PFAS and phthalates - that experts found concerning.
Date Published:2021

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. If you buy cheap fast fashion from online retailers, you might be exposing yourself to potentially toxic chemicals. The Marketplace team bought clothing and accessories from AliExpress, Boohoo, Fashion Nova, Shein, Zulily and Zaful and asked researchers at the University of Toronto to test for toxic chemicals. The investigation found that out of 38 samples, 20 per cent had elevated levels of chemicals - including lead, PFAS and phthalates - that experts found concerning.

Date Published:2021

Le mystère des bruits étranges

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-


Traduction de : The mystery of the spooky sounds. "Un livre de la collection Les fleurs pour lecteurs débutants." --Page titre. Des sons effrayants proviennent de derrière la porte d'une salle de classe vide. C'est à la détective Daisy de comprendre pourquoi!
Date Published:2023

The Waiting Game


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. As long wait times cause undue pain and suffering, Marketplace takes a hard look at why Canadians can't get the surgery they need. We follow along as a teenage boy waits nearly two years to get his back fixed, his body becoming more deformed with each month he waits. It's a crisis that has some doctors pushing for private care, while others urge Canadians to keep their faith in the public system. We investigate the solutions. First broadcast: October 21, 2022.
Date Published:2022

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. As long wait times cause undue pain and suffering, Marketplace takes a hard look at why Canadians can't get the surgery they need. We follow along as a teenage boy waits nearly two years to get his back fixed, his body becoming more deformed with each month he waits. It's a crisis that has some doctors pushing for private care, while others urge Canadians to keep their faith in the public system. We investigate the solutions. First broadcast: October 21, 2022.

Date Published:2022

Ojibwe community

Murray, Laura K., 1989-,


Ojibwe traditionally moved as the season changed but today many live across the country. Learn about Ojibwe traditional ways of life and how they respect their traditions in modern Canada.
Date Published:2016

Chocolate seashells


From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. In this Christmas special, new presenter Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey visit a chocolate factory in Belgium that produces four million chocolate seashells every day.
Date Published:2024

War of 1812 : Been There, Won That


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. On the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the CBC presents this two-hour documentary special, a modern look at a 200 year old war, hosted by one of Canada's most accomplished and funniest actors, Peter Keleghan. The stories in Been There, Won That include: the tale of the timid American general who turned over three states to the Canadian side without firing a shot; the mystery of the last words of British general and Canadian hero Sir Isaac Brock; when the Americans torched Toronto’s parliament buildings during the war; the story of Tecumseh, one of the greatest leaders and visionaries of North American First Peoples, whose death on a battlefield in southwestern Ontario ended the dream of an indigenous confederacy and a first peoples’ homeland; the story of Laura Secord; and the invasion of Washington by the British.
Date Published:2012

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. On the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the CBC presents this two-hour documentary special, a modern look at a 200 year old war, hosted by one of Canada's most accomplished and funniest actors, Peter Keleghan. The stories in Been There, Won That include: the tale of the timid American general who turned over three states to the Canadian side without firing a shot; the mystery of the last words of British general and Canadian hero Sir Isaac Brock; when the Americans torched Toronto’s parliament buildings during the war; the story of Tecumseh, one of the greatest leaders and visionaries of North American First Peoples, whose death on a battlefield in southwestern Ontario ended the dream of an indigenous confederacy and a first peoples’ homeland; the story of Laura Secord; and the invasion of Washington by the British.

Date Published:2012

Addicted to your phone?


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Are you addicted to your smartphone? Companies are using science and artificial intelligence to keep you hooked, but tech insiders reveal to the Marketplace team how you can curb the urge to constantly stay connected. Plus they track a family's device usage over several months and reveal the staggering results - from the eight-year-old son, the teenage daughters to the parents. And reporter David Common tests how his cognitive efficiency changes when he hears that familiar "ping" on his cellphone.
Date Published:2017

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Are you addicted to your smartphone? Companies are using science and artificial intelligence to keep you hooked, but tech insiders reveal to the Marketplace team how you can curb the urge to constantly stay connected. Plus they track a family's device usage over several months and reveal the staggering results - from the eight-year-old son, the teenage daughters to the parents. And reporter David Common tests how his cognitive efficiency changes when he hears that familiar "ping" on his cellphone.

Date Published:2017

Canoe kids : exploring Indigenous cultures through authentic Indigenous voices. Volume 2, The Haida people of Haida Gwaii.


This issue focuses on the Haida Nation of Haida Gwaii. The articles included celebrate the oceans, the soundscape, harvesting, history and culture, totem poles, canoes, longhouses, food and recipes, transportation, the Haida Gwaii Watchmen Program, the bent box, repatriating the name for the territory, the Peace Potlatch, the language, totem pole raising, archaeological sites, and the Inside Passage. .
Date Published:2016

This issue focuses on the Haida Nation of Haida Gwaii. The articles included celebrate the oceans, the soundscape, harvesting, history and culture, totem poles, canoes, longhouses, food and recipes, transportation, the Haida Gwaii Watchmen Program, the bent box, repatriating the name for the territory, the Peace Potlatch, the language, totem pole raising, archaeological sites, and the Inside Passage. .

Date Published:2016

Clothing Waste : Fashion's dirty secret


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Marketplace investigates clothing recycling programs at fast fashion chains, and reveals the marketing may not live up to what it promises consumers and the planet. While you feel good about dropping off all those used clothes, you might not be doing as much good as you think. Watch host Charlsie Agro's journey as she follows the trail of your old T-shirts around the world.
Date Published:2018

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Marketplace investigates clothing recycling programs at fast fashion chains, and reveals the marketing may not live up to what it promises consumers and the planet. While you feel good about dropping off all those used clothes, you might not be doing as much good as you think. Watch host Charlsie Agro's journey as she follows the trail of your old T-shirts around the world.

Date Published:2018

Hardback books


From the Curio channel: BBC Channel. Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey visit a factory that produces three million books every week and makes 20,000 hardback copies of Pride and Prejudice.
Date Published:2024

The great Gatsby


Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. Login: elem Pwd: elem
Date Published:2013

Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. Login: elem Pwd: elem

Date Published:2013

Getting Schooled


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. A Marketplace investigation into CDI College has uncovered a pattern of using misleading information and questionable tactics to enroll prospective online students. Hundreds of bad reviews reveal students thousands of dollars in debt and no further ahead in their career. Operating undercover, we document the pressure, the misleading claims about accreditation and reveal the real cost of dropping out. Original air date: December 2, 2022.
Date Published:2022

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. A Marketplace investigation into CDI College has uncovered a pattern of using misleading information and questionable tactics to enroll prospective online students. Hundreds of bad reviews reveal students thousands of dollars in debt and no further ahead in their career. Operating undercover, we document the pressure, the misleading claims about accreditation and reveal the real cost of dropping out. Original air date: December 2, 2022.

Date Published:2022

Are you being served? / Coffee cups update


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Are you being served?: Scanning your own groceries, booking your travel, printing your own tickets, selecting your own seats. It's not just about convenience: we're doing a lot of work ourselves that companies used to do for us. But while we're doing the work, are we seeing the savings? - - Coffee cups update: Last fall, we revealed that cups collected by some Starbucks and Tim Hortons stores for recycling are being sent to landfill. We've gone dumpster diving again, and found more questions about what the coffee chains are actually doing with all those used containers.
Date Published:2016

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Are you being served?: Scanning your own groceries, booking your travel, printing your own tickets, selecting your own seats. It's not just about convenience: we're doing a lot of work ourselves that companies used to do for us. But while we're doing the work, are we seeing the savings? - - Coffee cups update: Last fall, we revealed that cups collected by some Starbucks and Tim Hortons stores for recycling are being sent to landfill. We've gone dumpster diving again, and found more questions about what the coffee chains are actually doing with all those used containers.

Date Published:2016

Inky the indigo fairy

Meadows, Daisy


When the evil Jack Frost sends the Rainbow Fairies away, Rachel and Kirsty hope that a magical book that transports them to the Land of Sweets will lead them to Inky.
Date Published:2023

The rough-face girl

Martin, Rafe, 1946-


In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.
Date Published:1992