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With the penny gone and the triumph of plastic over paper bills only months away, the research and development department of the Royal Canadian Mint has proposed going one step further: the death of hard currency altogether.

Last week, the Mint announced the release of MintChip, a completely digital currency. “Money, as we know it, is fine for today, but tomorrow is a different story,” says an introductory MintChip video. “MintChip is better than cash, since you can use it online.”

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Some call it a universal form of English. Others argue it’s most definitely ruining the language and producing a generation of illiterates.

But researchers at three Canadian universities studying text messaging think we may have become more creative because of this new form of communication.

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An emerging voice is defining what change looks like in the classroom, but are decision-makers ready to listen?

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here is a list of 10 sites that are not only kid-friendly, but kid-cool, too. They are full of interactive games, activities and projects that will keep your children busy for hours. Many of them are award-winning, and even educational, (but shh, don't tell the kids.)

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All Canadian! All the Time!

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It was probably a rather small step for Lego but it was certainly one giant leap for a Lego man when he was launched into space by a couple of Canadian teens recently.

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Web maps and mashups offer many ways to organize and display historical information. The ability to tile and share historical maps as rasters is relatively recent and presents unique opportunities for map libraries, archives, and environmental historians.

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The online library is generating considerable excitement in the library world because it offers access to a rich body of authoritative copyright material that goes beyond the "unmediated" nature of the worldwide web. This access is universal and perpetual, available equally to all library users in a system or institution, regardless of location.

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Earlier this month I appeared before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, which is conducting a study on the e-commerce market in Canada. A transcript of the hearing is available here and audio of the hearing here.  My prepared opening remarks are posted below. The discussion that followed touched a wide range of issues including copyright reform and competitiveness in the wireless and broadband sectors.

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Last month, we met with Alfredo Tan who is the National Director of Facebook Canada, and he shared with us some amazing statistics about Facebook’s Canadian user base.

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I'm running for Prime Minister to help engage Canadians in a vision for an open digital future

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Malicious hackers who may be based in China managed to fool Canadian federal IT staff into providing access to government computers, leading to severe Internet restrictions at Treasury Board and the Finance Department, CBC News reported last week.

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Canadian Download -- We download it, burn it, and ship it to you

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Interactive game where students learn about the Canadian immigration process.

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The Canadian Museum of Civilization invites you to explore the thousands of objects, papers and other items in our collections representing Aboriginal heritage, immigration history and French Canadian culture.

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The Disaster Media Reports database can be used to search newspaper articles and images related to the disasters presented on this site. These reports often provide a sense of immediacy not present in the myths and recollections that come after the disaster has passed.

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virtualmuseum.ca is a unique interactive space that showcases Canadian museum collections and riches treasures through virtual exhibits, an image gallery, learning resources, as well as innovative and collaborative projects. It also offers news in the museum field, as well as a national museum directory.

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CERC, the voice of Canada’s learning resources industry, represents the major Canadian educational publishers. Our member firms produce roughly 80% of the student learning resources currently used in Canadian schools.

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This list is very much a work-in-progress.  If you find any inaccuracies, or can think of any words or spellings that I have omitted, please email me at teacherkarenb @ hotmail.com.   If you are looking for a specific word in Canadian or American English, please go to Edit, then Find.  

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In honour of Our Canadian Soldiers - Launches November 1

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