General Reference

Encyclopedias 
The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia

Dictionaries, Thesauri 

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
YourDictionary.com
The Free Dictionary
Dictionary.com by Ask.com
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

Language Translator

Google Translate
World Lingo Free Online Language Translator
Free Translation.com

Quotations

Quotations finder from Bartleby.com
The Quotations Page
Wisdom Quotes

E-Books 

Project Gutenberg
On-line Book Page
eBooks at Adelaide

Facts on Countries
CIA World Factbook
BBC Country Profiles

Statistics

E-Stat Canada
United Nations Data
Statistical Resources on the Web – from USA Department of Labour

Interesting Facts

Guinness World Records
Daily Almanac from Infoplease
How stuff works

Biography

Discovering Collection*
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Biography.com

World News Online

CBC News
BBC News
CTV News
Global and Mail News Video