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Expert help, live tutoring, study buddies and more are available to you, for free every day! Click the image above to visit the Brainfuse website.

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Drive Tests provides a variety of practice tests and information on obtaining a variety of types of driving licenses in Ontario. This free database offers tests, simulators and a 'frequently asked questions' section.

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Encyclopedia Britannica Online is the authoritative resource for basic information on any topic you can imagine. Includes a World Atlas, Dictionary and descriptive historical timelines.

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Literary Reference Center is an excellent tool for students and avid readers to find author biographies, plot summaries, work overviews, and essays from reputable sources including literary reference works, books, magazines and journals. Users will also find poetry, short stories, classic texts and author interviews.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics that relate to the secondary school curriculum, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and critical thinking guide.

Science Reference Center offers a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text, science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Mango Languages is the fast, easy, and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language! Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication using fun and engaging interactive lessons.  

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