News Agencies on the Web

ABC News; New York NY USA  
A very good resource. Full-text, national and world news, as well as local news provided by local affiliate stations, all updated continuously; selected articles include sound and video footage. Includes politics, business, technology, science, health, sports, and searchable archive sections.
Bowes Publishing; London ON Canada  
Links to many local and agricultural newspapers from hometowns across Canada featuring selected, full-text, local news. Includes classifieds.
Canada NewsWire; Toronto ON Canada  
Full-text press releases focusing on government, business, and sports. Includes searchable archive section.
canada.com News; Toronto ON Canada  
Current, full-text, local news from cities across Canada, as well as national and world news. Includes sports and business sections, as well as links to many Canadian newspapers.
CBS News, New York, NY USA
A great source for national up to the minute news.
CBC News; Toronto ON Canada
Full-text, national and world news updated daily; selected articles include sound and video footage. Includes business, sports, science/technology, opinion, and searchable archive sections.
The Christian Science Monitor; Boston MA USA  
Full-text, national and world news updated daily. Includes opinion, business, education, and science/technology sections. Includes an archive section that users may search for free, though there is a charge to retrieve full-text articles that are more than five days old. Some (five days' worth) back issues available.
cnn.com; Atlanta GA USA  
Full-text, local news from across the United States, as well as national and world news, all updated continuously. Includes politics, business, sports, technology, health, education, and searchable archive sections.
globeandmail.com; Toronto ON Canada  
A service of The Globe and Mail. An excellent resource covering all of Canada. Full-text, national and world news updated daily. Includes business, technology, health, opinion, classified, birth/obituary, sports, searchable archive, and other sections.
The Hill Times; Ottawa ON Canada  
Full-text news of all facets of the Canadian federal government updated weekly. Includes opinion, classified, and searchable archive sections. Many back issues available.
National Post; Don Mills ON Canada
Selected, full-text, national news from across Canada, as well as world news, all updated daily. Includes classified, opinion, sports, politics, and business sections. Access to many articles requires a paid subscription.
NBC News, New York, NY USA
Coupled with Microsoft, NBC News gives the latest up to date news with a more liberal slant.
The New York Times on the Web; New York NY USA 
A very good resource. Full-text, national, and world news, as well as local news, information, and events from the Big Apple, all updated daily. Includes politics, business, technology, science/health, sports, opinion, and classified sections. Includes an archive section that users may search for free, though there is a charge to retrieve full-text articles. You may have to register to use this paper.
USA Today; Arlington VA USA  
An excellent resource. Full-text, local, national, and world news updated continuously. Includes business, sports, politics, opinion, health, classified, and technology sections, as well as a link to USA Weekend, the weekly news magazine inserted into the Sunday editions of thousands of newspapers. Includes an archive section that users may search for free, though there is a charge to retrieve full-text articles.