Library PressDisplay is the latest addition to the online databases provided by the Ministry of Education through the work of the Multitype Library Database Licensing Project (MDLP) group. It provides access to 1,700 international newspapers from 92 countries (including Canada) in 48 languages on the same day they are published. It provides 14 to 60 days archives plus a text to speech function. Therefore, you can access the Leader-Post or Globe and Mail, for example, the same day it is published and access the archives within the next couple of weeks. After that the back issues are available on the Gale or ProQuest databases. All bases are covered. I can see great benefits for our EAL learners, too. One assignment I heard about using Library PressDisplay had students researching the plight of the polar bear and the coverage being given with respect to global warming around the globe.
Important to Note: Because this database is available through a paid subscription, it can only be accessed from a school or public library. If you wish to access it at home, go through the Parkland Regional Library E-Services page.