The Dufferin Museum located in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada has records for over 100 mostly Canadian newspapers. The records include births, marriages, deaths, obituaries, burials, other social events, some court proceedings, land sales, business openings and closings, crimes.
Many of these records include names of relatives, guests, doctors, etc that can really help connect family members.
There are also many links to history and family history related sites. Far too many to list here.
http://geneology.dufferinmuseum.com/Research/DufferinGeneology/StartSearching.aspx