Research guides: Newspapers: Canada

General Canadian newspaper databases

Canadian Newsstream
Full text access to English language Canadian Newspapers.
Factiva
Current and archived news, business and company information worldwide.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database
Full-text access to research providing a Canadian perspective on topics including agriculture, business and economics, education, government and politics, health sciences, history, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and more.
CPI.Q
Canadian academic journals and business magazines, with select full-text articles from 1983. Includes some French magazine titles.

Microfilm

Find back issues of the Globe and Mail on microfilm at the Media Commons on the 3rd floor of Robarts Library.

Globe and Mail (Includes Weekend Magazine)
- Nov. 1936+
- Call Number: mfm/AN/G568
Globe: May 2, 1844 - Nov. 1936
- Call Number: mfm/AN/G563
- For details, see the guide to Newspapers & Periodicals

Microfilm

Find back issues of the Toronto Star on microfilm at the Media Commons on the 3rd floor of Robarts Library.

Toronto Daily Star
- 1894 + (Lacking: Dec. 1 - 15, 1933; Jan. 1 - 15)
- Includes Canadian Magazine after Jan. 1971
- Call Number: mfm/AN/T676
Toronto Daily Star. Sunday Star
- Jan. 1978 - Dec. 1980
- Call Number: mfm/AN/T6762

Microfilm

Find back issues of the National Post on microfilm at the Media Commons on the 3rd floor of Robarts Library.

National Post
- Oct. 27, 1998 +
- Includes Financial Post, Feb. 1999 +
- Call Number: mfm/AN/N39

Windspeaker
- 1993+
- Indexed from 1986 Canadian Business & Current Affairs
- 1983-2003 available on microfilm in the Media Commons
- 1986-2015 available online from Library and Archives Canada
Xtra (Toronto)
- Online: 2008-2015
- Microfilm: 1984+
- In print: 1984-2011
The Vancouver Sun
- 1987+
- Microfilm available at Media Commons, 1977+

The Globe and Mail, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1844-2013
Newspaper Archive Canadian Collection
A collection of the archives of over 500 Canadian newspapers, including the Winnipeg Free Press, the Prairie post and other frequently requested titles. Of interest to students and scholars of history, Canadian studies.
Paper of Record
Includes a considerable number of Canadian newspapers, largely from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Province (Vancouver)
Includes digitized first-hand accounts of the politics, society, and events of the time in Vancouver, Canada. The collection accounts the impact of immigration, social movements, world issues that have affected Vancouver, and captures life during wartime.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (1928-2009)
Coverage includes the development of the city and its growth after the impact of the Great Depression and the Great War.
The Toronto Star, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1894-2016
Border Cities' Star (1918-1935)
Windsor Star (1959-2010)
Formerly known as the Border Cities' Star until 1935, the newspaper accounts Windsor's past from the annexing of three towns, to the 99-day union strike against Ford Motor Company, to its contribution to World War I and World War II fighting efforts.
Regina Leader-Post (1883-2010)
Previously published as:
Regina Leader
The Leader
The Morning Leader
Regina Sun

List of Canadian online newspaper archives from Wikipedia
List of North American online newspaper archives from Ancestor Hunt
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Bibliothèque et Archives nationals Quebec has started an ambitious digitization program for the whole of the published and archival documentary heritage produced in Québec since the 17th century, or of foreign origin and related to Québec. The collection includes many Quebec newspaper titles, both French and English.
The Canada Gazette
Often referred to as "the official newspaper of the Government of Canada," the Canada Gazette has been an important instrument in the Canadian democratic process for more than 160 years. The database comprises images taken from microfilm, microfiche and rare original copies of the Gazette held by LAC.
Connecting Canadians
Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
French-Canadian Newspapers: An Essential Historical Source (1808-1919)
presents selected French-language newspapers from across Canada, in a digitized, fully-searchable format. These newspapers form the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) collection of first, final and special editions of French-Canadian newspapers.
Multicultural Canada
Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers
BC Historical Newspapers - Open Collection

OurOntario.ca Community Newspapers Collection
Search through INK and Ontario Community Newspapers Portal.
The collection covers: The British Whig (1834 - 1836, 1844-1850), The Essex Free Press (1895 - 1968), The Kingston Chronicle (1826 - 1832), The Kingston Chronicle and Gazette (1835 - 1837, 1841 - 1847), The Kingston Gazette (1810 - 1820), The Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1857), The Stouffville Tribune (1888-1905 ), The Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852), Wainwright Star Chronicle (1908-2008), and so forth.
To see individual community page, visit Ontario Community Newspapers Portal (List)
Grey Highlands Digital Newspaper Project
Halton's Historical Newspapers (Halinet)
French-Canadian Newspapers: An Essential Historical Source (1808-1919)
presents selected French-language newspapers from across Canada, in a digitized, fully-searchable format. These newspapers form the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) collection of first, final and special editions of French-Canadian newspapers.

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Bibliothèque et Archives nationals Quebec has started an ambitious digitization program for the whole of the published and archival documentary heritage produced in Québec since the 17th century, or of foreign origin and related to Québec. The collection includes many Quebec newspaper titles, both French and English.
French-Canadian Newspapers: An Essential Historical Source (1808-1919)
presents selected French-language newspapers from across Canada, in a digitized, fully-searchable format. These newspapers form the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) collection of first, final and special editions of French-Canadian newspapers.
Multicultural Canada