Canadian Newspapers

Current Canadian online newspaper access:

The database Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly has recent full-text content from some Canadian newspapers, as does Nexis Uni.

Canadian newspapers on microfilm, by province:

New Brunswick

L’Acadie nouvelle, Caraquet, N.B.; March 1, 1990 – 2008
L’Acadien, Moncton, N.B.; Nov. 27, 1913 – Sept. 10, 1926
Butler’s Journal, Fredericton, N.B., July, 1890 – June, 1895; July, 1898 – June, 1903
Campbellton Graphic, Campbellton, N.B., Jan 12, 1909 -July 22, 1971
Commercial News and General Advertiser, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 16, 1839-March 20, 1840.
Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Daily Morning News, Saint John, N.B., Jan. 2, 1869-Dec. 12, 1871. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Daily Sun, Saint John, N.B., Aug.3, 1878 – March 12, 1910
Daily Telegraph, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 8, 1873-Dec. 31, 1904. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John Daily Telegraph*, Saint John, N.B.
Dispatch, Woodstock, N.B., 1894 – Sept. 11, 1918
L’Évangéline, Moncton, N.B., Nov. 23, 1887 – Sept. 27, 1982
Gleaner, Chatham, N.B., and Miramichi, N.B., July 28, 1829 – April 17, 1880
Headquarters, Fredericton, N.B., April 10, 1844 – Nov. 18, 1868
Le Madawaska, Edmundston, N.B., April 26, 1928 – May 22, 1941
Morning Freeman, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 20, 1851 – Aug. 2, 1884
Morning News, Saint John, N.B., April 3, 1840-Apr. 23, 1841. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Morning News (1844), Saint John, N.B., June 17, 1844-Dec. 30, 1844. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Morning News (1848), Saint John, N.B., Feb. 11, 1848-Oct. 1, 1852. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Morning News (1854), Saint John, N.B., Jan. 4, 1854-Dec. 30, 1868. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Morning News and General Advertising Newspaper, Saint John, N.B., April 10, 1843-June 14, 1844. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Morning News and New Brunswick Railway Advocate, Oct. 4, 1852-Dec. 30, 1853. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Morning Telegraph, Saint John, N.B., Jan. 7., 1864-Sept. 15, 1866. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John Daily Telegraph*, Saint John, N.B.
New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, N.B., May 2, 1811 – Feb. 11, 1865
North Shore Leader, Newcastle, N.B., June 22, 1906 – 1969
Review, Richibucto, N.B., Jan. 1, 1891 – Sept. 14, 1911
Saint Croix Courier, St. Stephen, N.B., Oct. 14, 1945-Sept. 18, 1969
Saint John Daily News, Saint John, N.B., Dec. 13, 1871-Dec. 31, 1873. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Saint John Globe, Saint John, N.B., June 21, 1877 – Jan. 15, 1927
Saint John Morning News, Saint John, N.B., Jan. 1, 1845-Aug. 30, 1847. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Saint John Morning News and General Advertising Newspaper, Saint John, N.B., July 19, 1841-Apr.7, 1843. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
Saint John Morning News Devoted to News, Advertising, Literature, Commerce and Humour, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 1, 1847-Feb. 9, 1848. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
St. John Daily Telegraph and Morning Journal, Saint John, N.B., July 1, 1869-Sept. 6, 1873. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John Daily Telegraph*, Saint John, N.B.
St. John Morning News, Saint John, N.B., Aprl 26, 1841-July 9, 1841. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John News*, Saint John, N.B.
St. John Morning Telegraph, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 18, 1866-June 29, 1869. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John Daily Telegraph*, Saint John, N.B.
St. John Weekly Freeman, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 6, 1878-Aug. 2, 1884. Filmed as part of the Morning Freeman, Saint John, N.B.
Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, N.B.; 1924-Feb. 15, 1963; microfilm subscription, 1980+
Union Advocate, Newcastle, N.B., Jan. 2, 1868 – Dec. 31, 1873
Weekly Telegraph, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 27, 1862-Dec. 31, 1863. Filmed on reels entitled Saint John Daily Telegraph*, Saint John, N.B.
Victorian, Perth, N.B., Nov. 3, 1938 – Nov. 15, 1956
Weekly Telegraph, Saint John, N.B., Sept. 27, 1862-Dec.

Newfoundland

Evening Telegram, St. John’s, Nfld., April 8, 1879 – Dec. 31, 1909
Newfoundlander, St. John’s, Nfld., 1827 – 1884

Nova Scotia

Acadian Recorder, Halifax, N.S., Jan. 4, 1817 – Dec. 31, 1869 (Some missing issues)
Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, N.S.; microfilm subscription, Jan. 1953 – 2017
Digby Courier, Digby, N.S., 1874 – Dec. 30, 1948
Halifax Gazette, Halifax, N.S., March 23, 1752 – Dec. 30, 1800
Halifax Herald, Halifax, N.S., Jan. 2, 1892 – Dec. 31, 1952
Morning Chronicle, Halifax, N.S., Tri-weekly edition, Jan. 1, 1862-Dec. 29, 1864; Daily edition, Jan. 2, 1865-Dec. 31, 1879
Morning Herald, Halifax, N.S., July 22, 1884 – Dec. 31, 1891
Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Halifax, N.S., March 19, 1801 – Dec. 26, 1870
Novascotian, Halifax, N.S., Dec. 29, 1824 – Dec. 26, 1870

Ontario

Financial Post, Toronto, Ont., Jan. 1969 – Dec. 1985; 1988+
The Globe, Toronto, Ont., Jan. 1849 – Dec. 1935. Filmed on reels entitled Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ont.; 1936 – 2025
Sentinel and Orange and Protestant Advocate, Toronto, Ont., Nov. 22, 1877 –
Dec. 25, 1930

Prince Edward Island

Examiner, Charlottetown, P.E.I., March 27, 1871 – Feb. 2, 1897
Islander, Charlottetown, P.E.I., Dec. 2, 1842 – March 26, 1869
Prince Edward Island Register, Charlottetown, P.E.I., July 26, 1823 – Aug. 17, 1830

Quebec

Le Devoir, Montréal, P.Q.; Jan. 10, 1910 – 2016
Gazette, Montreal, P.Q.;  Aug. 25, 1785 – 2016
The Gazette, Quebec, P.Q., 1764 – Dec. 25, 1817
La Minerve, Montréal, P.Q., Nov. 13, 1826 – May 27, 1899
La Presse, Montréal, P.Q., Oct. 20, 1884 – Jan. 22, 1940; Dec. 1940 – Sept. 15, 1946; Jan. 2, 1947-Dec. 31, 1948

*Saint John Daily Telegraph and *Saint John News are generic titles given by the Canadian Library Association to collections of linked newspapers with short runs.