Newspapers.com has quietly digitized many Canadian newspaper collections, including 110 years of Canada’s largest newspaper back in the day — the Montreal Star — and made them available for subscribers to search.
In 2019, there were about 90 Canadian newspapers on Newspapers.com. Today, there are more than three times that amount.
During the past several months, major newspapers Newspapers.com has added include:
The Kingston Whig-Standard (Ontario), 1849-2014
The Halifax Herald (Nova Scotia), 1880-1905
The Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia), 2007-2012
The Halifax Evening Mail (Nova Scotia), 1894-1930
Montreal Star, 1869-1979
Now, there are 333 newspapers — large and small — in the Canadian collection, and this is a collection that will continue to grow. You can also browse the Canadian newspapers by province, publication, and date to see what is available.
Recently added newspapers that are highlighted as New on Newspapers.com are:
British Columbia
Burnaby Broadcast, Burnaby, 1926-1935
The Daily News, Victoria, 1892
The Enterprise, Cumberland, 1903-1904
The Evening Telegraph, Victoria, 1866
The North Shore Press, North Vancouver, 1913-1935
North Shore Review, North Vancouver, 1952-1957
North Shore Times, North Vancouver, 1926
Alberta
Alberta Social Credit Council, Calgary, 1934-1936
The Alberta Star, Cardson, 1902-1909
Edmonton News Plaindealer, Edmonton, 1896-1912
The Lethbridge Telegram, Lethbridge, 1914-1919
Okotoks Advance, Okotoks, 1909
Okotoks Review, Okotoks, 1905
Pincher Creek Echo, Pincher Creek, 1903-1906
The Red Deer News, Red Deer, 1906-1926
Rocky Mountain House Echo, Rocky Mountain House, 1910-1912
The Saturday News, Edmonton, 1905-1912
South Edmonton News, Edmonton, 1894-1896
The Times, Wetaskiwin, 1928-1973
Vermilion Signal, Vermilion, 1906-1908
The Western Star and the Okotoks Times, Okotoks, 1903
Wetaskiwin Free Press, Wetaskiwin, 1924-1925
Manitoba
Free Press Home Journal, Winnipeg, 1892-1901
Heimskringla, Winnipeg, 1924-1951
Manitoba Semi-Weekly Free Press, Winnipeg, 1892-1900
Manitoba Weekly Free Press, Winnipeg, 1884-1892
Nor’-west Farmer, Winnipeg, 1919-1990
Ontario
Bertie Township Herald, Fort Erie, 1930-1931
The Bridgeburg Review, Fort Erie, 1930-1931
The Canadian, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1825
The Canadian Argus and Niagara Spectator, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1820
The Fountain, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1847
Gleaner, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1836-1837
Gleaner and Niagara Newspaper, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1826-1829
The Niagara News, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1871
The Niagara Observer, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1867
Reporter, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1833-1842
The Times, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1895-1915