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Online Newspaper Resources
Here is a selected list of websites that can assist you with your research. This list is by no means extensive; some provide indexes while others have actual digital images. Most of these websites offer free access while others are fee based.

When looking for newspaper resources, be sure to check the public library, university library and local archives in the area of your research.

Canada
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Newspapers on Microform

Library and Archives Canada - Checklist of Indexes to Canadian Newspapers Held by Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada - The Canada Gazette (1841-1997)

Canada Gazette -The Canada Gazette (1998-2007)

Library and Archives Canada - Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers

Canadian War Museum - Democracy At War: Canadian Newspaper and the Second World War

Alberta
Our Roots - Alberta Newspapers, 1880-1982

http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1108

Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Collection (1905-1955)

http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/

University of Alberta - Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers

http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/

Alberta Family Histories Society - Newspaper Announcements (1883-1902) http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/index.shtml

British Columbia
Victoria Newspapers 1858-1921 http://web.uvic.ca/~lang02/timescol/index.php

Prince George Newspapers Project http://pgnewspapers.lib.pg.bc.ca/ The British Colonist Online Edition: 1858-1910 http://britishcolonist.ca/

Terrace Public Library - Eleanor Muehle Newspaper Archive (1926-2008) http://www.terracelibrary.ca/newspapers/

Manitoba
Digital Resources on Manitoba History-Newspapers http://manitobia.ca/content/en/newspapers

University of Alberta - Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/

Ancestry.ca - Historical Newspaper Collection – Manitoba http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/periodicals/news/dblist.aspx?tp=3243&amp;p=5003

New Brunswick
New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics (1784-1896) http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats/default.aspx? culture=en-CA

New Brunswick Free Public Library - Newspaper Archives of New Brunswick (1871-1908) http://newbrunswick.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx

Newfoundland &amp; Labrador
Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/newspapers/papers.htm

Memorial University Libraries - Historical Directory of Newfoundland &amp; Labrador Newspapers http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/newspapers/

Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - The Daily News 1955-1963 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=type Listing.php&amp;id=70

Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - The Twillingate Sun (1880-1953) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=type Listing.php&amp;id=30

Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - Le Gaboteur (1984-Present) http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=type Listing.php&amp;id=36

Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association - Nova Scotian Newspapers http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/nnewsp.html

Acadia University - Vaughan Memorial Library - Maritime Newspapers on Microfilm at Acadia http://library.acadiau.ca/find/newsa.html

Ontario
Globe and Mail - Canada’s Heritage from 1844 http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0057&amp;R=EDB0057 This database is accessible with a Toronto Public Library Card or through ProQuest. Check with your local public or university library.

Toronto Star - Pages of the Past (since 1894) http://pagesofthepast.ca/ A subscription is required for access. The database is also accessible through the Toronto Public Library website with a library card.

Provincial Freeman (1854-1857) http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/africam/pfhp.html

Index to Names in the Christian Guardian Newspaper (1830s-1925) http://www.oocities.org/tljhfamily/CGIndex.html

Early Toronto Newspapers 1793-1867 http://www.edunetconnect.com/cat/oldnewspap/list.html

Halton’s Historical and Newspaper Records http://www.halinet.on.ca/localhistory/forms.htm

Ingersoll Chronicle Online Database http://www.ocl.net/genealogy/chronicle/

Ingersoll Tribune Online Database http://www.ocl.net/tribune/

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Newspaper Repositories http://www.islandregister.com/repositories.html

Québec
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Digital Collection - Newspapers http://www.banq.qc.ca/ressources_en_ligne/bd_revues_journaux/index.html

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan News Index 1884-2000 http://library2.usask.ca/sni/

University of Alberta - Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/

Yukon, Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut
Onestep - Ultimate List of Online Newspapers - Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut http://onestep.on.ca/findajob/yukon.html

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