Canadian Newspaper Archive

A good newspaper archive will yield lots of family history information. My most recent success is an article about my husband’s gg-grandfather and the role he played as a conductor on the underground railroad moving run away slaves to safety in the north. That article was in a Michigan newspaper archive accessed at one of the large paid databases online.

That had me thinking about newspaper archive resources for Canada. What is available and what could I find?

Library and Archives Canada has a section on newspapers although many of the links are to newer content. Cyndislist has more links to newspaper archives.

The company “Newspaper Archive” has a small list of Canadian newspapers which may be helpful especially for those looking in the prairie provinces and Newfoundland.

Look for announcements of births, marriages and deaths (obituaries). Also 50th anniversary notices can yield a lot of information. Note Newspaper Archive is a paid source. Search here to access.

Publication	City	Province	Date
Baldur Gazette	Baldur	Manitoba	1898 – 2007
Baldur Gazette News	Baldur	Manitoba	1989 – 2003
Beausejour Brokenhead River Review	Beausejour	Manitoba	1994 – 1998
Beausejour Review	Beausejour	Manitoba	1995 – 2007
Brandon Daily Sun	Brandon	Manitoba	1959 – 1960
Brandon Sun	Brandon	Manitoba	1960 – 2009
Brandon Sun, The	Brandon	Manitoba	1961 – 1977
Brandon Sunday	Brandon	Manitoba	1989 – 1995
Brokenhead River Review	Beausejour	Manitoba	1998
Carillon News	Steinbach	Manitoba	1962 – 1964
Daily Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1931
Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	2010
Interlake Spectator	Springfield	Manitoba	1987 – 2007
Interlake Spectator	Stonewall	Manitoba	1988
Lac Du Bonnet Leader	Lac Du Bonnet	Manitoba	1977 – 2007
Lethbridge Daily Herald	Lethbridge	Alberta	1909 – 1923
Lethbridge Daily Herald, The	Lethbridge	Alberta	1908 – 1971
Lethbridge Herald	Lethbridge	Alberta	1905 – 2009
Lethbridge Herald, The	Lethbridge	Alberta	1904 – 2007
Lethbridge Sun Times	Lethbridge	Alberta	2008 – 2009
Manitoba Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1872
Manitoba Morning Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1905
Manitoban, The	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1935
Medicine Hat News	Medicine Hat	Alberta	2003 – 2009
Medicine Hat News	Medicine	Alberta	2007
Neepawa Banner	Neepawa	Manitoba	1989 – 2007
Northern Gazette	Peace River	Alberta	1937 – 1939
Pas Herald	Pas	Manitoba	1961 – 1978
Peace River Record	Peace River	Alberta	1930 – 1934
Peace River Standard	Peace River	Alberta	1922

Portage La Prairie Leader	Portage La Prairie	Manitoba	1946 – 1961
Prairie Post	Lethbridge	Alberta	2008
Rivers Banner	Rivers	Manitoba	1993 – 2007
Rivers Gazette	Rivers	Manitoba	1917 – 1953
Rivers Gazette Reporter	Rivers	Manitoba	1954 – 1993
Roblin Review	Roblin	Manitoba	1917 – 2007
Roblin Review And Togo News	Roblin	Manitoba	1937 – 1944
Roblin Review And Western Weekly	Roblin	Manitoba	1963 – 1965
Shoal Lake Crossroads	Shoal Lake	Manitoba	1982 – 2007
Springfield Leader	Springfield	Manitoba	1945 – 1977
St Johns Daily Star_BT	St Johns	Newfoundland	1918
St Johns Evening Telegram_BT	St Johns	Newfoundland	1914
St Johns Evening Telegram_GS	St Johns	Newfoundland	1914
Steinbach Carillon	Steinbach	Manitoba	1973 – 2007
Steinbach Carillon News	Steinbach	Manitoba	1946 – 1973
Stonewall Argus	Stonewall	Manitoba	1893 – 2006
Stonewall Argus And Teulon Times	Stonewall	Manitoba	1942 – 2007
Stonewall Interlake Spectator	Stonewall	Manitoba	1982 – 2007
Togo News	Roblin	Manitoba	1917 – 1923
Winning Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	2002
Winninpeg Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	2008
Winnipeg Free Press	Winnipeg	Manitoba	1874 – 2010