Digitized Historical Newspapers and Magazines: Ontario

Toronto Star - Toronto ON

Currently we are only able to find this digitized newspaper through library links. Please contact your local library for more information.

           

A digitization of all of the Toronto Star’s issues from 1884 until the most current. Access requires a subscription of either one month to one year and/or articles can be purchased individually. All issues are keyword searchable and can be narrowed by date, author, headline etc.

           

Globe and Mail - Toronto ON

http://search.proquest.com/publication/1396354 (Address may vary)

           

A subscription is required in order to access the digitization of the Globe and Mail which offers issues from 1944 until the current issues. Depending on the institution or type of subscription, the available issues or method of access may vary. Issues are keyword searchable.


INK - Our Digital World Newspaper Collection - Ontario

http://ink.ourontario.ca/


A free digitized collection of multiple newspapers out of Southern Ontario. These are keyword searchable.

Includes:

  • The Acton Free Press (5,574 issues/55,577 pages) - Jul. 2, 1875 to Dec. 26, 1984

  • The Acton Tanner (182 issues/3,154 pages) - May. 26, 1992 to Aug. 9, 2001

  • The Amherstburg Courier (44 issues/183 pages) - Mar. 10, 1849 to Feb. 9, 1850

  • The Amherstburg Echo (4,722 issues/45,744 pages) - Nov. 20, 1874 to Dec. 29, 1982

  • The Barrie Examiner (2,847 issues/27,438 pages) - Feb. 19, 1864 to Jan. 25, 1952

  • The Border Cities Star (5,106 issues/144,965 pages) - Sep. 3, 1918 to Jun. 29, 1935

  • The Bowmanville Merchant (268 issues/1,064 pages) - Mar. 24, 1871 to Sep. 8, 1876

  • The British Whig (13,539 issues/60,058 pages) - Feb. 11, 1834 to Dec. 31, 1901

  • Canadian Emigrant And Western District Advertiser (147 issues/581 pages) - Dec. 1, 1831 to Sep. 26, 1836

  • The Canadian Illustrated News (13 issues/156 pages) - Oct. 8, 1862 to Jan. 31, 1863

  • The Canadian Statesman (3,956 issues/51,496 pages) - Jan. 3, 1894 to Dec. 26, 1979

  • Le Canadien (1 issue/4 pages) - Jul. 25, 1891 to Jul. 25, 1891

  • The Chatham Daily News (201 issues/3,060 pages) - Mar. 1, 1934 to Oct. 31, 1934

  • The Comber Herald (1,042 issues/8,579 pages) - Jan. 7, 1892 to Dec. 27, 1917

  • Le Courrier and Le Courrier De L'Ouest (9 issues/52 pages) - Jun. 27, 1885 to Jan. 7, 1909

  • Courrier D'Essex (2 issues/16 pages) - Aug. 8, 1884 to Jan. 17, 1885

  • La Defense (1 issue/8 pages) - Mar. 7, 1918 to Mar. 7, 1918

  • The Essex Free Press (5,949 issues/71,885 pages) - Jan. 4, 1895 to Mar. 30, 2011

  • Essex Record (484 issues/1,946 pages) - Nov. 16, 1871 to Nov. 9, 1882

  • The Flesherton Advance (2612 issues/19,945 pages) - Dec. 20, 1883 to Sep. 6, 1950

  • The Georgetown Herald (4,319 issues/71,922 pages) - Mar. 14, 1867 to Feb. 19, 1992

  • The Halton Compass (69 issues/1,517 pages) - Aug. 6, 2004 to Nov. 25, 2005

  • Halton Hills This Week (51 issues/1,307 pages) - Jun. 24, 1992 to Dec. 26, 1992

  • Halton Hills Weekend (75 issues/2,719 pages) - Jan. 1, 1995 to Jun. 16, 1996

  • L'Independent Du Canada (1 issue/4 pages) - Mar. 25, 1892 to Mar. 25, 1892

  • The Independent & Free Press (339 issues/15,095 pages) - Sep. 1, 1996 to Nov. 30, 2005

  • Kingston Chronicle (245 issues/963 pages) - Jul. 7, 1826 to Jun. 23, 1832

  • Kingston Chronicle and Gazette (443 issues/1,754 pages) - Jul. 1, 1835 to May. 8, 1847

  • Kingston Gazette (347 issues/1,404 pages) - Nov. 27, 1810 to Sept. 17, 1887

  • The Kingston News (2,211 issues/8,402 pages) - Jan. 2, 1868 to Dec. 29, 1820

  • The Kingsville Reporter (5,408 issues/55,209 pages) - Jun. 23, 1893 to Dec. 18, 2001

  • The LaSalle Silhouette (500 issues/8,406 pages) - Aug. 11, 1990 to Dec. 15, 2011

  • The Leamington Post (4,147 issues/100,476 pages) - Jan. 8, 1875 to Dec. 27, 1995

  • The Marine Record (1,286 issues/15,530 pages) - Feb. 17, 1883 to Dec. 4, 1902

  • The Markdale Standard (3,640 issues/24,915 pages) - Sep. 17, 1880 to Mar. 16, 1950

  • The Newmarket Era (4,380 issues/48,883 pages) - Jan. 2, 1863 to Apr. 29, 2010

  • The Northern Advance (3,646 issues/25,992 pages) - Aug. 16, 1855 to Feb. 22, 1940

  • The Orono Weekly Times (1,739 issues/14,492 pages) - Jan. 15, 1942 to Dec. 23, 1985

  • The Provincial Freeman (136 issues/540 pages) - Mar. 24, 1853 to Jan. 3, 1876

  • The Stouffville Sun-Tribune (6,412 issues/130,164 pages) - Nov. 16, 1888 to Dec. 31, 2014

  • The Tecumseh Maple Leaf (1,370 issues/10,685 pages) - Jan. 29, 1931 to Jan. 23, 1958

  • The Tecumseh Tribune (700 issues/11,127 pages) - Jan. 30, 1959 to Nov. 11, 2010

  • True Royalist (2 issues/6 pages) - May. 10, 1860 to Jun. 21, 1861

  • The Voice of The Fugitive (51 issues/205 pages) - Jan. 1, 1851 to Dec. 16, 1852

  • The Walkerville Mercury (52 issues/217 pages) - Apr. 19, 1890 to Apr. 11, 1891

  • The Walkerville News (110 issues/930 pages) - Dec. 6, 1934 to Dec. 31, 1936

  • The Walkerville Times (59 issues/1577 pages) - Mar. 1, 1999 to Dec. 1, 2015

  • The Western Herald (180 issues/1,123 pages) - Jan. 3, 1838 to Oct. 6, 1842

  • The Whitby Free Press (1314 issues/34,422 pages) - Jun. 30, 1971 to Dec. 18, 1996

  • The Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (343 issues/2,795 pages) - Apr. 4, 1912 to Dec. 4, 1941

  • The Windsor Evening Record (7,747 issues/64,054 pages) - Jan. 3, 1893 to Aug. 31, 1918

  • The Windsor Herald (103 issues/414 pages) - Jan. 6, 1855 to Dec. 26, 1856

  • The York Commonwealth (251 issues/997 pages) - Dec. 3, 1858 to Sep. 4, 1863


Our Ontario Community Newspapers Collection

http://news.ourontario.ca/


A collection of many digitized Ontario news publications that are available for free and keyword searchable.


Digital Kingston - Historic Newspapers - Kingston ON

http://www.digitalkingston.ca/historic-newspapers/


Free, digital collection of local newspapers that are keyword searchable. Has some connection to the Our Ontario database so some search results will externally link there.

            Includes on the Site:

  • British Whig (Kingston ON): Issues from 1834 to 1850.

  • Chronicle and Gazette (Kingston ON): Issues from 1835 to 1847.

  • Kingston Chronicle (Kingston ON): Issues from 1819 to 1832.

  • Kingston Gazette (Kingston ON): Issues from 1810 to 1818.

  • Upper Canada Herald (Kingston ON): Issues from 1819 to 1847.


The Canada Gazette - Ottawa ON

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette/index-e.html


A free, digitization online that is in the process of including all issues from 1841 onward. Known as “the official newspaper of the Government of Canada” it is keyword searchable.


Canadiana - Early Canadian Periodicals – Ottawa ON

http://www.canadiana.ca/en/Early-Canadian-Periodicals



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