The Public http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thepublic/080/005080-1041-e.html
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News Services: Canadian Media
Alberta Heritage Digitization Project - Newspaper Collection www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/ Digitized collection of early Alberta newspapers. Collection will contain all Alberta newspapers up to 1950 once completed. Both dailies and non-dailies (weeklies, etc.) are included. Digitized newspapers can be browsed but not searched. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Collection numérique http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/collections/collection_numerique/ coll_numerique.jsp?bnq_resolution=mode_800 The Digital Collection of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec includes a number of digitized Quebec newspapers such as La Minerve (18261899), La Patrie (1879-1978), The Quebec Chronicle (1847-1924). Canadian Newspaper Association - Ultimate Guide to Newspapers www.cna-acj.ca/ Provides links to Canadian newspapers, circulation figures, information on ownership of Canadian newspapers, historical background, Canadian daily newspaper trivia. The Media Links section includes links to media, advertising and marketing resources in Canada and abroad and to Canadian journalism schools. CANOE: Canada's news, sports, entertainment, finance and business news www.canoe.ca/ The Newstand provides links to the Sun newspapers (Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg), London Free Press, Brockville Recorder & Times, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. Also links to Bowes Publishers which provides links to over 200 community newspapers. See also CANOE en français. The Globe and Mail: Canada's Heritage From 1844 (access limited to LAC on-site users) http://proquest.umi.com/login The electronic full-page newspaper archive of The Globe from June 1844. Coverage includes all the stories, plus thousands of images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, births and deaths from more than 1.4 million pages of Canada's national newspaper, dating back to the pre-confederation era. Library and Archives Canada: Newspapers www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/8/16/index-e.html This page offers a selection of Library and Archives Canada resources on newspapers including Canadian Newspapers on Microform, Checklist of Indexes to
Canadian Newspapers, online Canadian newspaper sites, and online international newspaper sites. Manitoba - Newspapers http://manitobia.ca/cocoon/launch/en/newspapers Web site dedicated to history of Manitoba includes thematic sections (e.g. Birth of Manitoba, Manitoba School Questions, 1919 Strike), digitized newspapers, firsthand accounts from letters, memoirs and diaries, drawings, maps and photos as well as resources for educators. NewsConnect - Toronto Public Library http://newsconnect.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ From Toronto Public Library's Virtual Reference Library, a gateway to news from home and around the world in many languages. Paper of Record (access limited to LAC on-site users) http://nl-na.ola.paperofrecord.com Digital archive of many, predominantly 19th century Canadian newspapers. Permits searching and displaying of fully digitized pages. Also includes newspapers from Mexico, Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Print Media Online www.synapse.net/~radio/print.htm Links to newspapers and magazines in Canada, newspaper associations and groups, newspapers and magazines outside Canada, wire services outside Canada. Saskatchewan News Index http://library.usask.ca/sni/ The Saskatchewan News Index coverage varies: Regina Leader 1883 - 1903 & 1904-1920; Saskatoon Phoenix 1902 - 1908; Morning Leader January 1921 April 1930; Leader-Post (evening edition) April, 1930 - December 1934; Regina Leader-Post January 1, 1935 - December 31, 1943; Saskatchewan Newspaper Index, 1935-1965 compiled by the Saskatchewan Legislative Library, Saskatchewan Newspaper Index, 1974-1977, Saskatoon Newspaper Index, 1981 - 1986, The Western Producer, 1991-1994, Regina Leader Post, 1992-1995. In general, coverage includes Saskatchewan originated stories rather than national stories. The Toronto Star - Pages of the Past (access limited to LAC on-site users) http://proquest.umi.com/login The Toronto Star fully digitized: over a century of regional, national and international events. Includes all images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, birth and death notices. Searchable by date, key word or subject. Coverage: January 1, 1894 - .
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NEWS SERVICES: FRENCH CANADIAN MEDIA
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Collection numérique http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/collections/collection_numerique/ coll_numerique.jsp?bnq_resolution=mode_800
The Digital Collection of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec includes a number of digitized Quebec newspapers such as La Minerve (18261899), La Patrie (1879-1978), The Quebec Chronicle (1847-1924). Le Matinternet interactif www.matin.qc.ca/index.php News headlines and summaries.
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NEWS SERVICES: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Abyz News Links www.abyznewslinks.com/ A portal to online news sources from around the world. Includes newspaper, broadcast news, internet news, magazine news, press agency and local news sources. The FACTS.com (access limited to LAC on-site users) www.2facts.com/ Complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1940. Includes country profiles, list of world heads of state and government leaders, key issues, key people, obituaries, newspaper editorials, maps and photos, years' top stories and historic events. Internet Public Library: Newspapers www.ipl.org/div/news/ Well organized lists from the Internet Public Library Library of Congress Collections - Newspapers www.loc.gov/rr/news/lcnewsp.html Contains listing of newspapers received at the Library of Congress. Also links to internet resources outside the Library of Congress for newspapers, periodicals, government. NewsConnect - Toronto Public Library http://newsconnect.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ From Toronto Public Library's Virtual Reference Library, a gateway to news from home and around the world in many languages. NewsLink http://newslink.org/ Contains well organized links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and news services worldwide. Helpful geographic search feature. world-newspapers.com: World Newspapers, Magazines, and News Sites in English www.world-newspapers.com/ Searchable directory of online English language newpapers, magazines, and news sites worldwide. Can be browsed by subject and country.
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LAC’s Reference – Newspapers
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thepublic/080/005080-1041-e.html
www.ancestry.ca/obituaries Obituaries on Ancestry http://www.generations.on.ca/newspapers-online.htm Newspapers Online http://surnamesupersearch.com/obituary/dailytimes.htm Obituaries Daily Times http://infowanted.bc.edu/ Missing Irish in the Boston Pilot http://www.edunetconnect.com/cat/oldnewspap/list.html Toronto Newspapers http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/080/005080-1041-e.html LAC Newspaper Online Resource http://www.collectionscanada.ca/8/12/index-e.html Indexes held by Library & Archives Canada http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/8/18/index-e.html Canadian Newspapers on Microform http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qclabell/news.html Ottawa area newspapers http://www.worldgenweb.org/ Gen-Web Projects http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/index.html Alberta Family History Society http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
http://www.digitalkingston.ca/ Digital Kingston www.ancestry.com Ancestry www.paperofrecord.com Paper of Record.com http://www.banq.qc.ca BANQ - Bibliotechque Archives Nationale du Quebec www.proquest.com Proquest www.genealogybank.com Genealogybank www.worldvitalrecords.com World Vital Records/Small Town News http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html British Library http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/ Times Online www.paperofrecord.com Paper of Record – Historical Newspapers http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/intro_e.html Hamilton Spectator War Articles http://news.nnyln.net/ Northern New York Historical Newspapers