List of early Canadian newspapers
This is a list of early Canadian newspapers. This includes newspapers in all the former colonies now a part of Canada, which published prior to the War of 1812. The earliest Canadian newspaper was the Halifax Gazette which first published on 23 March 1752,[1] followed by other newspapers in what are now the Maritimes and Quebec.
Canada East (Quebec)
- Aylmer
- Times
- Ottawa and Pontiac Advertiser
- Drummondville
- Reporter
- Granby
- Eastern Townships Gazette
- Montreal
- Argus
- Bank-note Reporter
- Canada Insurance Gazette
- Canada Temperance Advocate
- Canadian Mail
- Canadian Naturalist and Geologist
- Canadian Presbyterian
- Canadian Railroad and Steamboat Guide
- Commercial Advertiser
- Farmer's Journal
- Montreal Gazette
- Grande Ligne Evangelical Register
- Montreal Herald
- Journal d'Agriculture
- Journal de l'Instruction Publique
- Journal of Education C.E.;Juvenile Presbyterian
- La Minerve
- La Patrie
- L'Avenir
- Le Pays
- Liberal Christian
- Lower Canada Jurist
- Medical Chronicle
- Missionary Record
- Montreal Transcript
- Montreal Witness
- New Era
- Pilot
- Presbyterian
- Semeur Canadien
- True Witness
- Quebec City
- Le Canadien
- Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
- Chronicle
- Colonist
- Courier du Canada
- Gazette
- Journal De Quebec
- Mercury[2]
- Military Gazette of Canada
- Le National
- Sinclair's Monthly Circular
- Richmond
- County Advocate
- Sorel
- Gazette de Sorel
- Stanstead
- Stanstead Journal
- St. Hyacinthe
- Le Courier
- St. Johns
- News
- Frontier Advocate
- Trois Rivières
- Ère Nouvelle
- Inquirer
- Waterloo
- Advertiser
Canada West (Ontario)
- Alliston
- Herald 1871
- Arnprior
- Chronicle 1871
- Arthur
- Enterprise News 1862
- Ayr
- Observer
- Aurora
- Banner 1853
- Barrie
- Herald
- Northern Advance
- Beaverton
- Weekly Post
- Belleville
- Hastings Chronicle
- Intelligencer
- Berlin (Kitchener)
- Chronicle
- Der Deutsche Canadier
- Berliner Journal
- Telegraph
- Blenheim
- Rond Eau News
- Blenheim News
- Blenheim World
- Blenheim Tribune
- Bowmanville
- Canadian Statesman
- Star
- Bradford
- Chronicle
- Brantford
- Brant County Herald
- Christian Messenger
- Courier
- Expositor
- Brampton
- Standard
- Times
- Brighton
- Christian Banner
- Weekly Flag
- Brockville
- Monitor
- Recorder
- Caledon
- Enterprise 1888
- Caledonia
- Grand River Sachem
- Carleton Place
- Herald
- Canadian 1876
- Cayuga
- Sentinel
- Chatham
- Kent Advertiser
- Planet
- Provincial Freeman
- Cobourg
- Star
- Sun
- Colborne
- Northumberland Pilot
- Transcript
- Collingwood
- Enterprise
- Cornwall
- Constitutional
- Freeholder
- Dundas
- Warder
- Star News 1883
- Dunville
- Independent
- Elora
- Backwoodsman
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- Embrun
- Le Village
- Fergus
- British Constitution
- Freeholder
- Forest
- Forest Free Press
- Forest Standard
- Fonthill
- Welland Herald
- Galt
- Dumfries Reformer
- Reporter
- Goderich
- Huron Signal
- Gravenhurst
- Banner 1866
- Guelph
- Guelph Advertiser
- Guelph Chronicle
- Guelph Herald
- Guelph Weekly Mercury and Advertiser
- Guelph Advocate
- Guelph Daily Mercury 1867
- Hamilton
- Banner
- Canada Evangelist
- Canada Zeitung (German)
- Canadian Journal of Homeopathy
- Christian Advocate
- Journal and Express
- Spectator c. 1846
- Huntsville
- Forester c. 1877
- Ingersoll
- Chronicle
- Kemptville
- Progressionist
- Advance
- Kincardine
- Western Canadian Commonwealth
- Bruce Reporter
- Bruce Review
- Kincardine Standard
- Kincardine Review
- Kingston
- British Whig
- Chronicle and News
- Commercial Advertiser
- Daily News
- Morning Herald
- Lindsay
- Advocate
- Listowel
- Banner c. 1866
- Standard 1878
- Atwood Bee 1890-1923
- London
- Atlas
- Canadian Free Press
- Evangelical Witness
- Prototype
- Markham
- Economist c. 1856 - now Markham Economist & Sun
- Sun c. 1881
- Millbrook
- Messenger
- Merrickville
- Chronicle
- Freemason's Magazine
- Milton
- Halton Journal
- Milverton
- Sun 1891-1992
- Mitchell
- Advocate 1860
- Napanee
- Reformer, Standard
- New Hamburg
- Neutrale
- Independent 1878
- Newburg
- Index
- New Castle
- Recorder
- Newmarket
- New Era c. 1853
- Niagara
- Gleaner and Niagara Newspaper
- Upper Canada Guardian; or Freeman's Journal
- Oakville
- Sentinel
- Omemee
- Warder
- Orangeville
- Banner c. 1893
- Orono
- Day Dawn
- Sun
- Oshawa
- Christian Offering, Vindicator
- Ottawa
- Bytown Gazette
- Canada Military Gazette
- Citizen
- Railway and Commercial Times
- Tribune
- Owen Sound
- Times
- Paris
- Star
- Parry Sound
- North Star c. 1874
- Pembroke
- Observer
- Penetangore
- Western Canadian Commonwealth
- Perth
- Bathurst Courier c. 1834 - now Perth Courier
- British Standard
- Peterborough
- Examiner
- Review
- Picton
- Gazette
- Times
- Port DOver
- Express
- Port Hope
- Atlas
- Guide
- Port Perry
- The Star c. 1866
- Prescott
- Conservative Messenger
- Telegraph
- Preston
- Zeitung
- Renfrew, Ontario
- Mercury c. 1871
- Richmond Hill
- York Ridings Gazette
- Russell
- Russell Reader
- Sandwich
- British Canadian
- Voice of the Fugitive
- Maple Leaf
- Windsor Herald
- Sarnia
- CW
- Observer
- Lambton Advertiser
- Sherbrooke
- CE
- Canadian Times
- Gazette
- Simcoe
- Conservative Standard
- Norfolk Messenger
- Smith Falls
- Record News c. 1887
- Southampton
- Morning Star
- Stayner
- The Sun c. 1877
- Stratford
- CW
- Beacon
- Examiner
- Perth County News
- Weekly Herald 1863
- Times 1876-1891
- Streetsville
- Review
- St. Catharines
- CW
- Constitutional
- Journal
- Post
- St. Marys
- Argus c. 1857
- Journal c. 1893
- St. Thomas
- Despatch
- Thornhill
- Liberal c. 1878
- Thorold
- Gazette
- Toronto
- Agriculturalist
- Canada Church Chronicle
- Canada Gazette
- Canada Sunday School Advocate
- Canadian Ecclesiastical Gazette
- Canadian Independent
- Canadian Journal
- Catholic Citizen
- Christian Guardian
- Colonial Advocate
- Colonist (British Colonist)
- Constitution
- Der Beobachter (The Observer)
- Ecclesiastical and Missionary record
- Echo, and Protestant Episcopal Recorder
- Gospel Tribune
- Toronto Globe
- Journal of Education
- Toronto Leader
- Market Review and Weekly Price Current
- Merchant's Magazine
- Toronto Mirror
- Toronto News (Afternoon News)
- Toronto Patriot
- Toronto Times
- Toronto Weekly Message
- Union Baptist
- United Presbyterian Magazine
- Upper Canada Law Journal
- Walkerton
- Herald-Times c. 1861
- Wingham, Ontario
- Wingham Advance Times c. 1871
- York Observer
- Waterloo
- Farmer's Friend (German)
- Record c. 1878
- Whitby
- Chronicle
- Commonwealth
- Ontario Reporter
- Windsor
- Churchman's Friend
- Woodstock
- Gazetteer
- Sentinel
- Times
- Vankleek Hill
The Review c.1893
New Brunswick
- Saint John
- The Royal St. John Gazette, 1783–1784[2]
- Nova Scotia Intelligencer, 1783–1784[2]
- The Royal Gazette, 1785–1814[2]
- St. John Advertiser, 1785–1814[2]
- The Saint-John Gazette, 1786–1799[2]
- The Saint John Gazette, 1803–1807[2]
- The Time; or True Briton, 1808–1810[2]
Nova Scotia
- Halifax
- Halifax Gazette, 1752[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b MacQuarrie, David (27 February 2009). "Black and white and red all over, newspapers bleed cash as revenues shrink". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Harrison, Lane. "Read all about it, 270-year-old N.B. newspapers go digital". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
External links
- Early Canadian Newspapers collection (1751–1817) at University of Toronto Scarborough
- "Bibliography of the History of the Canadian Press". The Canadian Historical Review. 22 (4). University of Toronto Press: 416–433. December 1941 – via Project Muse.