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Historical Canadian Newspapers Online: British Columbia

Links to historical Canadian newspapers that are freely available on the Internet.

This guide no longer being updated

As of July 1, 2019, this guide is no longer being updated because the librarian who created it has retired.

The Ancestor Hunt: Canadian Newspapers
Scroll down past the list of United States newspapers to see links to an extensive list of Canadian newspapers, organized by province.

British Columbia

AACollection: British Columbia Historical Newspapers 1859-1995
AACollection: Eleanor Muehle Newspaper Archive 1900 - present
Local newspapers from the Terrace Public Library in British Columbia.
AACollection: Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library NewsHound 1900-present
Database of newspapers in the Thompson-Nicola region. Includes newspapers from Kamloops, Merritt, and Clinton.
AACollection: Victoria Newspapers 1858-1936
An index to newspapers published on Vancouver Island 1858-1936. This is only an index, but some of the newspapers are available full text, linked from this site.
Abbotsford: The Cascade 2012-present
Student newspaper from the University of the Fraser Valley
Canterbury: The Outcrop 1900-1907
Chilliwack: Chilliwack Progress 1891-2007
Kamloops: Kamloops Wawa 1891-1900
Text mostly in Chinook jargon; some English and French
This newspaper was published by the Catholic Church for a Native audience
Kamloops: Omega 2010-present
Student newspaper from Thompson Rivers University
Kelowna: The Phoenix 2009-present
Student newspaper from the University of British Columbia Kelowna
Kitamaat: Na-na-Kwa, or, Dawn on the Northwest coast 1898-1900
Published by the Methodist Church's Katamaat Mission
Ladysmith: Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle 1959-1989
Langley: Student Newspapers 1962-2017
Students newspapers from Trinity Western University
Nanaimo: Daily Herald 1913-1920
Nelson: Nelson Weekly Miner 1898-1902, 1909-1911
Nelson: Weekly News 1902-1905, 1912-1913
New Westminster: B. C.. Good Templar 1893-1894
Newspaper of the Good Templars in British Columbia
New Westminster: British Columbian 1861-1869
New Westminster: Daily British Columbian 1867-1869
New Westminster: Douglas College Newspapers 1975-present
Student newspapers from Douglas College
New Westminster: Mainland Guardian 1865, 1867, 1870-1889, 1891, 1894
North Vancouver: Capilano Courier 2011-
Student newspaper of Capilano University
Port Alberni: Ha-Shilth-Sa 1974-2017
Published by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
Port Hardy: North Island Gazette 1961, 1963-2006
Prince George: Confluence 2013-present
Student newspaper of the University of New Caledonia
Prince George: Over the Edge 1994-2016
Student newspaper from the University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George: Prince George Newspapers Project 1909-2015
Quesnel: Quesnel Cariboo Observer 1908-2017
Salt Spring Island: Gulf Islands Driftwood 1960-2017
Squamish: Squamish Historical Newspaper Archives 1948-2001
Squamish: Squamish History Archives 1948-2001
Includes issues of the Squamish Times, the Squamish Chief, and the Squamish Advance published 1948-2001.
Surrey: Runner 2009-present
Student newspaper from Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Vancouver: B.C. Saturday Sunset 1907-1915
Vancouver: British Columbia Financial Times 1914-1920
Vancouver: Chinese Times 1915-1992
Chinese language newspaper
Vancouver: Evening Sun 1924-1927
Vancouver: Jewish Western Bulletin 1925-2005
Jewish newspaper published in British Columbia.
Vancouver: Ming Pao Vancouver 1993-
Chinese language newspaper
Vancouver: Pacific Tribune 1972-1992
This database includes only photos taken for the Pacific Tribune. It doesn't include the articles.
Labor newspaper
Vancouver: Peak 1965-
The official student newspaper of Simon Fraser University
Vancouver: Sun 1914-1915, 1959-1973, 1983-1986
Vancouver: Sunday Sun 1921, 1928, 1930-1934, 1936-1941, 1943-1944, 1951-1952, 1953-1961, 1963-1969, 1971-1972
Vancouver: Tairiku Nippo (Continental Daily News) 1908-1941
Japanese-language newspaper
Vancouver: The Voice 2011-
Student newspaper from Langara College
Vancouver: Ubyssey 1918-present
Student newspaper of the University of British Columbia.
Vancouver: Vancouver Daily Sun 1917-1918, 1920
Vancouver: Vancouver Sun 1920-1924, 1927-1943, 1948-1959, 1973-1974, 1978-1983, 1986-1987
Vancouver: Vancouver Sunday Sun 1923
Vancouver: Vancouver Weekly World 1895
Vancouver: Weekend Express 1978-1979
Vancouver: Weekend Sun 1980-1982
Vancouver: Western Clarion 1917-1918
Publication of the Socialist Party of Canada
Vanderhoof: Bill Silver Digital Newspaper Archive 1917-2007
Victoria: British Colonist 1858-1950
Victoria: Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle 1870-1871
Victoria: Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle 1870-1920
Victoria: Daily Colonist Newspaper Collection 1858-1977
Victoria: Early Victoria Newspapers 1858-1936
This index includes the British Colonist 1858-1936 plus several specialized indexes. Some entries in the search results include a transcript of the article and some link to a digitized page that contains the article.
Victoria: Nexus 2009-present
Student newspaper of Camosun College
Victoria: The Martlet 1948-1973
Student newspaper for the University of Victoria
Victoria: Vancouver Daily Post 1865-1866
Victoria: Vancouver Times 1864-1866
Victoria: Victoria Daily Chronicle 1864-1866
Victoria: Victoria Daily Standard 1783 (?), 1870-1873
Vilctoria: Daily British Colonist 1868-1871
White Rock: Semiahmoo Sun & White Rock Sun 1956-1966
This site includes only images. It doesn't have any search capability.

Last Updated: Oct 7, 2022 4:00 PM
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