Canadian Newspapers and News Sites

A list of currently published Canadian national, regional, and local newspapers. Canadian news websites and news agencies also included in this page.

Canadian national newspapers

  • Toronto Star

    Largest circulated daily newspaper in Canada. The newspaper was founded in 1892 as Evening Star.

  • Globe and Mail

    One of the most widely distributed Canadian newspapers. The Globe and Mail has bureaus in London, Rome, Jerusalem, Beijing, Johannesburg, and New Delhi, and Washington, D.C..

  • La Presse

    Leading French-language daily newspaper published in Canada. The newspaper has been published since 1898 and owned by Power Corporation of Canada.

  • Le Journal de Montréal

    One of the largest French-language newspapers in Canada.

  • Gazette

    Canadian national newspaper in English-language. The Gazette owned by Canadian media company Postmedia Network.

  • Vancouver Sun

    Daily newspaper based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The newspaper is part of Postmedia News newspaper holdings.

  • Province

    Daily Canadian tabloid format newspaper was founded in 1898.

  • National Post

    Canadian English-language newspaper based in Ontario.

  • 24 Hours

  • Winnipeg Free Press

    Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Free Press is Western Canada's popular newspaper.

  • Calgary Herald

    The newspaper was first published in 1883 as a weekly paper. The newspaper based in Alberta, Canada.

  • Ottawa Citizen

    Ontario's daily newspaper owned by newspaper publishing company Postmedia Network.

  • Edmonton Journal

    Daily newspaper based in Canadian province of Alberta.

  • Toronto Sun

  • Chronicle Herald

    Newspaper published in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Chronicle Herald owned by the Dennis family of Halifax.

  • Le Journal de Québec

    Daily French-language newspaper published in Quebec, Canada.

  • Le Soleil

    French-language daily newspaper based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The newspaper owned by Power Corporation of Canada.

  • Hamilton Spectator

    Originally named The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce, the paper was founded in July 15, 1846 by Robert Smiley and a partner.

  • Times-Colonist

    Daily English-language newspaper based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

  • London Free Press

    Daily newspaper published in London, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper owned by Quebecor Media Inc.

  • Windsor Star

    Windsor, Ontario's regional newspaper. The newspaper publishes six days a week, Monday through Saturday.

  • Edmonton Sun

    Daily newspaper based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Edmonton Sun is a division of the Sun Media Corporation, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media.

  • Waterloo Region Record

    Ontario, Canada's daily newspaper published by Metroland Media Group.

  • StarPhoenix

    Daily newspaper serving Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  • Calgary Sun

    Tabloid-format daily newspaper of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

  • Leader-Post

    Daily newspaper published in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Canadian newspapers by province or territory

Alberta Newspapers

British Columbia newspapers

  • Prince George Citizen

    Daily newspaper published in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

  • Island Tides

    Regional newspaper of Canada's West Coast serving Vancouver Island and the southern and northern Gulf Islands.

Manitoba newspapers

  • Manitoban

    Student newspaper of the University of Manitoba.

  • Winnipeg Sun

    Daily tabloid-format newspaper published in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

New Brunswick newspapers

  • L'Acadie Nouvelle

    French newspaper published in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada.

  • Daily Gleaner

    Fredericton, New Brunswick based newspaper also serving Saint John River Valley.

  • Times & Transcript

    Moncton based daily Broadsheet format newspaper owned by Canadian newspaper publishing company Brunswick News Inc.

  • Telegraph-Journal

    Regional newspaper published in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers

  • Telegram

    Daily newspaper published in Canada's most eastern province "Newfoundland and Labrado".

  • Western Star

    Local daily newspaper of Western Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

  • Gazette

    Official newspaper of Memorial University of Newfoundland,.

Nova Scotia newspapers

  • Cape Breton Post

    Local newspaper published in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  • News

    Daily newspaper based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The newspaper owned by Transcontinental Media.

Ontario newspapers

Prince Edward Island newspapers

Quebec newspapers

Saskatchewan newspapers


Alternative newspapers in Canada

  • Coast

    Canadian weekly alternative newspaper, owned by Coast Publishing Limited.

  • Echo Weekly

    alternative weekly newspaper serving Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, and Guelph areas in Ontario, Canada. The newspaper published by Dynasty Communication Inc.

  • Fast Forward Weekly (FFWD)

    Weekly alternative news and entertainment newspaper serving Calgary, Banff and Canmore. The newspaper owned by Great West Newspapers, LP.

  • Montreal Mirror

    Alternative news weekly published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The newspaper owned by Quebecor.

  • Ottawa (x)press

    Weekly tabloid format newspaper owned by Communications Voir.

  • Scope

    Alternative newsweekly published in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Ethnic and multicultural newspapers in Canada

Student newspapers in Canada

  • Gateway

    Student newspaper at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

  • Ubyssey

    Student-run newspaper at the University of British Columbia, published every Monday and Thursday.

  • Manitoban

    University of Manitoba's weekly student-run newspaper.

  • Brunswickan

    Student newspaper of the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick. The newspaper published by Brunswickan Publishing Inc.

  • Athenaeum

    Student newspaper at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

  • Charlatan

    Carleton University's newspaper.

  • Campus

    Bishop's University student newspaper.

Canadian news sites


See also
Canadian magazines
World newspapers and magazines